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May 4, 2010
Blog

Afghanistan: Complicated, Confusing, and Tragic
… grown on roads built for a different era. Street upkeep is not one of the city government’s strong suits. Police checkpoints and traffic barriers dot Kabul. Arriving at your destination is merely the start. Military bases, government ministries, Western …
By Doug Bandow
April 13, 2007
Blog

False Suspicion and Cold Comfort
… the comments. D.C. area photographer “Yonas,” taking pictures in the Gallery Place Metro station, caught the eye of Metro Police who found it suspicious. They demanded identification and subjected the photographer to questioning. This offends me about five different …
By Jim Harper
April 4, 2016
Book Forum

Chasing Ghosts: The Policing of Terrorism
… made of Islamists apparently planning to commit terrorism within the country. Central to this massive enterprise are the efforts of police and intelligence agencies to follow up on over ten million tips, the vast majority of which lead nowhere. In …
October 18, 2020
Orange County Register

Online Public School Puts Government in Your Home
… of seventh grader Isaiah Elliott received a call from the vice principal of her son’s school telling her the police were on their way—his teacher had seen him playing with a toy gun. And in Baltimore County, Maryland …
By Neal McCluskey and Mallory Reader
July 16, 2020
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Summer 2020 Survey Crosstabs
December 21, 2010
DC Examiner

Homeland Security Is Getting Stuck on Stupid
By Gene Healy
November 18, 2009
Blog

New Trial For Cory Maye
By Tim Lynch
February 5, 2006
Cato.org

Overkill: The Latest Trend in Policing
By Radley Balko
September 3, 2021
Responsible Statecraft

What if the US Didn’t Go to War in Afghanistan after 9/11?
For President Bush, the only option was revenge, but an alternative path was available.
By John Mueller
August 30, 2016
Reason

‘Pre-Search’ Is Coming to U.S. Policing
Does the Fourth Amendment protect against unreasonable searches before the fact?
By Jim Harper
August 20, 2012
Cato Video

Massad Ayoob Discusses ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws
Featuring Massad Ayoob
January 28, 2011
Blog

From the Public-Employee-Tenure Files
By Walter Olson
January 25, 2011
Blog

Man Acquitted of Crimes Associated with Asserting His Rights
By Jim Harper
September 20, 2010
Blog

Giving Cops Bad Incentives to Harass Victimless Behavior
By Daniel J. Mitchell
October 22, 2009
National Review (Online)

Be a Good Victim
By David Rittgers

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Afghanistan: Complicated, Confusing, and Tragic

False Suspicion and Cold Comfort

Chasing Ghosts: The Policing of Terrorism

Online Public School Puts Government in Your Home

Summer 2020 Survey Crosstabs

Homeland Security Is Getting Stuck on Stupid

New Trial For Cory Maye

Overkill: The Latest Trend in Policing

What if the US Didn’t Go to War in Afghanistan after 9/11?

‘Pre-Search’ Is Coming to U.S. Policing

Massad Ayoob Discusses ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws

From the Public-Employee-Tenure Files

Man Acquitted of Crimes Associated with Asserting His Rights

Giving Cops Bad Incentives to Harass Victimless Behavior

Be a Good Victim