- Radley Balko
Radley Balko (born
April 19 ,1975 in Greenfield,Indiana ) 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 andtobacco , andcivil liberties . He also writes ontrade andglobalization issues and more generally on politics and culture. He is also a biweekly columnist forFox 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 atThe Agitator , his personalweblog , and for Reason'sHit & Run . He has appeared onCNN ,CNBC , Fox News,MSNBC , andNational Public Radio .ref|personalresumeBalko's work on "no-knock" drug raids was profiled in "
The New York Times ", and cited by U.S. Supreme Court JusticeStephen Breyer in his dissent in the case "Hudson v. Michigan ". He is also credited with breaking and reporting theCory Maye case. His work on the Maye case was also cited by theMississippi Supreme Court .Education
Balko earned a B.A. in
journalism andpolitical science in 1997 from Indiana University.References
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* [http://www.theagitator.com The Agitator] , Balko's personal weblog
* [http://www.foxnews.com/column_archive/0,2976,32,00.html Balko's columns] atFox News
* [http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=6476 Overkill: The Rise of Paramilitary Police Raids in America] by Radley Balko
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