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And this week, in the wake of yet another police killing caught on camera, I think it’s worth saying, again, that the institution of American policing lies outside any meaningful democratic control.

Disturbing footage showing the Capitol Hill mob dragging a police officer down a set of steps and beating him with an American flag has gone viral. ... In The Magazine July 18 2025 Issue.

Kara Dansky spent the better part of the fall of 2014 talking about assault rifles, armored vehicles, and forced-entry tools. As senior counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union Center for ...

Police: Woman beat 72-year-old neighbor, ran down street waving American flag The neighbor was found "seriously injured" and taken to an area hospital for treatment, having suffered a serious knee ...