books on the topic of increasing militarization in police forces: Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces (PublicAffairs), 2013. Overkill: The Rise of Paramilitary Police Raids in America (Cato Institute), 2006. Other books The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist New York : PublicAffairs, 2018. , Awards In 2009, Balko's investigative report on expert witness fraud in a Louisiana death penalty case won the Western Publication Association's Maggie Award for reporting. In 2011, The Week named Balko a finalist for Opinion Columnist of the Year. Also in 2011, the Los Angeles Press Club named Balko Best of Show Journalist of the Year, the judges saying: Radley Balko is one of those throw-back journalists that understands the power of groundbreaking reporting and how to make a significant impact through his work. Time and time again, his stories cause readers to stop, think, and most significantly, take action. References External links The Watch, Balko's Washington Post blog The Agitator, Balko's personal blog, hosted by the Huffington Post Balko's columns at Fox News Overkill: The Rise of Paramilitary Police Raids in America by Radley Balko Video (and audio) conversation with Balko and David Freddoso on Bloggingheads.tv 1975 births Living people 20th-century atheists 21st-century American journalists 21st-century American non-fiction writers 21st-century atheists 21st-century American male writers American atheists American columnists American libertarians American magazine editors American male bloggers American bloggers HuffPost bloggers American male journalists American political writers Cato Institute people American drug policy reform activists Indiana University Bloomington alumni People from Greenfield, Indiana The Washington Post journalists