Nuclear Weapons and Future Justice
Opinion: The head of the nonprofit Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, which calls for global nuclear disarmament, suggests criminalizing the mere possession of nuclear weapons.
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Legislating Uncertainty: An Evolving Strategy
Rebuffed in the courtroom, critics of evolution head to the statehouse to see their views represented in the classroom.
Righting Wrongs by Writing Writs
A documentary looks at historic injustice in the Texas prison system — and comments on the habeas corpus battles of the war on terror.
Sex Offender Boundaries Deemed Ineffective
Prohibiting sex offenders from living near schools sounds like a good idea, but such residency restrictions may make it harder to supervise offenders — and without preventing new sex crimes.
Supreme Confidence
New research examines how controversial Supreme Court decisions affect American confidence in the nation's highest court.
Creating Superfelons at the Supermaxes
Inmate calls type of prison facility 'the ultimate whetstone of human behavior, sharpening those who survive its rigors and deprivations to a keen edge.'
Cigarette Ads Unfiltered
Presenting 10 cigarette commercials from TV's 'golden era' featuring recognizable faces and truly astounding health claims.
The Miller-McCune Tobacco Documents Research Contest
Enter our contest and vie for a prize while unearthing dirt on past tobacco industry associates or practices.
Tobacco Papers Expose Foul Scents Across Industries
The University of California–San Francisco's Legacy Tobacco Documents Library demonstrates how the tobacco industry pioneered modern techniques for manipulating politics, scientific research, and public opinion. It's a sort of Rosetta Stone for deciphering corporate propaganda.
AMBER Alerts Largely Ineffective, Study Shows
The touted AMBER Alert system is so inherently flawed it amounts to little more than "crime-control theater," according to a new report by researchers at the University of Nevada–Reno.