Jonathan BlanksinFREOPP.orgA Smarter, Bipartisan Approach to Criminal Justice ReformThere are ways to bring Republicans and Democrats together to improve policing.Dec 22, 2022Dec 22, 2022
Jonathan Blanks20 Years After 9/11: The Darker Side of American UnityAmericans ought to resist whitewashing the days after the tragedy and remember the pain we inflicted upon the world — and our own…Sep 10, 2021Sep 10, 2021
Jonathan BlanksinFREOPP.orgWhat Systemic Racism Is — and Isn’tGood people can perpetuate unequal opportunity, when they are tasked to work in flawed systems.Mar 12, 20212Mar 12, 20212
Jonathan BlanksOn McWhorter’s “Elect”A high priest of anti-antiracism preaches to his choirFeb 16, 20213Feb 16, 20213
Jonathan BlanksinFREOPP.orgCommon Ground on Improving Policing and CommunitiesWe don’t have to choose between defunding the police and accepting the status quo.Jan 25, 2021Jan 25, 2021
Jonathan BlanksinFREOPP.orgD.C.’s Overagressive Policing of Black MenThe D.C. City Council is proposing reforms that would make Washington safer and make its police department more accountable and…Oct 27, 2020Oct 27, 2020
Jonathan BlanksinFREOPP.orgCurbing Unnecessary Police Stops Will Keep Communities SafeAn easy way for police to help Black lives matter is to reducing needless contact with law enforcement.Sep 29, 2020Sep 29, 2020
Jonathan BlanksinFREOPP.orgWhat Needs to Change About American Policing?Police are charged with enforcing too many laws and solving too many social problems.Sep 22, 2020Sep 22, 2020
Jonathan BlanksinFREOPP.orgAbolishing the Police Will Lead To Tragic ConsequencesOur most distressed communities need a neutral, authorized, and armed force to preserve peace and order.Sep 8, 20201Sep 8, 20201
Jonathan BlanksinFREOPP.orgIt Isn’t Socialist to Know We Need Alternatives to the PoliceThe tragic shooting of Jacob Blake is yet another example of why we should rethink what we ask police to do.Aug 26, 20203Aug 26, 20203