Radley Balko
Investigative journalist on policing and criminal justice; writes The Watch.
At a glance
Roles
The Washington Post (before)
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- Radley Balko is an American journalist who writes about criminal justice, the drug war and civil liberties.
- He was an opinion writer at The Washington Post from 2014 until he was let go in 2022, when he began self-publishing The Watch.
- Earlier he worked at the Cato Institute, Reason and The Huffington Post.
- His books include Rise of the Warrior Cop (2013) and The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist (2018).
Key facts
- Born
- 19 April 19751
- Education
- BA in journalism and political science, Indiana University Bloomington (1997)1
- Career
- Policy analyst at the Cato Institute; senior editor at Reason; senior writer at The Huffington Post; Fox News columnist from 2002 to 2009; Washington Post opinion writer from January 2014 to 20221
- Books
- Overkill (2006); Rise of the Warrior Cop (2013); The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist (2018)1
- Impact
- His no-knock raid reporting was cited by Justice Stephen Breyer in his Hudson v. Michigan dissent; he broke the Cory Maye case1
- Awards
- Western Publication Association Maggie Award (2009); Los Angeles Press Club Journalist of the Year (2011)1
Roles
Before
Part of until 2022
The Washington Post (opinion writer; let go in 2022) source on The Washington Post
Links
Sources
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