Month: April 2015

Are Riots the Only Way to Provoke Police Reform?

This correspondent abhors violence in any form, let alone what is happening on the streets of Baltimore.  But he concludes that civil unrest may be the only way to provoke meaningful and lasting police reform, including an...

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The Other Side of the Argument

Check out these Crips and Bloods: Over the past four years, more than 100 people have won court judgments or settlements related to allegations of brutality and civil rights violations [by the Baltimore police department]....

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Casual Observation

If he wants to be active office holder when he seeks the presidency, Andrew Cuomo will probably have to win two more terms (in 2018 and 2022) as governor of New York. Of course, he’ll be positioned for a challenge in 2020...

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