20 Articles

Thursday, August 28, 2008
PARTY UNITY CUTS BOTH WAYS
Party leaders ask us to unite to win the November election. I am willing to do that, but Senate Democrats have to be willing to unite in the confirmation (or rejection) of future Supreme Court nominees. Their track record since the 1980s is not good.

Wednesday, August 6, 2008
JUSTICE OR BLOOD LUST: TOMMY ARTHUR'S CLOSE CALL
(6 comments) The Alabama Supreme Court stayed Thomas Arthur's execution after another man confessed to the murder. The prosecutor was disappointed with the Court. Alabamians should be more than disappointed with the prosecutor.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008
NEVER TOO LATE FOR AN EXECUTION
On Monday, lame-duck president George W. Bush approved the execution of Army Private Ronald Gray. Gray has been on death row for 20 years. It will probably be Bush's last execution and, as usual, he got it wrong.

Sunday, July 27, 2008
MARYLAND STATE POLICE TARGETED ACTIVISTS
(1 comments) Maryland State Police infiltrated peace and anti-death penalty activist groups in 2005 - 2006. The State's response so far has been completely inadequate.

Saturday, July 19, 2008
Cold Comfort in Cold Beer
After eight disastrous years under George W. Bush, the US is effectively insolvent. One result: iconic American assets, like Anheuser-Busch, are now susceptible to foreign takeover. The next president must take five steps at once to keep American businesses in American hands.

Sunday, April 20, 2008
HOPE OR EXPERIENCE? The Pennsylvania Primary
(1 comments) A Clinton victory in Pennsylvania will force superdelegates to choose: hope or experience?

Sunday, April 6, 2008
DO SENATORS MAKE GOOD PRESIDENTS?
(13 comments) Margaret Bassett asked, "Do Senators Make Good Presidents?" Not necessarily. Presidents tend to be viewed more favorably if they have not served in the US Senate.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008
MEMO TO WILMER: Give Sliter A Chance
(1 comments) Brian Sliter, a registered sex offender, is running for mayor of Wilmer, Texas. Voters should take his candidacy seriously.

Thursday, March 6, 2008
SUPERDELEGATES: Think Beyond 'Delegates,' Think 'Electoral Votes'
(3 comments) Neither Clinton nor Obama will have enough delegates after primary season to secure the nomination. The nomination will belong to the superdelegates, who must think beyond 'delegates' to 'electoral votes.'

Monday, November 5, 2007
WHERE IS THE PUNISHMENT IN CAPITAL PUNISHMENT?
(1 comments) If being dead is not a punishment and the execution process is not punishing, where is the punishment? It's in the incarceration. We should not truncate that punishment.

Friday, May 5, 2006
"IT DON'T WORK!"
This week featured another botched execution, this time in Ohio.

Monday, May 1, 2006
IMMIGRATION, 2: WHAT'S THE SOLUTION?
The size and scope of the undocumented immigrant problem narrows the range of possible solutions. Here is an approach that might work.

Monday, May 1, 2006
IMMIGRATION, 1: WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
The size and scope of the undocumented immigrant problem narrows the range of possible solutions. Part 1 of 2 parts.

Friday, February 24, 2006
Capital Punishment: Don't Improve It, Get Rid of It

Friday, February 10, 2006
Carter and Lowery Spoke Truth to Power
(1 comments) Critics have charged that remarks made at Coretta Scott King’s funeral by former President Jimmy Carter and the Reverend Joseph Lowery were outrageous, inappropriate, and out of line. Were they?

Wednesday, February 1, 2006
Democrats Elevate Alito to Supreme Court
Fifteen Democratic senators are responsible for Samuel Alito’s confirmation as a Supreme Court Justice. A little party unity from now on won’t kill us … and we may even win some elections.

Saturday, January 28, 2006
The 2006 Elections: Let's Give Credit Where It's Due
It's an election year and Republicans will again run on 9/11, the war on terror, and liberals' lack of patriotism. Let's not let them get away with it.

Monday, January 9, 2006
Stop Clarence Ray Allen's Execution
(1 comments) If he's executed on January 17, Ray Allen will become, at 76, the oldest man executed in the US in more than 50 years. It's not too late to stop it.

Sunday, December 18, 2005
The Wartime President
A semi-serious review of the wars of George W. Bush.

Saturday, December 17, 2005
TERMINATOR TO WILLIAMS: “HASTA LA VISTA, TOOKIE!” – II
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