Radley Balko Explained

Radley Balko
Birth Name:Radley Prescott Balko
Birth Date:19 April 1975
Occupation:Journalist
Education:Indiana University Bloomington (BA)
Spouse:Liliana Segura[1]

Radley Prescott Balko (born April 19, 1975)[2] is an American journalist, author, blogger, and speaker who writes about criminal justice, the drug war, and civil liberties. In 2022, he began publishing his work on Substack after being let go from The Washington Post, where he had worked as an opinion columnist for nine years.[3] Balko has written several books, including The Rise of the Warrior Cop and The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist.

Early life

Balko earned a B.A. in journalism and political science in 1997 from Indiana University Bloomington.[4]

Career

Balko blogs about criminal justice, the drug war, and civil liberties. He has worked as an opinion writer for The Washington Post, a senior writer and investigative reporter for The Huffington Post,[5] a senior editor at Reason magazine, and a policy analyst for the Cato Institute, specializing in vice and civil liberties issues. He writes on drug policy, police misconduct, obesity, alcohol, tobacco, and civil liberties. He also writes on trade and globalization issues and more generally on politics and culture. He was also a biweekly columnist for Fox News from 2002 until 2009.[6] 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 has appeared on CNN, CNBC, Fox News, MSNBC, and National Public Radio.[7] He began writing an opinion blog at The Washington Post in January 2014.[8]

Balko's work on "no-knock" drug raids was profiled in The New York Times, and cited by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer in his dissent in Hudson v. Michigan. He is credited with breaking and reporting the Cory Maye case; his work on the Maye case was cited by the Mississippi Supreme Court. He has also written extensively about the Ryan Frederick case and the raid on Cheye Calvo's home.[9]

Balko has advocated the abolition of laws criminalizing drunk driving, arguing that the "punishable act should be violating road rules or causing an accident, not the factors that led to those offenses. Singling out alcohol impairment for extra punishment isn't about making the roads safer".[10]

He has expressed his position against the judicial policy of civil asset forfeiture, arguing that it is a "practice contrary to a basic sense of justice and fairness".[11]

Books

Balko has authored two books on the topic of increasing militarization in police forces, and a third on institutional racism and junk forensic science in the criminal justice system.

Awards

In 2009, Balko's investigative report on expert witness fraud in a Louisiana death penalty case won the Western Publication Association's Maggie Award for reporting.

In 2011, The Week named Balko a finalist for Opinion Columnist of the Year. Also in 2011, the Los Angeles Press Club named Balko Best of Show Journalist of the Year, the judges saying:

Radley Balko is one of those throw-back journalists that understands the power of groundbreaking reporting and how to make a significant impact through his work. Time and time again, his stories cause readers to stop, think, and most significantly, take action.[14] [15]

Personal life

Balko is an atheist.[16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Best Media Power Couple . Nashville Scene Nashville, TN . dead . May 14, 2020 . May 5, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210505235027/https://local.nashvillescene.com/publication/best-of-nashville/2016/media-and-politics/best-media-power-couple .
  2. Web site: BlogJam: Trying to avoid the fray . Grim . Ryan. Ryan Grim . Politico . 24 October 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20221003031804/https://www.politico.com/story/2007/10/blogjam-trying-to-avoid-the-fray-006537. October 3, 2022.
  3. News: Ross . Garrett . POLITICO Playbook: Dishy profiles drive Sunday buzz . 4 October 2022 . Politico . October 2, 2022 . en. https://web.archive.org/web/20230213081533/https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2022/10/02/dishy-profiles-drive-sunday-buzz-00059920. February 13, 2023.
  4. Web site: Radley Balko: Media Fellow. Cato Institute.
  5. Web site: Radley Balko. The Huffington Post. Radley. Balko. https://web.archive.org/web/20220809022124/https://www.huffpost.com/author/radley-balko. August 9, 2022.
  6. Web site: Staff: Radley Balko. Reason Magazine. 2009-11-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20220730185209/https://reason.com/people/radley-balko/. July 30, 2022.
  7. Web site: Balko . Radley . Personal Resume. 2008-10-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20230213081716/http://www.theagitator.com/. February 13, 2023.
  8. News: Beaujon. Andrew. December 4, 2013 . Radley Balko will join Washington Post . The Poynter Institute for Media Studies. https://web.archive.org/web/20140704152617/http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/232337/radley-balko-will-join-washington-post/. July 4, 2014.
  9. Web site: Cheye Calvo in the Washington Post . September 20, 2009 . Radley . Balko . The Agitator. https://web.archive.org/web/20130621110630/http://www.theagitator.com/2009/09/20/cheye-calvo-in-the-washington-post/. June 21, 2013.
  10. Web site: Balko . Radley . October 11, 2010 . Abolish Drunk Driving Laws . Reason Magazine. https://web.archive.org/web/20230120225214/https://reason.com/2010/10/11/abolish-drunk-driving-laws-2/. January 20, 2023.
  11. Web site: Radley Balko: Study shows that civil asset forfeiture doesn't discourage drug use or help police solve crimes. June 12, 2019 . Radley . Balko . The Salt Lake Tribune. en-US. 2019-10-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20230213081725/https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2019/06/12/radley-balko-study-shows/. February 13, 2023.
  12. Book: Balko, Radley. Fall 2017. Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces. . 9781610394574. 890576194.
  13. Web site: Balko. Radley. Amazon.com radley balko: Books. Amazon. December 16, 2013. 444618031.
  14. Web site: 53rd Journalism Awards Gala, June 26 . 2011 . Los Angeles Press Club . Reason Magazine's Radley Balko, who was Print Journalist of the Year (circulation under 50,000) was named Best of Show Journalist of the Year and received $1,000.. https://web.archive.org/web/20220705191504/https://lapressclub.org/53rd-journalism-awards-gala-june-26/. July 5, 2022.
  15. Web site: Radley Balko Named "Journalist of the Year," Reason Wins Three Other First Place Prizes at the Southern California Journalism Awards . Matt . Welch . June 28, 2011 . Bastiat Institute . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120118151747/http://www.bastiatinstitute.org/2011/06/28/radley-balko-named-journalist-of-the-year-reason-wins-three-other-first-place-prizes-at-the-southern-california-journalism-awards/ . January 18, 2012 . mdy-all .
  16. News: Balko . Radley . June 24, 2013 . Time's Joe Klein Takes Obligatory, Inaccurate Cheap Shot At Nonbelievers . The Huffington Post. https://web.archive.org/web/20221225115235/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/times-joe-klein-takes-obl_n_3491197?1372093287=. December 25, 2022.

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