Brickbat: This Leaves a Bad Taste in My Mouth
Maine restaurateur Joe Christopher bought $12,000 in food and brought back his staff in anticipation of the state allowing dine-in customers on June 1. But just four days before restaurants …
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The Problem of Racial Profiling —Why it Matters and What Can be Done About it
The killing of African-American George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and the resulting protests have called new attention to a longstanding issue with American law enforcement: widespread racial profiling. …
What Would It Mean for President Trump to Declare Antifa a “Domestic Terrorist Organization”?
A week ago, President Trump said: The United States of America will be designating ANTIFA as a Terrorist Organization. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 31, 2020 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js It’s not …
Houston Police Chief’s Record Belies His Reformist Rhetoric After George Floyd’s Death
Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo is conspicuously positioning himself as an advocate of reform, transparency, and accountability following George Floyd’s deadly May 25 encounter with Minneapolis cops, which set off …
Cities Should Take a Hard Look at Police Department Budgets
As I noted previously, I think defunding the police is a foolish goal if it is to be done willy-nilly in a pique of anger against police brutality, as it …
Today in Supreme Court History: June 7, 1965
6/7/1965: Griswold v. Connecticut is decided. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRmjlS4ueMI?feature=oembed&w=500&h=281] ReasonFounded in 1968, Reason is the magazine of free minds and free markets. We produce hard-hitting independent journalism on civil liberties, …
When Should Force Be Used To Protect Public Health?
During an April 2 interview with Chris Wallace on Fox News, Surgeon General Jerome Adams compared deaths caused by COVID-19 to deaths caused by smoking and drug abuse. “More people …
A Lot More Ice Cream Trucks, a Lot Fewer Humvees at D.C.’s Largest Protest Since George Floyd’s Death
Demonstrators who may have numbered in the tens of thousands poured into D.C.’s streets today to protest police violence in the wake of the killing of George Floyd. It was …
How Injustice at Home Damages the US Position in the World
Over the last few days, several different friends, relatives, and members of the media from foreign countries have reached out at least in part to ask whether I am safe …
How Adversarial is the Relationship Between African Americans and the Police?
According to the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics, 8.7% of African Americans initiate contacts with the police annually, vs. 11.9% of whites. By contrast, the police initiate contact with whites …