It’s stunning that the decision to resume diplomatic relations with Cuba has been such a controversial event. President Barack Obama is criticized for opening the door with Cuba because it is governed by a dictator and has a history of human rights abuses, but since when has the U.S. limited its relations to open, democratic […]
What makes Cuba so special? Read Post »
What do Louis Zemperini, Tom Moe and Immaculée Ilibagiza have in common? First, let me identify these people. Louis Zemperini was a 1936 Olympian, who joined the Army Air Forces in WWII and served as a B-24 bombardier in the western Pacific. In what would turn out to be his last mission, his plane developed
With forgiveness comes freedom Read Post »
How can any of us determine if “enhanced interrogation techniques” (EITs)—the euphemism given to waterboarding, rectal hydration, sleep deprivation and other practices, applied to detainees—produced meaningful information? The rebuttals exchanged by politicians consist of generalizations that fall along political lines and tell us nothing. Investigating the issue is a daunting task, and the most meaningful
Let’s stand back and examine what we’ve done Read Post »
I wrote about H.B. 663 just two months ago, but this bill deserves additional attention, because it was passed by the Ohio House and is now before the Senate Criminal Justice Committee. Referred to by its opponents as the “Execution Secrecy Bill,” H.B. 663 was introduced because the state is having difficulty acquiring the lethal
Secrecy in death penalty is only option legislators see Read Post »
I don’t know if Michael Brown presented a life-threatening situation to police officer Darren Wilson, and I don’t know if Wilson’s shooting of Brown was racially motivated. I don’t know if the grand jury in St. Louis got it right by not indicting Wilson, and I don’t know if St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch
Why black parents have “the talk” with their kids Read Post »