On Wednesday, The National Academy of Sciences released a hugely significant report that, as the NY...
Death Penalty
Why Are Liberals Such Lousy Criminal Justice Advocates?
Why don’t liberals think it’s imortant to push for criminal justice reform? Why is it...
UPDATE: Supreme Court Issues Stay for Troy Davis
3 p.m. Here’s what SCOTUS BLOG put up a few minutes ago: The Supreme Court blocked the...
Judging the Death Penalty
On Monday, the California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice—the committee...
Have Mercy on Susan Atkins
What kind of people are we? For the sake of the values we uphold in a civil society, we should let...
The Saint of the Texas Death House
Terry Gross had a remarkable interview on her show, Fresh Air, on Monday. It was with Reverend...