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The New York Times has a bewildered story wondering whether Memphis’s SCORPION Unit, implicated in the death of Tyre Nichols, may not have been the best method for maintaining public safety. Scorpion Unit Emerged as Memphis Police Pursued Get-Tough Strategy

Jan 30

I analyze new results from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health for 2021. No matter what the government does, millions of Americans are going to use drugs.

Jan 16

I can buy that if a dog eats a joint from the sidewalk, they might get sick. But lol omg the New York Times story today: Nausea, Wobbling, Confusion: Dogs Are Getting Sick From Discarded Weed “In places where recreational use is legal, smokers are tossing the remains of joints in…

Feb 13

The debate with Nancy Rommelmann continues.

Dec 3, 2022

Public life in America has steadily shrunk for decades. Should we really call this a "loneliness" crisis?

Nov 29, 2022

By the time my former boyfriend’s little brother, E., hung himself, it made sense to my ex. “His kidneys were failing,” he said, matter-of-factly. His…

Nov 28, 2022

We know the NYPD will force poor people into jail now, right?

Dec 1, 2022

Until the end of time, Republicans will accuse Democrats of trying to defund the police. In response, Democrats will throw more money at the police and…

Nov 25, 2022

The day after the election, Mayor Eric Adams appeared on MSNBC to blame criminal justice reform for Democrats’ midterm losses. As usual, he singled out…

Nov 13, 2022

How did crime become such a pressing issue in the midterms, anyway? Polls show that voters worry far more about inflation and the economy. Yet public…

Nov 6, 2022

People think this is part of some evil agenda to secretly get more customers addicted. No. This is the direct result of prohibition markets.

Oct 24, 2022

How long are we going to blame “defund” for crime while giving police and politicians a pass?

Oct 15, 2022

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