"The Oft-noted Hollowing Out of the Middle Class is a Metropolitan Phenomenon"
Income inequality is increasingly a phenomenon driven by big cities.
Income inequality is increasingly a phenomenon driven by big cities.
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While the current protests are certainly well-meaning and anger over police violence and racism justified, claiming that the protests' positive effects on public health will exceed the harms from the spread of coronavirus is an assertion of faith, not science.
Professor Peter Margulies argues the writ should be denied, for the most part, at least for now.
Episode 319 of the Cyberlaw Podcast - an interview with Ben Buchanan
A spokesperson for the Minnesota Department of Public Safety says they were scared people would drive too fast.
The bill includes many items on police reformers' wishlists, but it would also pump more federal money to police departments instead of shrinking their budgets.
No amount of protesting is likely to reduce police brutality in the absence of structural reforms that increase accountability, competition, choice, and incentives.
The Democratic presidential candidate wants an extra $300 million in federal grants for cops.
It's not likely to have the chilling effect he expects. Unfortunately, it might not do as much as criminal justice reformers expect either.
The police aren't good at solving crime in general, regardless of the victim's race, ethnicity, or income. Making this about "privilege" actually undercuts the strength of the argument.
A New York State Judge has ruled that the twin crises of civic unrest and coronavirus justify holding people without charge beyond the normal 24-hour limit.
Real changes will require fewer laws and less violent enforcement.
In the age of coronavirus, they are a danger to the lives of people both inside them and outside.
Plus: Police unions love Amy Klobuchar, Seattle can't quit tear gassing protesters, and more...
Constitutional protection of freedom of speech depends on cultural foundations that are being eroded, left and right.
Will a hiring surge for school police and renewed zeal for zero tolerance policies undo years of declining youth arrests in Florida?
Why racial profiling is an important problem, why it's so difficult to address, and what can nonetheless be done about it.
If Art Acevedo had any shame, he would be engaging in less grandstanding and more introspection.
Despite a massive decrease in crime, the NYPD has more officers and twice as many civilian employees now than in 1991.
The upheaval over police abuses has damaged America's image in the world, especially coming on the heels of other blows to American "soft power." We can and should do better.
Not as adversarial as you might think based on some radical/extremist activists' rhetoric.
The GOP claims to be the party of freedom. If that's true, they should rethink policies that embolden bad police behavior.
His famous line that a "riot is the language of the unheard" is often taken out of context.
America has survived worse in terms of urban unrest. But that's not necessarily reason for optimism.
Reducing law enforcement requires more than merely cutting and shifting a budget.
False testimony and prosecutorial misconduct put Walter Ogrod on death row.
Common sense, various poems, and rogue, mooning journalists.
From tighter use-of-force rules to eliminating qualified immunity, here are some reforms that could make a real difference.
A complete end to police on campus probably isn't in the cards, but smaller victories are within reach.
Gun opponents would leave predatory cops armed and their victims helpless.
"Accommodations might include extra time to finish assignments or providing a 'final examination optional' pathway, for example."
Plus: lightning strikes D.C., Buffalo cops suspended after knocking 75-year-old man to ground, and more...
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