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The Coming of the Police State in America

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The Coming of the Police State in America
N.Y. State Police, MTAPD, and N.Y. National Guard patrol and conduct container inspections at Grand Central Station in New York City on March 6, 2024. Hochul announced that 1,000 NYSP, MTAPD, and the NYNG will be used to support the NYPD in conducting bag checks. Adam Gray/Getty Images
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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The National Guard and the State Police are now patrolling the New York City subway system in an attempt to do something about the explosion of crime. As part of this, there are bag checks and new surveillance of all passengers. No legislation, no debate, just an edict from the mayor.

Jeffrey A. Tucker
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]
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