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New Study: Militarizing the Police Doesn’t Reduce Crime

Brad Polumbo Foundation for Economic Education
A federal program created by Congress more than 30 years ago transferred 80,000 rifles, 12,000 bayonets, 4,000 combat knives, nearly 500 ‘bomb detonator robots,’ 50 airplanes, ‘night-vision sniper scopes,’ and more to local police.

Soul Food: A Conversation with Adrian E. Miller

Sarah Cooke Currant
Adrian Miller is a food writer, James Beard Award winner, attorney, and certified barbecue judge. His third book, discussed here, is third book, Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue.

Soul Food: A Conversation with Adrian E. Miller

Sarah Cooke Currant
Adrian Miller is a food writer, James Beard Award winner, attorney, and certified barbecue judge. His third book, discussed here, is Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue.

The Revolutionary Genius of Ludwig van Beethoven

Simon Behrman Jacobin
250 years after his birth, Beethoven’s music still has an exhilarating, subversive power. His revolution of artistic form was intimately linked to his sympathy for the political revolutions of his time.

The War Against the Postal Service

Monique Morrissey Economic Policy Institute
Postal services should be expanded for the public good, not diminished by special interests