Problems - 99

: Tanzer treats running as a structural tool for his life and writing, using the physical act of exertion to process anxieties about aging, fatherhood, and his father’s death.

: The essay offers a "threefold" lesson for citizens: do not consent to searches, know the "reasonable suspicion" criteria, and record the encounter. 2. The Personal Essay Collection (Ben Tanzer) 99 Problems

: Mason famously refutes the lyric implying that a locked trunk requires a warrant for a police search. He explains that if police have probable cause, the "automobile exception" allows them to search any part of the vehicle that could contain the evidence. : Tanzer treats running as a structural tool

: A line-by-line breakdown of a 1994 traffic stop where Jay-Z (as a young drug dealer) is pulled over while carrying "raw" (cocaine) in his trunk. The Personal Essay Collection (Ben Tanzer) : Mason