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Charles Kaiser

Charles Kaiser, a senior fellow in the National Arts Journalism Program at Columbia University, is the author of "1968 In America" and "The Gay Metropolis."

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2009, file photo, approximately 200 convicted illegal immigrants are handcuffed together and moved into a separate area of Tent City, by order of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, for incarceration until their sentences are served and they are deported to their home countries, in Phoenix. Paul Penzone who defeated Arpaio in the November election announced Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 that he is ending a policy that keeps immigrants locked up in his jails past their release date to give federal authorities extra time to launch deportation proceedings. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Arpaio pardon may be opening act of a constitutional crisis

Charles Kaiser

Biography as screenplay

Charles Kaiser