There are few things that embody big government more than capital punishment—and a small but growing conservative movement wants it repealed.
Katherine Riley
Katherine Riley is an editorial intern at the Prospect.
Posted inLaw and Justice
This Prosecutor is Wrong About the Death Penalty, But He’s Also Right
A few months ago, Dale Cox, the acting district attorney in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, told a reporter from the Shreveport Times the country needs to “kill more people.” The dramatic increase in capital convictions in Cox’s parish, which now accounts for almost 50 percent of those in all of Louisiana, was also the subject of […]
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The Best Thing About the Fox and CNN Debate Criteria
On June 10, a group of high-level New Hampshire Republicans sent a letter to the RNC, pleading with it to disallow the imposition of a ten-candidate limit on the first presidential debate. There are a lot of problems with Fox News and CNN’s plan to limit the number of Republican candidates who will get compete […]
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Zero is Actually the Loneliest Number
Each year, the last player chosen in the NFL draft is nicknamed “Mr. Irrelevant.” If the Democratic presidential nominating contest was like the NFL draft, former Republican, Independent, and Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee wouldn’t even be Mr. Irrelevant-he’d be the next guy in line. In a new poll from Monmouth University poll released on […]
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Rick Perry Seems a Little Confused About Women’s Health Care
Former Texas Governor Rick Perry is one of four Republican presidential candidates who spoke at the National Right to Life Convention in New Orleans last Friday, along with Dr. Ben Carson, former Senator Rick Santorum, and Senator Marco Rubio. And, in true Rick Perry fashion, his comments were a bit awkward. While talking about health […]