2024 election
How Far Will They Go?
This is the relative calm before the storm.
criminal justice
2024 election
Will Democrats Leave The Republic At Risk Of A Future Right Wing Coup Attempt?
The DNC party platform reflects a pre-Trump era mindset, ignoring the need to eliminate legal and institutional vulnerabilities that leave us at risk of another "MAGA movement" coup attempt. Kamala Harris must act to "coup proof" the institutions of the Republic.
2024 election
Book Review: "Before the Badge: How Academy Training Shapes Police Violence," by Samantha J. Simon
A University of Arizona sociologist provides a provocative but selective and ideologically tinged look at how police in four Texas law enforcement agencies are trained and fielded and what it tells us about the viability of police reform efforts.