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Prosecutor Pleads for Humane and Flexible Immigration Law

This CQ op-ed from former prosecutor Robert Johnson (no, he’s not the crossroads guy) touches on the often bizarre structural issues prosecutors and judges... Read more
Posted on 17 May 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY
Does Bias Equal Badness?

By Alan BeanRecently, I have been looking into the possibility of doing some consulting work as a diversity trainer. After spending fifteen years driving the... Read more
Posted on 15 May 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY
Why You’re in Deep Trouble If You Can’t Afford a Lawyer

If you’re wondering why indigent defendants rarely get a fair break check out this graph. Law enforcement expansion has kept pace with an exploding prison... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY
Republicans Take the Lead on Criminal Justice Reform

By Alan BeanPolitics is behind the cancerous growth of the prison-industrial complex. Tough on crime rhetoric only works on the stump if it translates into... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY
Learning to Love a Thermostat God

By Alan Bean“Is organized religion too inextricably bound to the status quo to save our nation and the world?”This question was originally scrawled in the margi... Read more
Posted on 08 May 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY
Conservatives Divide Over Immigration Reform

Jim DeMint of the Heritage FoundationBy Alan BeanThe immigration reform debate is dividing politicians and pundits on both sides of the ideological divide. Read more
Posted on 07 May 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY
Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses–We Have Private Prisons to...

I have been researching Operation Streamline and the private prison industry for several years now. This is by far the best researched, thorough, and devastatin... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY
Lehrer: The GOP is the Party of Prison Reform

I confess that I rarely feature articles in the Weekly Standard. A few years ago, a lead article in the NeoCon magazine accused me of inventing the Jena 6... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY
Jason Collins Walks in Jackie Robinson’s Path

Jason CollinsApart from writing op-ed pieces for USAToday, David Person hosts an excellent talk show on WEUP Radio out of Huntsville AL each weekday. Read more
Posted on 01 May 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY
Grits Begs Texas Legislators to Close Unneeded Prisons

The state of Texas is poised to make some really bad choices and Scott Henson of Grits for Breakfast is sounding the alarm.A plea to Texas budget conferees:... Read more
Posted on 01 May 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY
How About a Federal-only Death Penalty?

Curtis Flowers at trialDoug Berman is a law professor, sentencing expert and ardent blogger. He could be described as a pragmatic progressive who wants to... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY
“Internet Islam” and the Boston Bombing

Tamerlan TsernaevIvan Strenski believes that the form of Islam that inspired the bombings in Boston had little to do with the religion actually practiced by... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY
Scalia is Wrong About the Voting Rights Act

This op-ed in the WP argues that Justice Antonin Scalia misunderstands the egalitarian nature of the Voting Rights Act. The act doesn’t just protect the rights... Read more
Posted on 27 April 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY
Boston is About Us

By Alan BeanWhen I recovered from the initial shock and horror of the Boston Marathon bombing, I automatically switched into advocacy mode. Read more
Posted on 22 April 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY
The South, Still Ruled by ‘the Handful’

Fannie Lou HamerBy Joe Atkins, Labor SouthFannie Lou Hamer, a folk philosopher of the civil rights movement in the Mississippi Delta, knew what she was up... Read more
Posted on 22 April 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY
Brittney Griner, Confetti Angels and Baylor’s Soul

This piece originally appeared in the Huffington PostBy Mark OslerThis week, Baylor basketball star Brittney Griner made her first public statements about her... Read more
Posted on 22 April 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY
Join Us on Saturday!

By Alan BeanYou are invited to Broadway Baptist Church, 4:00 pm on Saturday, April 20th for the second convening of our Common Peace Community. Read more
Posted on 17 April 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY
The Other Tulia Tragedy

Former priest, John SalazarBy Alan BeanThe painful story Gillian Flaccus tells in this AP story unfolded while Friends of Justice was fighting a bogus drug bust. Read more
Posted on 16 April 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY
Abbott Hits a New Low in Waco

Is Greg Abbott the Attorney General of Texas or is he a flak for the National Rifle Association and the GOP? He can’t be both. Read more
Posted on 16 April 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY
Our Fraudulent “debt Crisis” Debate

By Alan BeanWe have been hearing a lot of wailing and teeth gnashing about the federal debt. If we keep spending our grandchildren’s money, the logic goes,... Read more
Posted on 15 April 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY