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Monthly Archives: July 2015
Subpoena the Email, Text & Social Media Messages of Hempstead Jail Staff
There is one thing that Waller County DA Elton Mathis can do to break the Blue Wall of Silence I discussed in a post yesterday, and reach a firm conclusion about the cause of Sandra Bland’s death in the Hempstead jail: subpoena … Continue reading
#SandraBland, #DWB, #VRA, For Profit Policing, Warrior Cops, the Blue Wall of Silence and All That
The unfolding #SandraBland case pulls together so many of the racial and law enforcement problems in contemporary America that it makes one’s head spin. In this long post I pull together the many elements that her unreasonable incarceration and tragic … Continue reading
Trolling for Resurrection: The Death Throes of a Network, or the Success of Science
The recent pontification in Perspectives on Politics of some of the IR Security trolls (Desch/Walt,) is drawing attention, and though I should not feed the trolls, I can be challenged when it comes to self control. Dan Drezner thinks this is useful … Continue reading
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Breaking Down Racism in Amy Schumer’s Comedy
Fair warning: this is a somewhat lengthy post. In my view there is much more poor analysis than useful discussion about comedy, so I am using this instance to speak broadly to that issue. People have been calling out racism … Continue reading
The Counter-Enlightenment and the Confederate Flag
Today I drove through northern Florida and southern Georgia and the national discussion about the confederate battle flag was never too far from my mind. I was listening to Steven Pinker’s book about the historic decline of violence, and was … Continue reading
How to Help White Folks Discuss Race?
Last Monday Erica Chenoweth, Christian Davenport and I had an informal discussion about race in America. We posted it to YouTube.[1] Two days later The New York Times carried a story / video titled “A Conversation with White People about Race.” The Times … Continue reading
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