Can We Fight Crime With Public Shaming?
Humiliation-based punishments are designed as deterrents, but sentences that embarrass the most vulnerable among us are cruel, and represent the worst of American policies.
criminal justice
Is “Big Data” a Big Danger to Humanity?
Advanced technology promises to modernize everything from communication to war, but math and machines are not immune to human bias.
A New Legal Tactic Could Make Miscarriage a Crime
Overzealous pro-life lawyers are trying to prosecute women whose pregnancies terminated, using fetal DNA. But can they distinguish abortions from miscarriages?