Riots

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2017 file photo, a fire set by demonstrators protesting a scheduled speaking appearance by Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos burns on Sproul Plaza on the University of California, Berkeley campus. UC Berkeley police took a hands-off approach to protesters on the campus last week when violent rioters overtook a largely peaceful protest against a controversial speaker. But that response is being questioned as demonstrators become increasingly hostile and politics are more polarized. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

Red Alert Politics

UC Berkeley and free speech in 2017: A year in review

andrea-fabiancheckai · December 16, 2017 5:01 am

Police officers stand as smoke rises from a car set on fire during a demonstration after the 58th presidential inauguration in January. (Eric Thayer/Bloomberg)

Prosecutor says alleged Trump inauguration rioters are ‘hiding behind the First Amendment’

Steven Nelson · December 14, 2017 8:34 pm

"The City was unable to protect the right of free expression and facilitate that permit holder's offensive speech. This represents a failure of one of government's core functions -- the protection of fundamental rights," the report states. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Review finds law enforcement unprepared, mishandled violent clashes in Charlottesville

Melissa Quinn · December 1, 2017 10:18 pm

In her opening statement, Kerkhoff used the term "sea of black masks" six times to describe a march that lasted about 30 minutes before being partially surrounded by police, who arrested more than 230 activists, reporters and legal observers. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Joining ‘sea of black masks’ makes alleged Trump inauguration rioters guilty, prosecutor says at first trial

Steven Nelson · November 20, 2017 9:30 pm

Yvette Felarca has a long history of protest herself, but recent allegations suggest she has been recruiting middle schoolers to join her militant left-wing group By Any Means Necessary.

How a teachers union is protecting a violent Antifa radical

Teresa Mull · October 17, 2017 4:01 am

"This is unacceptable. Destruction cannot be tolerated," St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson said. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

St. Louis simmers down after outbreaks of weekend violence

Kelly Cohen · September 18, 2017 4:31 pm

Law enforcement needs to approach such situations with a clear plan that discourages confrontation and does not rely on hopes that eventually both sides will simply disperse. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Law enforcement must learn the lessons of Charlottesville

Derrick Parks · September 8, 2017 4:01 am

Some in the media's instinctive lurch to "[muddy] the waters" when it comes to Antifa, as Oliver Traldi put it, warrants more than a moment of self-reflection.

Beltway Confidential

Why were some liberals sympathetic to Antifa?

Emily Jashinsky · September 6, 2017 8:18 pm

Supremely Overdone

The Editors · August 31, 2017 10:24 am

Shapiro challenged Berkeley to prove its stated commitment to "free speech" by directing the university police force to "do their jobs and stop violence." (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Beltway Confidential

After Antifa’s weekend chaos, Ben Shapiro issues stern challenge to Berkeley ahead of upcoming lecture

Emily Jashinsky · August 28, 2017 10:33 pm

The program provides a surplus of Defense Department military style equipment and weapons to state and local law enforcement agencies for use in "counter-narcotics and counter-terrorism operations," as well as to "enhance officer safety." (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

National Security

Trump to lift ban on sending some military equipment to police

Kelly Cohen · August 28, 2017 2:00 pm

Supremely Overdone

The Editors · August 25, 2017 8:00 am