Realclearpolitics iconRealclearpoliticsSep 10, 2026

An Award for Scholars Who Tell the Truth

Fryer) released a study in 2016-later published in the Journal of Political Economy-finding that police aren't more likely to shoot black Americans than white Americans, after accounting for the relevant context. Colleagues who read the draft warned him not to publish: "You'll ruin your career."

An Award for Scholars Who Tell the Truth

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Fryer) released a study in 2016-later published in the Journal of Political Economy-finding that police aren't more likely to shoot black Americans than white Americans, after accounting for the relevant...

Colleagues who read the draft warned him not to publish: "You'll ruin your career."

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Fryer) released a study in 2016-later published in the Journal of Political Economy-finding that police aren't more likely to shoot black Americans than white Americans, after accounting for the relevant context. Colleagues who read the draft warned him not to publish: "You'll ruin your career."

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