People keep voting in support of the death penalty. So how can we end it?
Jun 23, 2017 17:53 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Ending the death penalty in the United States wont be easy. After death penalty abolitionists slowly pushed toward its elimination for years, supporters of state killing have mounted a fierce effort in the courts and at...
Still too many holes in Theresa May's promise to EU citizens
Jun 23, 2017 17:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Politics
A full year after the EU referendum, the British prime minister has finally issued a statement on the status of the 3m European citizens living in the UK. These people have spent the year lobbying governments, parliaments...
What happens when the federal government eliminates health coverage? Lessons from the past
Jun 23, 2017 17:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law
After much secrecy and no public deliberation, Senate Republicans finalized release their draft repeal and replace bill for the Affordable Care Act on June 22. Unquestionably, the released draft will not be the final...
Will guilty verdict in teen texting suicide case lead to new laws on end-of-life issues?
Jun 23, 2017 07:19 am UTC| Law
In Massachusetts, a 17-year-old girl named Michelle Carter repeatedly urged her boyfriend, who had a history of mental illness, to kill himself. And then, he did. As Conrad Roy III sat in his truck in 2014 and was...
We need to be cautious when assuming CCTV will prevent family violence
Jun 21, 2017 16:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life Law
This years Victorian state budget included a A$1.9 billion package to tackle family violence. Part of this was a statewide Personal Safety Initiative, which expands a trial of installing technology such as CCTV, personal...
Jun 21, 2017 10:07 am UTC| Commentary Law Politics
According to a Fox News report, which was confirmed by Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley, the U.S. Department of Justice has launched a formal inquiry into whether former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton...
No More Smartphones For Teens If Colorado Nonprofit Gets Its Way
Jun 20, 2017 04:28 am UTC| Technology Law
There is a lot to be said about todays children who are always on their smartphones. Apparently, one nonprofit based in Colorado has had enough and is attempting to ban pre-teens from being able to buy a phone. The...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight