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Although the death penalty, both philosophically and practically, runs afoul of our basic sense of decency, it sadly remains legal under the United States Constitution—or at least the Supreme Court’s reading of it. While the Court has not reconsidered the constitutionality of capital punishment recently, it did rule last week on issues of administration, when two death row inmates from Kentucky argued that a misadministration of the lethal injection could amount to cruel and unusual punishment and therefore violate the Eight Amendment. The Court, however, rejected such claims, arguing that, “Simply...
History will not judge this kindly. For many, in America and around the world, these words encapsulate an era in which our government has deceptively deprived individuals of civil liberties and basic human rights in the name of national security. Already, with nine months remaining in his tenure in office, President George W. Bush cannot flee from the scene quickly enough: The latest ABC News/Washington Post national poll showed 64 percent of Americans expressing disapproval of Bush’s performance as president...
...Gilligan’s Island” to that Tom Hanks movie with the eerily similar title, this recurring scenario may ring a few bells. Especially with the new season of “Lost” starting in just a few days, the basic premise of the Freshman Musical “Castaways,” which runs in the Adams Pool Theatre through April 26, plays like a familiar, hackneyed old friend. But although this set up has the potential to be a boring reiteration of deserted island clichés, the details and the cast?...
...Created in the panicky wake of the Soviets' launching of Sputnik, the world's first satellite, DARPA's mission, Cheney said, is "to make sure that America is never again caught off guard." So, the Agency does the basic research that may be decades away from battlefield applications. It doesn't develop new weapons, as much as it pioneers the technologies that will make tomorrow's weapons better...
...that even Peter can’t help but like him—even when Snow steals the scenes they share. After the slow first half, the funny, well-timed delivery of lines from these characters gives the audience a pleasant surprise. From the beginning, the basic plot is pretty clear, so it wouldn’t be a spoiler to say that after average-guy Peter gets dumped by hot girlfriend, he meets new, hotter girl (Mila Kunis, “That 70s Show”). When ex-girlfriend wants Peter back, hotter girl gets jealous, and conflict ensues...