Here we are in the midst of a national face-off between the cops and blacks on racial grounds. Where did this come from? Could the face-off have anything to do with the contradictions police officers have to face every day, especially the contradiction exposed by Barack Obama’s recent executive order regarding illegal immigrants? Maggie Habermas and Glenn Thrush seem to have hit the nail on the head when they write in Politico, “De Blasio allies often point out that he is governing at a time of transition in the city, the first new mayor elected since the population shifted to a majority of Hispanics, blacks and Asians.” The reporters then go on and hit another nail by quoting David Alexrod, the longtime progressive advisor to Barack Obama. “Axelrod… said the mayor isn’t clueless… ‘by the same token, there’s an obvious breach between the police and communities of color, not just in New York, but most urban areas, that is...(Read Full Article)