Kristian Williams

Calm down.  I’m making a pun.

The youtuber “It Had to be Said” has made good use of my first book, Our Enemies in Blue, to argue that “Police are right wing, not ‘neutral’.”

I will be reading from Policing the Progressive City, and answering questions:

Friday, October 9th, at 7pm

I will be giving a virtual talk on September 16, noon-1pm (Pacific), about my latest book, Policing the Progressive City: Portland, Oregon, from Settlement to Uprising. It is part of California State University, San Bernardino’s series on race and policing.

Here’s the link, if you would like to participate: https://tinyurl.com/corp-webinar-26-27

In the new issue of Against the Current, I argue that to meet the challenges of our present moment the Left must match the radicalism of our opponents.  The essay advocates revolution from the perspective of necessity, which I think charts a middle course between optimism and despair.

This essay is adapted from a talk I gave for the Platypus Affiliated Society.