Ferguson divides the right: Conservatives split on blaming the police or the New Black Panthers

It’s a bit difficult to fathom the sort of person who would defend – explicitly or implicitly – the conduct of police officers in Ferguson, Missouri, over the last week . The people tasked with protecting the community and enforcing the law transformed the small city into a mini-war zone, with explosions in the streets, assault rifles trained on unarmed protesters, rubber projectiles fired in abundance, and tear gas canisters fired through residential neighborhoods. Along the way they arrested a couple of journalists for no reason, threatened to arrest a...