- Your Latest Forensics Scandal: The U.S. Army, Radley Balko, March 21, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: More Bombing in Libya, China Blocks Gmail, Egypt Votes, Radley Balko, March 21, 2011
- In Which a Civil Libertarian Praises the DEA, Radley Balko, March 17, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: Nuclear Crisis Worsens in Japan, White House Wants Air Strikes in Libya, Americans Live Longer Than Ever, Radley Balko, March 17, 2011
- This Week in Free Speech, Radley Balko, March 16, 2011
- Another Isolated Incident, Radley Balko, March 16, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: More Nuclear Problems in Japan, GOP Looks To Slash NPR Funding, White House Pushes Web Privacy, Radley Balko, March 16, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: Meltdown Threat in Japan, Mideast Clash Over Bahrain, Gadaffi Forces Gaining Ground, Radley Balko, March 15, 2011
- No Protection for Police Whistle Blowers, Ct'd..., Radley Balko, March 14, 2011
- D.C. Area Reasonoids: Come Hear Radley Balko Speak on Forensics This Wednesday Evening, Radley Balko, March 14, 2011
- More on the Supreme Court and DNA Testing, Radley Balko, March 11, 2011
- DA Issues Report on the Eurie Stamps Raid: Cop Who Killed Unarmed, 68-Year-Man Tripped, Accidentally Fired His Gun, Radley Balko, March 10, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: Union Bill Passes Wisconsin Senate, Illinois Bans the Death Penalty, Dalai Lama Calls It Quits, Radley Balko, March 10, 2011
- Prison Rape: Still a Problem. Government: Still Not All That Concerned About It., Radley Balko, March 9, 2011
- SWAT Officer Killed By Non-Lethal Flashbang Grenade, Radley Balko, March 9, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: More Shelling in Libya, King Defends I.R.A., Illinois Bans the Death Penalty, Radley Balko, March 9, 2011
- Tennessee Cops Posed as a Defense Attorney To Get Suspect To Incriminate Himself, Radley Balko, March 8, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: Gitmo Trials To Resume, Ensign Retires, New Government in Egypt, Radley Balko, March 8, 2011
- Police Raid Roundup, Radley Balko, March 5, 2011
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Is DeadWas Murdered by Zero Tolerance, Radley Balko, March 4, 2011 - An Update on Citizens-Recording-Cops Cases in New Haven, Radley Balko, March 4, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: Public Union-Busting Bill in Ohio, New Charges for Manning, Obama Meets With Calderon, Radley Balko, March 3, 2011
- Video Gamers Take on a Cable News Critic, Radley Balko, March 2, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: Libyan Rebels Want Air Strikes, Congress Funds the Government for Two More Weeks, Pope Exonerates the Jews, Radley Balko, March 2, 2011
- Jurors Acquit Suspect, Then Give Him Their Jury Pay, Radley Balko, March 1, 2011
- Bell, California, Police Memo Outlines Rules for Motorist Baseball, Radley Balko, March 1, 2011
- Mayor Orders Code Inspectors to Home of Blogger Critic, Radley Balko, March 1, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: Libyan Rebels Hold, Possible Government Shutdown, Ted Kennedy's Chilean Adventure, Radley Balko, March 1, 2011
- Update on the Kochs and the ACLU, Radley Balko, February 28, 2011
- An Interactive "War on Cameras" Map, Radley Balko, February 28, 2011
- Policing for Profit, Radley Balko, February 28, 2011
- The Koch Brothers' Right-Wing Conspiracy to Undermine the PATRIOT Act, Radley Balko, February 25, 2011
- Obama's War on Whistleblowers, Radley Balko, February 25, 2011
- Short But Sweet, Radley Balko, February 24, 2011
- Houston Police Chief: Citizen Recordings of Violent, Thuggish Police Officers May Lead to Violent, Thuggish Behavior Against Police Officers, Radley Balko, February 24, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: Army Used Psy-Ops on Politicians, Another Showdown Looming in Libya, Arizona Legislature Takes Up Another Round of Immigrant Bashing, Radley Balko, February 24, 2011
- Wisconsin? Needs More Gaddafi., Radley Balko, February 23, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: More Bloodshed in Libya, Mayor Rahm, Earthquake in New Zealand, Radley Balko, February 23, 2011
- He Does Know the Market, Radley Balko, February 18, 2011
- This Area Is Certified Fourth Amendment-Free, Radley Balko, February 18, 2011
- The Criminalization of Borat, Radley Balko, February 17, 2011
- Better That 84,000 Be Libeled Than 10 Go Free, Radley Balko, February 17, 2011
- About That Constitution, Radley Balko, February 17, 2011
- You Know, Maybe We Should Pay Baltimore County Police a Bit More . . ., Radley Balko, February 17, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: Violence in Mideast Protests, House Budget Cuts, Machine Beats Man, Radley Balko, February 17, 2011
- The ACLU and the New Politics of Civil Libertarianism, Radley Balko, February 16, 2011
- How Hard Is It To Fire a Police Officer?, Radley Balko, February 16, 2011
- Former Sen. Dick Swett Unavailable for Comment, Radley Balko, February 16, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: Continued Protests in Mideast, CBS Reporter Assaulted in Egypt, the GOP's Birther Problem, Radley Balko, February 16, 2011
- Take Arizona. Please., Radley Balko, February 15, 2011
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Radley Balko
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Radley Balko is a contributing editor at Reason magazine and Reason.com.
Previously, Balko was a policy analyst for the Cato Institute specializing in civil liberties issues, where he published a paper on alcohol policy and a groundbreaking study on paramilitary police raids.
He has been published in The Wall Street Journal, Playboy, Time, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Slate, Forbes, ESPN, the National Post, Worth and numerous other publications. Balko has also appeared on the BBC, CNN, CNBC, Fox News Channel, MSNBC and NPR. From 2002 until 2009 he was a columnist for FoxNews.com.
Balko's work on paramilitary raids and the overuse of SWAT teams was featured by John Tierney in The New York Times, has been praised by outlets ranging from Human Events to the Daily Kos, and was cited by Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's dissent in the case Hudson v. Michigan.
Balko is also credited with bringing national attention to the case of Cory Maye, a black man who prior to Balko's work was on death row in Mississippi for shooting and killing a white police officer during a raid on Maye's home. Balko's Reason feature on Maye was also cited in an opinion by the Mississippi State Supreme Court. National Journal also profiled Balko's coverage of the case. Balko's November 2007 investigative report on Mississippi medical examiner Steven Hayne and his May 2008 report on the wrongful prosecution of the Colomb family in Louisiana each won second place in the investigative reporting category at the Los Angeles Press Club awards. His April 2009 feature on fraudulent forensic evidence in the Louisiana murder trial of Jimmie Duncan won the Western Publications Association "Maggie" award for best news story.
Balko publishes the personal blog, TheAgitator.com. He graduated from Indiana University in 1997 with a degree in journalism and political science.
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