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Category Archives: Crime
New Yorker: Malcolm Gladwell on the seductive appeal—and shaky science—behind the F.B.I.’s criminal profilers and their “mind reading.”
Malcolm Gladwell wrote in 2007: Douglas and Ressler didn’t interview a representative sample of serial killers to come up with their typology. They talked to whoever happened to be in the neighborhood. Nor did they interview their subjects according to … Continue reading
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The Unwritten Canon: American Murder and the Books That Were Not Written
Black-on-Black crime gets almost no long-form prestige treatment outside one acceptable frame blaming white people. David Simon (b. 1960) wrote
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Neil Strauss and the Literature of Self-Construction
Neil Darrow Strauss (b. 1969) is an American journalist, memoirist, and ghostwriter whose career traces the migration of literary nonfiction from institutional gatekeeping toward personality-driven narrative production. Born in Chicago and educated at Vassar College, he entered the music press … Continue reading
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Physiognomy
When I become interested in a thinker, one of the first things I do is to look up photos of him. It’s hard to articulate to a distinguished reader like yourself why I do this. I shudder to imagine what … Continue reading
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The Private Security Distinction Industrial Complex: Alliance Theory and the Battle for Safety and Status Among American Elites in 2026
High-status actors among American elites do not compete for authority by openly saying they want armed separation from the masses or a return to aristocratic hierarchy through personal protection details. They compete by invoking moral languages that frame their authority … Continue reading
The Rules Of Kidnapping
I hear that the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping “violates all the rules.” What are the rules of kidnapping? ChatGPT says: When people say a kidnapping “violates all the rules,” they usually mean it breaks the informal but very real patterns that … Continue reading
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American Epistemics
Written with help from Gemini: The concept of “no-fly zones” in social discourse refers to the informal but powerful taboos that prevent open critique of specific groups. This creates tension between the protection of minority communities and the epistemic health … Continue reading
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Racial Succession In La Cienega Heights
Written with Gemini: The neighborhood historically known as Cadillac-Corning, now officially renamed La Cienega Heights as of 2003, serves as a poignant example of the complex social and legal dynamics that define modern Los Angeles. This 18-square-block area has been … Continue reading
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That ICE Killing In MN
When you impede people with guns from doing what they intend to do, you place yourself in peril. You should always be careful with people who have the ability to hurt you and kill you. If you do anything in … Continue reading
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We Choose Our Murder Rate
Maybe it was not a coincidence that Charlie Kirk was shot in the throat while talking about the trans crime wave. Millions of conservative Americans have metaphorically been shot in the throat while sharing their worldview and learned to stay … Continue reading
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