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SALON: ‘Why did you shoot me? I was reading a book’: The new warrior cop is out of control

SWAT teams raiding poker games and trying to stop underage drinking? Overwhelming paramilitary force is on the rise This is a must read by Radley Balko at SALON.. I think we have all noticed a militarization of the police across the United States. You’d have to be under a rock not to. It’s probably not … Read moreSALON: ‘Why did you shoot me? I was reading a book’: The new warrior cop is out of control

Boston lunacy: Looking for clues in the sands of time

Yet again, we as a nation are going through some weird deja vu.. A terrorist attack in a major city, shock across the nation.. and then powder and chemicals being sent through the mail.. evacuations and bomb scares from sea to shaky sea. This is America, 2013.. Not 2001. Then it was a much worse attack with … Read moreBoston lunacy: Looking for clues in the sands of time