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Arming Teachers Remains a Terrible Idea Mar. 19, 2019
The notion of arming public school teachers has come around again, from some of the usual suspects i... Read More
A Dark Night Finally Turns to Day Mar. 13, 2019
They could have just kept going, but they didn't. It was another cold South Dakota day on Feb. 28, 1... Read More
Transparency Bill Helps Public and the Cops Mar. 11, 2019
Transparency in government provides a major distinction between a free society and one in which auth... Read More
SCOTUS Ruling Should End Theft by Police Mar. 06, 2019
At last, the U.S. Supreme Court has taken a firm stance against the constitutionally abhorrent pract... Read More
Smollett Lies Expose a Culture of Lying to -- and About -- the Police Feb. 28, 2019
Lawyers representing Jussie Smollett, the actor who apparently lied to the Chicago Police Department... Read More
Short Takes on Judges Who Talk First, Think Later Feb. 11, 2019
Red-Faced Blackface Gucci has pulled from shelves its "blackface sweater," which was pretty much exa... Read More
NFL's Kaepernick Still Calls Criminal Justice System 'Racist' -- Despite Reform Action and Lack of Evidence Feb. 07, 2019
Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick's attorney accused the musical group Maroon 5 of crossing th... Read More
One Deadly Drug Raid, Two Red Herrings: Neither Gun Control nor Uncritical Support of the Police Can Stop Violence Required by War on Drugs Feb. 06, 2019
After a drug raid killed a middle-aged couple and injured five narcotics officers in Houston last we... Read More
Law Enforcement, Volunteers Deserve Praise for Casey Hathaway Rescue Jan. 29, 2019
Three-year-old Casey Hathaway was found alive and well around 9 p.m. Thursday night near his home in... Read More
You No Longer Have the Right to a Trial by Jury Jan. 25, 2019
I was wronged. All I wanted was a trial by jury. Is this still America? No. America is dead. Apparen... Read More
Romantic Feelings Fade Away Jan. 22, 2019
DR. WALLACE: I'm a 17-year-old varsity cheerleader who has strong feelings for the "young-at-heart" ... Read More
A Victory for the Chicago Police Code of Silence Jan. 20, 2019
When Chicago police fatally shot a 17-year-old boy on a Southwest Side street in October 2014, the s... Read More
Don't Let Russia Control Interpol Nov. 23, 2018
Interpol, the international police clearinghouse, has tried in recent years to stop authoritarian re... Read More
Why Are the Police Caught Flat-Footed by Right-Wing Extremism? Because They Are Right-Wing Extremists. Nov. 09, 2018
Not for the first time, nor the last, the U.S. has recently been hit by a wave of political violence... Read More
Public Employee Offsets Nov. 07, 2018
It may surprise some of my readers to learn that about 10 percent of Americans work at jobs that are... Read More
Who's to Blame for Political Violence? Terror Starts at the Top, Trickles Down Nov. 02, 2018
There are no eye sockets big enough for the eye-rolling I want to do when I hear American politician... Read More
Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre: Obama Slams 'Hateful Rhetoric' -- Did He Mean Trump's, or His Own? Nov. 01, 2018
Former President Barack Obama received praise for his response to the recent murder of 11 people at ... Read More
Before Confronting Someone, Think Carefully Oct. 06, 2018
Dear Annie: My cousin is a police officer in a neighboring city, and we only see him when the whole ... Read More
Bloomberg and Trump Share a Misguided Love of Stop and Frisk: Both New York Billionaires Overestimate Program's Effectiveness, Overlook Its Constitutional Defects Sep. 26, 2018
Michael Bloomberg is once again threatening to run for president, this time as a Democrat. In the un... Read More
Ill-Conceived Bill Clamps Down on Release of Body Cam Footage Sep. 10, 2018
Rep. Jesse Kremer says a bill he sponsored that passed the Assembly last week is designed to protect... Read More
