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Killing people is wrong, according to most ethical and religious traditions, regardless of who the victim is. The criminal justice system has an awful record of convicting the innocent of capital crimes, and this only in cases where enough evidence exists to reach a real conclusion; no one will ever know how many innocent people have been executed in the U.S. And for those with a penchant for cost-benefit analysis, the death penalty is incredibly expensive. Studies have shown time and again that the difference between the costs of a death row case and the cost of life...
...where people will disengage from important debates because they feel intimidated to voice their opinions. To borrow from John Stuart Mill, the only way for an idea to prove its worth is for it to be challenged within an open marketplace of ideas. In such a marketplace, any idea, regardless of how abhorrent we might find it, should be presented and allowed to compete...
...particularly vested interest in maintaining an open marketplace of ideas. Our school motto, Veritas, reminds us that this institution’s primary goal is to pursue “truth.” To do so, we must be willing to allow ideas to enter into our discourse, regardless of how fervently we might dislike them...
...parental responsibility." That means separated parents agreeing to discuss, as equals, important issues about their children - what schools they attend, what sports they play. It means parents agreeing to notify each other of big events - speech nights and gala days - and both being welcomed by the other to attend, regardless of whose watch they fall...
...appearance no longer matters once shopping week is over, when he begins the real work of attempting to present his material “intriguingly and intelligently,” he says. At that point, every professor, regardless of his age, is equally accountable to his students...