From The American Conservative, How to Win in Iraq: Rapprochement with Iran and neutrality toward Iraq’s Shi’ites is the only way America might yet salvage victory. Form NYRB, Peter W. Galbraith on Iraq: The Way to Go. A look at how the National Intelligence Estimate reveals a faltering war on terrorism. Policing Terrorism: David Rieff on the case for the British way of fighting violent Islamists. Dumb Bomb: Tim Harford on why most terrorists are so incompetent. The other war, Iraq veterans bear witness: Chris Hedges and Laila Al-Arian reveal disturbing patterns of behavior by US troops in Iraq—brutal acts that often go unreported and almost always go unpunished. Their War: Less than 1 percent of the U.S. population serves in our military. In a time of war, what should that mean to the rest of us?
From City Journal, Judith Miller on the front line in the War on Terrorism: Cops in New York and Los Angeles offer America two models for preventing another 9/11; and Cop Killers in High Places: When newspapers and black leaders assault the police, small wonder that criminals follow suit. From Boston Review, why are so many Americans in prison? Glenn C. Loury on race and the transformation of criminal justice. Newark to New Orleans, the Myth of the Black Sniper: Forty years have passed since the Newark riots, but not much has changed when it comes to black suffering and white fear. A review of Governing Through Crime: How the War on Crime Transformed American Democracy and Created a Culture of Fear by Jonathan Simon. A review of Running for Judge: The Rising Political, Financial, and Legal Stakes of Judicial Elections.
From History & Policy, an essay on historical myth-making in juvenile justice policy. Michael Dorf on the new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: Same as the old rules? How accurate are juries? The Numbers Guy investigates. How can you distinguish a budding pedophile from a kid with real boundary problems? It can be difficult, but research is showing that when it comes to sex crimes, youths are not just little adults. So why does the law tend to treat them that way? Three for Thought: What you need to read about kids who kill. The widow of Dr Benjamin Spock – author of the Bible of parenting guides: Baby and Child Care – says he would be horrified by today’s avalanche of advice for mums and dads. Kids on the Plane? It doesn’t take much to upset the fragile social equilibrium of a crowded airplane at 37,000 feet.
