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Read the archive   of Wattenberg's   syndicated column     Bush’s Foreign Policy--Should America Go It Alone? In recent months, some highly publicized European views about President Bush’s foreign policy ‹ and toward America ‹ have ranged from ... more Are Mothers Getting A Bad Deal? Husband, children, a great career --- today’s modern woman can have it all ---- can’t she? Ann Crittenden, in ... more   Is Racial Profiling Real? main page Is Racial Profiling Real? Aired 7/19/2001 From California to Cincinnati to New Jersey, police departments are being confronted with the incendiary charge of racial profiling. But just what is racial profiling? How widespread is it? And does the crusade to abolish it threaten to undermine law enforcement? Think Tank panelist Heather Mac Donald challenges conventional wisdom. In a recent article in the City Journal titled, "The Myth of Racial Profiling," she writes: "The anti-’racial profiling’ juggernaut must be stopped before it obliterates the crime-fighting gains of the last decade, especially in inner cities." Is racial profiling real?   Read the full transcript   Heather MacDonald     fellow at the Manhattan Institute and author of "The Burden of Bad Ideas: How Modern Intellectuals Misshape Our Society"   Paul Butler     former prosecuting attorney and professor of law at George Washington University   David Cole     professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center and author of "No Equal Justice: Race and Class in the American Criminal Justice System." Originally Aired: 7/19/2001     Be sure to also check out: Here are some previous Think Tank programs that may be of interest. Integration on America’s Campuses   aired 10/1/1998 Is America Going Color Blind?   aired 5/29/1997 The End of Racism-Parts I & II   aired 9/15/1995 Send us your thoughts Think Tank is made possible by generous support from the Smith Richardson Foundation, the Bernard and Irene Schwartz Foundation, the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, the John M. Olin Foundation, the Donner Canadian Foundation, the Dodge Jones Foundation, and Pfizer, Inc. ©Copyright Think Tank. All rights reserved.     Web development by Bean Creative.