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Debunking NPR’s Bizarre ‘In Defense of Looting’ Interview

September 1, 2020 – Brad Polumbo …… In a controversial NPR interview that quickly went viral, author Vicky Osterweil attempted to recast property crime as nonviolent and morally good. Continue reading →

Minneapolis Law Preventing Business Owners from Protecting Their Own Property Backfires Horribly

August 31, 2020 – Brad Polumbo …… It’s no surprise that preventing business owners from protecting their own property hasn’t beautified the streets of Minneapolis. Continue reading →

I’m a Black Man, and I Don’t Support Georgia’s New Hate Crime Law. Here’s Why.

July 29, 2020 – Christian Watson …… In the process of protecting individual rights, which are an objective value, police shouldn’t be tasked with performing a subjective calculus about possible underlying biases. Continue reading →

About Those Spooky Federal Cops in Portland

July 21, 2020 – Jeff Deist …… Dear Portlandia progressives: a federal government big enough to take care of you is a federal government big enough to “take care of you.” Continue reading →

New Colorado Police Reform Ends Cops’ Qualified Immunity and Sidesteps Federal Courts

July 6, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… Federal judges invented the notion of “qualified immunity” to protect police from lawsuits. So now Colorado has done an end run around the federal courts and removed qualified immunity as a defense. Continue reading →

The Problem with “Wandering” Police Officers

June 22, 2020 – Tate Fegley …… Some police officers are able to easily get rehired by law enforcement agencies even though they were forced out of other departments for misconduct. That’s a problem. Continue reading →

Adam Smith’s Three Moral Principles for Navigating Our National Crisis

June 18, 2020 – Caroline Breashears …… Practical guidance from the Scottish economist’s Theory of Moral Sentiments Continue reading →

Abolishing the Police Won’t Mean Abolishing State Violence

June 15, 2020 – William L. Anderson …… The Left believes that we need the state to force people to act in line with “social justice.” This means that somebody must force compliance with state edicts, even if those people aren’t called “police.” Continue reading →

Bigoted Cops and the Drug War

June 13, 2020 – Jacob G. Hornberger …… If Americans want to diminish racial bigotry in police departments across the country, the best way to start is by legalizing drugs, all of them. That would bring an end to the legal opportunity that bigoted cops have in the enforcement of drug laws against blacks. Continue reading →

Bastiat Leads the Way on the Morality of Forced Lockdowns

June 11, 2020 – Lee Friday …… A moral injustice is a legal injustice, period. Continue reading →