When Did The Police Become So, Uh, Anti-Law?
The latest insanity out of America’s Largest Strip Mall (a.k.a. Michigan) is the bold declaration of some police agencies in
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Idle Thoughts And Prayers: Why I’m Not Attending The CHARGE Energy Branding Conference in Texas
Nat has, for better or worse, cancelled his trip to an energy conference in the Lone Star State.
Read moreBook Review: Rise of the Warrior Cop, by Radley Balko
A new book looks at the militarization of police forces in the United States, how it costs taxpayers a staggering amount of money, threatens American democracy, and, above all else, doesn’t actually do much to reduce crime.
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Why The “Gun Registration Will Lead To Confiscation” Trope Is Ridiculous
Gun registration is a proposal that has gained little traction because of a widespread fear that it would result in guns being confiscated. There’s little evidence to suggest that such fears are warranted. But there’s also a good body of evidence suggesting that, well, the government probably knows who has guns already.
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Blood on the Louis Vuitton: Is Looting In Chicago A Referendum On The Zeitgeist?
As Chicago struggles with an epidemic of gun violence, one Gold Coast resident is worried that a looting spree last night on the Magnificent Mile will be used as a pretext for violent crackdowns on the Black Lives Matter movement. This is clearly unrelated to Black Lives Matter. But are not both the looting and the civil rights movement loud referenda on the current state of class relations in America?
Read moreLiability in the Age of Easy, Profitable Destruction
Early on the morning of July 16th, 1945, in the middle of an uninhabited desert halfway between the remote cities
Read moreActivist Investing in the Era of Mass Murder
I don’t usually write about gun control, but in this case I’ve found the nationwide response to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas
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