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Civil Unrest (page 4)
June 10, 2020 5:15 am
What do “Defund the Police” and “Abolish the Police” Really Mean?
In practice, “abolish the police” is likely to mean “privatize the police.”
June 10, 2020 5:13 am
How to Change Lethal Force Rules for Police
The law governing the use of lethal force by police is far too broad and ill-defined.
June 9, 2020 7:03 am
Why America’s Protests Are the World’s Protests
Around the globe, people are taking to the streets—a reminder of the unique role of the United States as the…
June 9, 2020 6:55 am
Crises and Competence
How the decades-long gutting of government—worsened by Trump’s failings—exacerbated the pandemic, the protests, and more.
June 9, 2020 5:16 am
Al Sharpton Should Not Become the Public Face of the Protests
Change comes from adding people to the coalition, not polarizing the movement.
June 5, 2020 2:52 pm
Trump’s Authoritarian Impulse
We’ve had a painful, vivid reminder of the danger of giving power to someone with Trump's pathologies. There's only one…
June 5, 2020 11:24 am
The ‘Khakistocracy’ Tries to Save America
This could be the beginning of the change of American democracy not to illiberalism, but to enlightenment.
June 5, 2020 5:30 am
The Riots and the Fragility of Civilization
Our public discourse must be reoriented toward an acknowledgment of our shared humanity and the irreducible dignity and worth we…
June 5, 2020 5:30 am
Police and Systemic Racism: Suggestions for Reform
Steps that Congress, the courts, and the (next) president can take.
