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Is Anti-Race-Baiting A Form Of Race-Baiting?

Heather Mac Donald has spent a good portion of her career assuring people white cops aren’t racist. In 2010 she wrote a book entitled “Are Cops Racist?” Here’s the quick summary: No. Mac Donald’s most...

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5 Things President Obama Needs To Say About Black Crime But Won’t

President Obama held a nationally televised town hall last week to address heightened tensions and divisions in our society due to recent shootings of black criminals by police, and the recent...

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What It’s Like To Be A Black Cop In The Age Of ‘Black Lives Matter’

I am a three-time Army veteran of Afghanistan and a former law enforcement officer. I am also black. Every male in my biological family has been to jail or prison at least once. I’m the sole exception,...

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Can’t We Just Mourn The Police Instead Of Exploiting Their Deaths?

Handwringing of the PC kind is a ritual exertion in my solidly Democrat town. Chappaqua is not called the Upper Upper West Side for nothing. On July 11, our town board organized a “Community Gathering...

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How To Explain Cop Killers To Kids

A sweet little red-haired girl I know recently asked her mother a very difficult question. It wasn’t an academically difficult question like “Why can flies walk on the ceiling,” the kind many parents...

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What Police Say About Our Public Safety Crisis

Black lives matter. Blue lives matter. These phrases are fixtures on the news and social media feeds right now as America reels from violence and tense interactions between the public servants sworn to...

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How We Can Make Milwaukee’s Race Riots The Last

Milwaukee had a rough weekend. After a controversial police shooting, rioters burned businesses, threw rocks at police, and damaged multiple police cars. It’s a hot conclusion to a hot summer, and few...

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A Former Cop Takes On ‘The War On Cops’

When news of the Milwaukee police shooting and the ensuing riots broke earlier this month, it’s safe to say I watched the news more intently than most. I’m a former beat cop who worked the some of the...

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Listen To Black Lives Matter Supporters, Don’t Dismiss Them With Abortion Stats

In a September shooting that stunned the nation, a Tulsa police officer shot Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black man. That same week, the shooting of armed black man Keith Lamont Scott sparked protests...

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Poll Finds Americans Are Not As Divided On Policing As Headlines Suggest

Recent killings by police in Ferguson, New York City, Baltimore, Charlotte, Minneapolis, and other places have highlighted sharp disagreements among Americans about the current state of policing. Are...

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If College Students Will Protest Mike Huckabee, They’ll Protest Anybody

A few days ago, a group of students at John Brown University protested former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee’s chapel talk on civic engagement. By all accounts, everything went fine. Protesters stood...

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This One Simple Change To Traffic Laws Can Reduce Police Brutality

Think of the last time you had to interact with a police officer. Chances are, it was a traffic stop. Most Americans drive, and in a country where it’s nearly impossible not to violate some criminal...

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The Acquittal Verdict In The Philando Castile Case Is An Abomination

It is a genuinely open question whether an American police officer can do almost anything without suffering criminal consequences. Americans have a profoundly stupid and misguided deferential attitude...

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The Police Video Of Philando Castile’s Death Confirms He Didn’t Have To Die

The release of the video capturing Philando Castile’s death at the hands of police officer Jeronimo Yanez has confirmed what many on the Left and Right have stated about the incident from the start:...

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One Year After Philando Castile’s Death, 4 Black Christian Leaders Share Why...

In a season when Americans celebrate our freedoms, questions surrounding the fate of one man’s life and liberties remain unresolved. A beloved son and local school cafeteria worker, 32 year-old...

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Harvey Is Restoring The Faith Of A Nation Scarred By First Responders Who...

We all know the analogy: There are sheep, and there are wolves, and then there are sheepdogs. It was first popularized by Col. David Grossman, though he was not the first to coin it. Nobody knows who...

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There’s No Evidence To Back Michael Bennett’s Claim Police Roughed Him Up...

As the NFL kicks off another season this weekend, we’re reminded, yet again, the biggest storylines surrounding America’s most popular sport aren’t actually on the field. Technically, attention will...

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5 Problems With The NFL’s National Anthem Protest

At a Friday rally in Alabama, President Donald Trump criticized football players who protest during the national anthem: Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our...

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Why Aren’t Any NFL Players Kneeling Over This Pennsylvania Cop Shooting?

On November 17, a police officer was killed during a routine traffic stop in New Kensington, Pennsylvania. His name was Brian Shaw, and he was only 25 years old. According to reports, the suspect,...

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How Republicans Can Switch From Offending Minority Voters To Wooing Them

Millennials are the most likely fully adult generation to be registered as independents, and the most likely to vote for Democrats. A great part of this is due to biases in education and media, but...

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