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Rise of the Warrior Cop The Militarization of America's Police Forces

Radley Balko

The last days of colonialism taught America's revolutionaries that soldiers in the streets bring conflict and tyranny. As a result, our country has generally worked to keep the military out of law enforcement. But according to investigative reporter Radley Balko, over the last several decades, Ameri...

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The Ezra Klein Show

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The Ezra Klein Show

The host introduced the journalist and noted the title that examines how U.S. police forces have become militarized, linking it to the episode’s discussion of Trump building his own paramilitary force. The mention served to provide background on policing issues rather than a strong endorsement.

Episode: Trump Is Building His Own Paramilitary Force

The host introduced Balko as the author of the book that examines how U.S. police forces have become militarized.

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Radley Balco is a journalist who has written about policing and criminal justice for decades. He's the author of Rise of the Warrior Cop, The Militarization of America's Police Forces.

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

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The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

The episode highlighted the book as a key source on police militarization, with Jon Stewart introducing Radley Balko as the investigative journalist behind it. Balko explained that his research explored the historical reasons for separating the military from domestic policing. The conversation positioned the title as an informative backdrop for the episode's themes without an explicit endorsement.

Episode: The ICE Age of Surveillance and Enforcement

Jon Stewart introduced Radley Balko as the author of this book on police militarization, and Balko later referred to his own experience writing it.

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investigative journalist, author of the book Rise of the Warrior Cop, Militarization of America's Police Forces, the publisher of the Substack newsletter, The Watch.

When I wrote the Warrior Cop book, I did a lot of research on the founding era and kind of why we have these traditions of not letting the military serve as domestic police and why we have a castle doctrine and all of that.

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