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God’s Law and Order: The Politics of Punishment in Evangelical America

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New piece on faith, church, and AI

I wrote a piece for TIME on (not) leaving church in the age of AI. It’s probably the most personal thing I’ve ever written. I hope you read it.

https://time.com/6317316/religion-ai-...

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Back from the Brink: Inside the NYPD and New York City's Extraordinary 1990s Crime Drop

by Peter Moskos (Goodreads Author)

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Occupied Territory: Policing Black Chicago from Red Summer to Black Power

by Simon Balto

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Gotham’s War within a War: Policing and the Birth of Law-and-Order Liberalism in World War II–Era New York City (Justice, Power, and Politics)

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message 2: by Aaron

Jun 06, 2012 07:49AM

Molly wrote: "Your new photo is amazing. You really haven't changed much, have you?"

Ha, guess not. Although I'm not packin' heat any longer since the whole mennonite/nonviolence thing happened. But I still try to keep a sly look on my face.

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Your new photo is amazing. You really haven't changed much, have you?

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