John Cardillo Show: Ben Mannes on Police Ambushes, Terrorism and Immigration
Mannes was a guest on the John Cardillo Show on Monday, 9/19/16 to discuss two ambushes on Philadelphia Police, his recent article in The Hill entitled Background Checks: the Achilles Heel of Immigration Reform, and the recent Terrorist Attacks on New York, New Jersey...
Background Checks: The Achilles Heel of Immigration Reform
My latest piece in The Hill raises extremely important questions on a key issue in the Presidential Race. The issue is Immigration and whether you're on the left, right or centrist sides of the aisle, you've likely heard a lot about background checks. This article...
The Hill: Are we safer 15 years after 9/11?
My latest piece in The Hill examines the state of the American posture 15 years after the attacks on September 11, 2001. This one is dedicated to those brave men and women we lost 15 years ago, Sunday. May their lives not be lost in vein. Please click here to read...
John Cardillo Show: Crime & Corruption
Ben Mannes was a three-segment guest on the John Cardillo show, mornings on 880 WBIZ Miami/Ft. Lauderdale. John is a former NYPD officer and radio personality specializing in political commentary. Ben and John talk about Ben's latest articles in The Hill, BLM and...
Philly Voice: Philly needs ‘massive external event’ to overcome deep-seated corruption
The Philly Voice provided great local coverage by Michael Tanenbaum of my piece in The Hill on Philadelphia's explosion of corruption. This in-depth piece outlined the issue in great detail and seeks to motivate local readers into creating necessary checks and...
The Hill: Why Kaepernick, Beyonce and Black Lives Matter fail to understand cops
My latest piece in The Hill focuses on the needed clarification of roles so that the public can best understand what law enforcement does, and what roles are best left to social services to avoid deadly misunderstandings on the street. To read the full story, please...
The Hill: All corruption is local in Philadelphia
On August 29, 2016, The Hill has published the conclusion of my series on public corruption, with this piece that details the ridiculous 'culture of corruption' in Philadelphia. Over the three-article series, ethics issues at the State Attorney General's Office and...
The Hill: Pennsylvania corruption runs deep, Kane was the latest victim
My latest piece in The Hill was the second installment in an exposee on public corruption in Pennsylvania. This piece focused on state and congressional corruption, with more to come on corruption in Philadelphia. Please click here to read the piece on The Hill.
St. Louis Post Dispatch: What’s missing from Justice Department’s Police Investigations
The St. Louis Post Dispatch republished my Hill commentary on the DOJ Investigation in Baltimore. Their coverage can be viewed by clicking here.
The Hill: Political blowback hampers FBI corruption probes
My latest piece that ran in The Hill yesterday was entitled "Political blowback hampers FBI corruption probes". It focuses on public corruption and the FBI investigations therein. This will be the first in a series on corruption using Philadelphia as a key example,...