In a variety of ways, police now serve private organizations, not just mixing missions but putting the coercive power of the state in unaccountable hands.
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Affirmative Action at Berkeley
We continue the debate on affirmative action in response to Karen Paget’s “Diversity at Berkeley: Demogoguery or Demography” (TAP, Spring 1992) and Paul Starr’s “Civil Reconstruction: What to Do Without Affirmative Action” (TAP, Winter 1992) ADMISSIONS OMISSIONS BY LEWIS R. JONES T he University of California at Berkeley is one of the most selective large […]
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The Neglected Remedy
Scattershot regulation of drive-through deliveries and other abuses isn’t the only way to respond to the rise of managed care. There is another option: Giving consumers more of a say.
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Unchecked and Unbalanced
Kenneth Starr’s behavior as independent counsel follows a pattern set in other investigations: the problem lies in the incentives and unchecked power of the office.
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Sovereign Myopia
American values of internationalism, the rule of law, and human rights are finally being enshrined in a permanent world court. So why is the United States leading the charge against it?
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Instant Replay: Three Strikes Was the Right Call
Instant Replay Three Strikes Was the Right Call John J. DiIulio, Jr. Jerome H. Skolnick’s essay on crime policy (“Wild Pitch: `Three Strikes, You’re Out’ And Other Bad Calls on Crime,” Spring 1994), omitted some important facts and ignored several valid arguments. Echoing the anti-incarceration consensus within criminology, Skolnick asserts that life without parole for […]
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Lani Guinier’s Constitution
Guinier’s critics were only half right. She is a political radical–but no quota queen. As a constitutionalist, she was neither separatist nor undemocratic. She would have gotten along nicely with James Madison.
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Imprisoners’ Dilemma
Low-level drug dealers will keep appearing, no matter how many jails we build.