Part I: Jared Taylor; Part II: Walter Williams

The authors of the following two-part viewpoint maintain that claims of racial bias in law enforcement are grossly exaggerated. In Part I, journalist and commentator Jared Taylor contends that police arrest blacks and Latinos more than whites simply because these minorities commit a disproportionate amount of crimes. In Part II, syndicated columnist Walter Williams argues that race is often a reliable indicator for police as they target potential criminals.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. What reliable evidence reveals that blacks and Hispanics use drugs at higher rates than whites do, according to Taylor?
2. According to Williams, why did the governor of New Jersey fire the state’s police superintendent?
3. According to the 1997 FBI Uniform Crime Report, cited by Williams, what percentage of drug arrests...