Plight of the Panther: What Happens When Preserving a Species Makes It Unpopular?
Some Floridians have turned on their once-beloved state cat.
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Reconsidering Juvenile Life Sentences—Again
A new Supreme Court case could affect thousands of prisoners serving life sentences without parole for crimes they committed as teens.
What Voldemort and Climate Change Have in Common
At Hogwarts and in Florida, respectively, the threatening phenomena must not be named.
Are Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Scarier Than Dengue Fever?
A proposed mosquito-control tactic in Florida is riling up citizens who fear messing with Mother Nature.
Lottery Scams and Impossible Luck
Lotteries (both real and fake) are rife with fraudsters who’ve figured out how to game the system and manipulate the gullible.
Remembering the Drug Court Revolution
Stories from the 25th anniversary celebration of the nation’s first drug court.
How to Mislead With Charts: Stand Your Ground Laws and Gun Deaths in Florida
As data journalism has its moment in the media, a reminder that we bring our own assumptions to the reading of charts and graphs.
The Wild Illogic of Barring Felons From Voting
And what Attorney General Eric Holder missed in his recent speech on, among other things, the disproportionate burden of voter disenfranchisement of felons felt by minorities.
How Mugshot Websites Exploit Both the Guilty and the Innocent
Having a booking photo doesn't make you a criminal. But mugshots have become a kind of visual shorthand for actions nobody wants to be permanently associated with.
