Month: April 2021

The Slippery Slope to Hell – The Glenn Show

Glenn Loury (Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University) and John McWhorter (Columbia University, Lexicon Valley, The Atlantic)

Recorded:Apr 19    Posted:Apr 23, 2021

This is another Excellent discussion about race and policing.

They talk about John’s Substack piece (there is a link below) at 8:45 minute.
John starts the discussion that Black people don’t have to fear interactions with police. The evidence doesn’t support the narrative that Blacks face death at every police interaction. John says this conversation is “Fake”. I think that it is more than being FAKE. I think that the narrative or “the talk” that parents of mostly young Black men fear every day that their children will have this assuredly deadly interaction with police is done consciously to de-legitimize police.

At 14:00 Glenn offers his main ideas which include Criminality & Behavior that bring people to the attention of the police. Not just contact with the police but also resisting the policing. The media and demigods flourish in this context and much more.

An excellent discussion follows!!! HERE

Check out another podcast by The Glenn Show HERE
It is titled “COPs and Race” and was recorded and posted May 28/29 2020

John McWhorter’s Substack piece:

THE VICTORIANS HAD TO ACCEPT DARWIN. WE NEED TO ACCEPT THAT COPS KILL WHITE PEOPLE AS EASILY AS THEY KILL BLACK PEOPLE.

Otherwise, our conversation on race is deeply and perniciously fake.

“The death of Daunte Wright in Minneapolis necessitates a new mental habit among us enlightened American souls.

We embrace assorted cognitive exercises as people with access to higher wisdom, such as understanding that a disadvantaged background can make it harder to excel, or that subtle bias can infect our thinking and actions.

Okay, but we need another one.

Whenever the national media reports on a black person killed by cops, we must ask ourselves “Would a white cop not have done that if the person were white?””………….read more HERE

The Problem with Critical Race Theory, Featuring Glenn Loury at UI Law 04/21/21

This discussion and subsequent Q&A occurred April 21st, 2021. The event, The Problem with Critical Race Theory, was hosted by the Federalist Society, and Features Professor Glenn Loury. Glenn Loury is a Merton P. Stoltz Professor of the Social Sciences and Professor of Economics at Brown University. Loury is a prominent social critic and public intellectual who has been addressing issues of racial inequality and social policy for over 40 years.

This is in the same vein as above where Glenn discusses Race & Police.
The video can be accessed HERE

Huntsville Police Review – Independent Counsel

The Huntsville City Council authorized the Huntsville Police Citizens Advisory Council “[t]o fully review the protests and demonstrations which began on or about May 30, 2020, especially those which occurred on June 1 and 3, 2020, as to the interactions between the protestors and demonstrators and the Huntsville Police Department . . . .” HPCAC retained Liz Huntley and Jack Sharman of Lightfoot, Franklin & White, LLC as independent counsel to assist with HPCAC’s review.
— Read on huntsvillepolicereview.com/

America’s War on Cops with Heather Mac Donald – The Charlie Kirk Show – Omny.fm

Essayist, author, and attorney, Heather Mac Donald, is a Thomas W. Smith Fellow of the Manhattan Institute and an American treasure. She joins the show to discuss the current explosion of violence and rioting in Minnesota and around the country after the police involved shooting death of Daunte Wright, who resisted arrest during the altercation. Heather cuts through the noise and the emotional arguments filling the mainstream media’s nightly news coverage to bring the facts. Are police racist? Are they targeting black people? Are we headed toward another era of urban blight? This is a must listen to interview with one of America’s most knowledgeable experts on police violence. 
— Read on omny.fm/shows/the-charlie-kirk-show/americas-war-on-cops-with-heather-mac-donald

Task Force on Policing

The independent Task Force on Policing was launched in November 2020 by the Council on Criminal Justice. Its mission is to identify the policies and practices most likely to reduce violent encounters between officers and the public and improve the fairness and effectiveness of American policing. The Task Force is evaluating more than two dozen proposed policing reforms, including those focused on preventing excessive use of force, reducing racial biases, increasing accountability, and improving the relationship between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve.

The Task Force on Policing is staffed by the Council, with research support from the Crime Lab at University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy.


Make sure to check out the several different Policy Assessments that they offer on it’s website.

HERE are a few notable ones that can be downloaded from the website:

Body-Worn Cameras (BWC) – HERE

Civilian Oversight – HERE

Governmental Oversight and Reform Measures – HERE

The Pandemic Prompted Marilyn Mosby to Stop Prosecuting Low-Level Crimes. Will Other D.A.s Follow? – The Appeal

Or is the pandemic an excuse?

Prosecutors across the country have begun declining low-level cases in an effort to reduce racial inequity and to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
— Read on theappeal.org/the-pandemic-prompted-marilyn-mosby-to-stop-prosecuting-low-level-crimes-will-other-d-a-s-follow/