“The war on our police must end,” Donald Trump forcefully demanded during a speech in Wisconsin in August. “It must end now.” This sentiment is often parroted by right-wing outlets and savored by cop-loving Americans who should (according to what’s left of their ideological principles) harbor the utmost skepticism toward institutions of government. Yet no matter Read More…
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Blue Lives Matter: Police Exceptionalism Leading America Toward Second Civil War
Lurched back and forth in the ever-quickening spiral of an American empire circling the drain, we — as a people — have chosen battle lines on nearly every issue from politics to foreign policy, domestic surveillance to policing. Thrust back into national focus, the last issue — policing in the U.S. — might even surpass Read More…