Politico reported Sunday that Sen. Tom Cotton (R–Ark.) has decided against running for president in 2024, after making several exploratory jaunts to New Hampshire and Iowa. That's great news for anyone sick of hearing Cotton caterwaul about crime and drug offenders.
Cotton is one of the Senate's staunchest defenders of mandatory minimum sentences and the drug war. He frequently complains that America has an "under-incarceration" problem and has opposed any form of criminal justice reform, no matter how moderate or anodyne. At his worst moments, which come often, he is a caricature of a "tough on crime" lawmaker.
