After decades of impunity, an officer's conviction is understandably seen as a step toward accountability. But even prosecutors make arguments that deny systemic racism in policing.
Contemporary technologies have made decarceration more palatable for tough-on-crime politicians by extending the carceral state beyond brick and mortar. But 2016 could sideline even the most muted reform bills.
Perhaps the most pernicious effect of the governors’ stance against Syrian refugees is that Obama must defend offering to admit just 10,000 people. The political space to push for more is being foreclosed.
The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, passed by the Senate, is lumbering, imprecise, and — like many fictional zombies — a monstrous manifestation of a popular social anxiety.
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