A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it.

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government What states are for and what they are worse at than markets and networks: legitimacy, moral hazard, and who may be entrusted with power.

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Radley Balko 1 Sept 2026 Investigative journalist writing on policing

The old system stubbornly defied reform because it served the people in power.

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↗The framing of Chris Duncanradleybalko.substack.com

1 Sept 2026

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