An Observation About “Classically Liberal” Punditry

“Classical liberals” really need to rediscover self examination

The Uvalde City Budget The Uvalde City Budget

The Graph Of The Day

It doesn’t appear the Uvalde TX police were underfunded

Thoughts on the Breonna Taylor Case and Beyond

Considering Breonna Taylor’s death, police shootings, and human rights.

Balko on Breonna Taylor Case

A nuanced take on a complicated set of facts distorted in the public debate.

Drug War Insanity

Scenes from the war on drugs.

Supreme Court Considers Case Where Civil Asset Forfeiture And The Sixth Amendment Collide

The Supreme Court is now considering a case that deals with the problem of overly broad civil asset forfeiture laws and a Defendant’s right to counsel under the Sixth Amendment.

Obama Administration To Take Steps To Cut Back On Police Militarization

President Obama is taking steps to reduce police militarization, but there’s much more that needs to be done.

Most PATRIOT Act ‘Sneak And Peek’ Warrants Used In War On Drugs, Not War On Terror

Not surprisingly, a law passed in the wake of the September 11th attacks has been used mostly for things that have nothing to do with terrorism.

Tiananmen Square 25 Years Later

After two and a half decades, the images of June 4, 1989 resonate with many, unless you happen to live in China.

Rise of the Warrior Cop

The paramilitarization of American law enforcement has had deadly consequences.

Police Take Over Private Home, Giving Rise To Possible Third Amendment Violation

A case from Nevada provides another example of police abuse, and a possible claim arising under the long-forgotten Third Amendment.

2012 Presidential Election Predictions

The OTB gang give their best guess at the outcome of the 2012 presidential contest.

New Jersey Taking “Unused” Gift Card Balances After Two Years

Keep that gift card in your wallet too long and the government may come for it.

Supreme Court: Strip Searches Always Permissible

The US Supreme Court ruled today that police can strip search anyone they decide to arrest for anything for any reason.

Mississippi Death Row Inmate Cory Maye To Be Freed, Thanks To Radley Balko

Cory Maye has spent ten years on death row after a trial tainted by racism and corruption. In a few days, he will be free.

Dominque Strauss-Kahn and the American Justice System

While it’s always dangerous to extrapolate too much from high profile cases to the system as a whole, the strange case of Dominque Strauss-Kahn practically invites it.

In Which I Question Radley Balko’s Sincerity

Sure, Radley Balko has apologized to John Cole. But I don’t think he means it.

Militarization of Police

David Rittgers, a legal policy analyst at the Cato Institute who served three tours in Afghanistan as a special forces officer, laments the militarization of police in America.

Criminal Injustice

A system designed to protect the innocent has instead become a menagerie to imprison them. A legal code designed to proscribe specific behavior has instead become a vast, vague, and unpredictable invitation to selective enforcement.

Gil Scott-Heron Dead at 62

Gil Scott-Heron, most famous “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” has died at 62.

Did Osama bin Laden Win?

Osama bin Laden is dead, but he’s succeeded in changing America for the worse.

The Perils of Unsecured WiFi and Overzealous Law Enforcement

Yes, please secure your home networks. But also: perhaps the police need to reevaluate their tactics.

The Intellectual Silliness Of An Obama Supporter

The ability of people to put aside rational judgment when it comes to political figures is, in a word, puzzling.

Why They Fought

Humorous take on America’s wars.

Radley Balko Joins HuffPo Collective

Radley Balko and his blogs are moving to Huffington Post.

Rick Santorum’s Google Problem = Google’s Rick Santorum Problem

Rick Santorum is upset that a Google search for his name produces a string of unflattering material. You should be, too.

Ohio Woman Double Felon For Sending Kids To Good School

An Ohio woman was convicted of two felony counts for sending her kids to good schools.

Why Has ACLU Been Silent? Oh.

Complaints from Rush Limbaugh tthat the ACLU is ignoring the intrusions into America’s civil liberties by the TSA are completely unfounded.

Typo of the Week

his blog post originally stated that one in three black men who have sex with me is HIV positive. In fact, the statistic applies to black men who have sex with men.

Radley Balko Defends a Cop!

Radley Balko, as tough a critic of excesses by police officer as any journalist working, offers a plausible defense of former BART cop Johannes Mehserle.

Fatherhood and Other Things That Ain’t Government’s Business

In conjunction with Father’s Day, the Obama administration unveiled Fatherhood.gov, a website offering advice to men on raising kids. Why is this a job for the federal government?

Facebook Porn

“The Forfeiture Racket”