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'''Radley Balko''' (born [[April 19]], [[1975]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[libertarianism|libertarian]] writer |
'''Radley Balko''' (born [[April 19]], [[1975]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[libertarianism|libertarian]] writer, and speaker. |
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Balko earned a B.A. in [[journalism]] and [[political science]] in [[1997]] from [[Indiana University Bloomington|Indiana University]]. |
Balko earned a B.A. in [[journalism]] and [[political science]] in [[1997]] from [[Indiana University Bloomington|Indiana University]]. While at Indiana University, Radley joined the [[Theta Chi Fraternity]] and was a member of the IFC (Interfraternity Counsel). {{Fact|date=March 2008}} |
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He went to one year of law school before leaving. {{Fact|date=March 2008}} |
He went to one year of law school before leaving. {{Fact|date=March 2008}} |
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Radley Balko (born April 19, 1975) is an American libertarian writer, and speaker.
Employment and publications
Balko is senior editor at Reason magazine. Previously, he was a policy analyst for the Cato Institute, specializing in vice and civil liberties issues. He writes on drug policy, police misconduct, obesity, alcohol and tobacco, and civil liberties. He also writes on trade and globalization issues and more generally on politics and culture. He is also a biweekly columnist for Fox News. His work has been published in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Playboy, TIME magazine, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, Slate, Reason, Worth magazine, Canada's National Post, and the Chicago Tribune. He blogs at The Agitator, his personal weblog, and for Reason's Hit & Run. He has appeared on CNN, CNBC, Fox News, MSNBC, and National Public Radio.[1]
Balko's work on "no-knock" drug raids was profiled in The New York Times, and cited by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer in his dissent in the case Hudson v. Michigan. He is also credited with breaking and reporting the Cory Maye case. His work on the Maye case was also cited by the Mississippi Supreme Court.
Education
Balko earned a B.A. in journalism and political science in 1997 from Indiana University. While at Indiana University, Radley joined the Theta Chi Fraternity and was a member of the IFC (Interfraternity Counsel). [citation needed]
He went to one year of law school before leaving. [citation needed]
References
^ "Radley Balko". Cato Institute. Retrieved 2005-12-16. {{cite web}}
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^ Balko, Radley. "Personal Resume". Retrieved 2005-12-16. {{cite web}}
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External links
- The Agitator, Balko's personal weblog
- Balko's columns at Fox News
- Overkill: The Rise of Paramilitary Police Raids in America by Radley Balko