Letter From Minneapolis

30 / CHRONICLESnLetter FromnMinneapolisnby Elliot C. RotbenbergnCriminal ChicnThe gap between Middle Americansnand our cultural elite is nowhere widernthan on questions of crime and punishment.nWhile activists on the benchnand in academia have crafted evernmore rights and privileges for thosenaccused and even convicted of crimes,nthey have given short shrift to thenrights . . .