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...appeals, leaving Governors’ pardons as the only available option despite compelling DNA evidence of their innocence. Such facts show the clear fallibility of the criminal justice system and make the irreversible nature of the death penalty particularly unnerving. Given that our justice system is premised on the belief, “innocent until proven guilty”—a concept that concludes it is better to let 10 criminals free than to kill one innocent person—it seems wrong to risk taking an innocent life. But the larger question might be: Is the death...
...sing and strum the banjo (and a 12-string Gibson guitar to boot), but Karen Dalton didn’t pen a single track on either of the two albums she managed to record in her lifetime. Fully gripped by the cult of the Singer-Songwriter—the belief that one needed to be both a vocalist and a lyricist in order to be great (or even good)—and the perception that Dalton was a mere cover artist, conventional folk musicians of the day appreciated the true poetry of her music...
...what makes the hedge-fund losses notable is the outsize fees that many investors are willing to pay in the belief that these funds will do well in good times and bad. That's where the name "hedge" comes from. Indeed, by some measures, hedge funds as a group have never had a down year before...
...make ethical commitments as citizens that align our material needs to our moral ends.” Waters, who founded the renowned restaurant Chez Panisse in Berkeley, Calif., as well as a non-profit cooking and gardening program for middle school students in the Berkeley area, spoke of her belief that “food is woven into the fabric of life.” Stressing the importance of engaging youth in the process of growing, cultivating, and cooking food, Waters said, “I’m just hoping that this can happen in every institution in this...
...expansion into compassion. Nevins points out that the recurring refrain on the Day of Atonement, when Jews itemize their sins, is that "repentance, prayer and charity can annul" God's harshest judgment. Charity, he notes, can come even from those hit hard by economic blight: "There's a belief that charity from a poor person might be more meaningful than a grand gesture from the wealthy." Imam Ali cites a hadith (a saying of the Muslim prophet) in which Mohammed, in the face of persecution, prays to God, both admitting that his troubles may result from his own mistakes...