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My Interview With the Economist

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

Last week, the Economist was kind of enough to ask for my rambling thoughts on criminal justice, some of my reporting, and libertarianism.

You can read the interview here.

The magazine also gave the blog you’re reading a nice endorsement, calling it “…a must read for anyone with a healthy scepticism of the government’s activities.”

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16 Responses to “My Interview With the Economist”

  1. #1 |  Cornellian |  November 28th, 2009 at 12:33 pm

    That is awesome – you’ve just been quoted in what is by far the world’s best news magazine.

    I’ve subscribed to The Economist for years. It’s the only news magazine worth reading, the only one I subscribe to and the only one I recommend to others.

  2. #2 |  Cornellian |  November 28th, 2009 at 12:34 pm

    By the way, I think you unintentionally omitted the word “read” from the second sentence of your post.

  3. #3 |  Kidseven |  November 28th, 2009 at 1:22 pm

    Very cool. Lots of ground covered and you did a nice job of summing everything up. I’ve forwarded your interview on to a bunch of friends.

  4. #4 |  Marty |  November 28th, 2009 at 1:32 pm

    nice job- again!

  5. #5 |  Windypundit |  November 28th, 2009 at 2:03 pm

    Wow, very nice summary of a lot of libertarian points in a small space. And it’s nice to see you get recognized for your investigative work.

  6. #6 |  ClubMedSux |  November 28th, 2009 at 2:23 pm

    Was the interview itself intended for an international audience (I noticed no period after “Mr” and the spelling of “organisation”) or did you just happen to link to the international edition of the Economist magazine? While I think it’s great for your work to get international exposure (especially in the U.K. where they seem oblivious to the erosion of their civil liberties) I hope it’s also being featured in the domestic edition.

  7. #7 |  J sub D |  November 28th, 2009 at 2:23 pm

    The rest of the world is catching on to what Theagitator.com, Reason Magazine and Reason.com readers have known for years. Radley Balko is are an exceptional journalist and effective communicator of libertarian ideas/ideals.

    Keep on truckin’ dude.

  8. #8 |  Lorraine Sumrall |  November 28th, 2009 at 4:58 pm

    Great interview, and I passed it on to others. Sorry you had to mention Mississippi, but you were certainly right to do so. Thanks again for railing against injustice.

  9. #9 |  Mrk |  November 28th, 2009 at 5:20 pm

    Wow.

  10. #10 |  Cornellian |  November 28th, 2009 at 5:21 pm

    I’m not sure there are separate editions of the The Economist. I think they just assume their readers are comfortable with British spelling. I live in the US and my subscription copy of The Economist always uses British spelling, so I assume it’s the same edition that people in the UK read.

  11. #11 |  Mattocracy |  November 28th, 2009 at 6:12 pm

    You’re somebody now.

  12. #12 |  bear |  November 28th, 2009 at 8:18 pm

    Reminds me of one of my favorite Onion point/counterpoints:

    http://www.theonion.com/content/node/34138

    Counterpoint in particular.

    Good Stuff, and uh, wow Radley, you’re really making a name for yourself. I mean you are really one of the pioneers and becoming the gold standard for the new media.

    Well deserved,

    -bear

  13. #13 |  Troy |  November 28th, 2009 at 9:48 pm

    Congratulations.

  14. #14 |  André Kenji |  November 28th, 2009 at 11:56 pm

    There are separate editions, but the only difference are the covers. And to me it makes no sense to read British magazines with American English.

  15. #15 |  ClubMedSux |  November 29th, 2009 at 10:25 am

    Cornellian and André, thanks for clarifications. I hope you’ll excuse my ignorance, as I gave up on reading magazines when MAD started running ads.

  16. #16 |  Marc |  November 30th, 2009 at 2:28 am

    Awesome. Thank you for all you do.

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