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What’s in a name?

…no matter the labels thrown upon them, going back 1000s of years. Its recurring features — concentrated power, weak accountability mechanisms, suppression of organized opposition — are structural problems of…

The Mordant Litmus of Texas?

…1964 the US Supreme Court negated all death penalties nationwide in “Furman v. Georgia” due to unacceptable trial-and-sentencing procedures. (details here, in case you care.) States revised their trial procedures…

On the Deterrence Value of the Death Penalty

…in the United States and Canada, and within the United States, between executing and non-executing states. We analyze the effects of the judicial experiments provided by the Furman and Gregg…

What is Mitt Romney Hiding?

…take advantage of the fact that the United States has set itself up as a tax haven for non-citizens (see also Jason Sharman’s paper on setting up anonymous companies in…