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Why There Are So Many Bad Sheriffs

Alan Greenblatt Governing
In a job with tons of power and practically no oversight from voters, law enforcement or politicians, corruption can be easy to get away with.

Legal Challenge to Arpaio Pardon Begins

Jennifer Rubin Washington Post
Those challenging the pardon understand there is no precedent for this — but neither is there a precedent for a pardon of this type. “While many pardons are controversial politically, we are unaware of any past example of a pardon to a public official for criminal contempt of court for violating a court order to stop a systemic practice of violating individuals’ constitutional rights,” Fein says.

Fascism, American Style

Paul Krugman New York Times
Let’s call things by their proper names here. Arpaio is, of course, a white supremacist. But he’s more than that. There’s a word for political regimes that round up members of minority groups and send them to concentration camps, while rejecting the rule of law: What Arpaio brought to Maricopa, and what the president of the United States has just endorsed, was fascism, American style.
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