OP-ED | The Radicalization of the Badge: Policing in the Age of Loyalty Tests

by Dan Bowler | COMMUNITY, JUSTICE, OPINION & EDITORIAL, POLITICS

One of the most interesting cultural developments of the 2020s is the way the word “unprecedented” has seemingly lost its meaning. From its very first months, this decade has been defined by events that most folks thought modern democracy would protect us from; a...

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