benjamin levin

Check out the latest from Dan on social movements, judges, and small "c" conservatism

Thanks! We are neither terribly prolific nor proficient as bloggers. But having an opportunity to write & think w/ @danfarbman.bsky.social is a treat

Legalized Racial Profiling The increasing obsolescence of the Fourth Amendment

Legalized Racial Profiling: bit.ly/46Rabyv
Flagging an important new op-ed by Daniel Harawa & Kate Weisburd on Noem vs. Vasquez Perdomo

A Commons in the Master's House Thoughts on radical pragmatism and the institutions we inhabit

Today from me over at Postcards of the Hanging it's a callback to something I wrote a while ago that feels like it might have some utility amidst...everything we're experiencing right now. Radical pragmatism, etc.

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Criminal Law, What Is It Good For? Institutional purpose, incoherence, and injustice in U.S. criminal policy

Criminal Law, What Is It Good For?
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Crime in the City "Public safety" in DC

As I warned you yesterday, @hashtagblevin.bsky.social and I will occasionally be writing about stuff in a shared space. Read Ben's first post on crime, DC, and who is being kept safe from whom here.

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Crime in the City "Public safety" in DC

Just posted "Crime in the City"--some thoughts on the DC police takeover, crime panics, and "public safety" bit.ly/4gj1fpF

Do you ever find yourself wondering what @danfarbman.bsky.social & I are thinking? If so, you're in luck. We have a new site. Check out the first post from Dan on crisis, pessimism, & possibility.