Before stop-and-frisk was ruled unconstitutional in New York City, historian Khalil Gibran Muhammad spoke out about a program he called an “enduring form of surveillance and racial control.”

Since the founding of the United States, government at every level has tended to make unpopular behavior illegal — and that hasn't always made it stop.

Many commentators said that terminating the controversial program would lead to a surge in crime, but the data tell a different story.

Former Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper on how we can turn war zone occupiers back into friendly neighborhood officers.

While much of our "national discussion" of race is a shoutfest, Bill's taken a different approach to a tough subject.

New York Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio's pledge to end “unconstitutional” stop-and-frisk may fall far short of the rhetoric.

A roundup of some of the stories we're reading this morning at Moyers & Company HQ...

Historian Peter Dreier explains why Lander is a part of a new wave of grassroots activists changing America.

Tracey Meares of Yale Law School points to the problems with New York's stop-and-frisk policy and the success of Chicago's conflict mapping.

Heather Mac Donald of the conservative Manhattan Institute argues that New York's controversial stop and frisk policy saves lives.