It’s time to talk about Jacob Blake and policing reform.

No, I mean the other half of that conversation. The part where we ask what Jacob Blake did wrong and why it matters.

We cannot have meaningful policing reform if

The tragic death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer has circulated all over social media in the past two days. It is exceptionally difficult to watch.

The facts leading up to what the video captures

Many of us were startled to open The New York Times last week and find ourselves accused of hijacking and weaponizing the phrase “believe all women.”

According to journalist Susan Faludi, the phrase always has been “believe women,” and never

The Violence Policy Center – a gun control advocacy group – released a study last month it wrongly claims shows that “too many concealed-carry permit holders are a direct threat to public safety.” 

That claim rests on an analysis of