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Catherine Anderson: Diana’s Arrow

Nearby, I saw oak leaves
had settled like a helmet of ash on a statue
of Diana—protector of children,
women, all living things—the deity
whose arrow never misses.

December 17, 2025 · 12 Comments

Joseph Bathanti: Cletis Pratt

First man I ever saw in irons,
wearing nothing but a pair of scurvy white
long john britches, was Cletis Pratt

August 28, 2025 · 12 Comments

Gabriel J. Chin: Trump found guilty | 5 key aspects of the trial explained by a law professor

After the conviction of former President Donald Trump on 34 felony countsof falsifying business records in New York, what comes next?

May 31, 2024 · 6 Comments

Matthew J. Parker: You Be the Judge

Can sending a poor person to prison and fining him excessively also be construed as a violation of equal protection, especially when the rich can buy their voting rights back upon release?

March 8, 2024 · 2 Comments

Video: America’s prisons are broken. Just ask John Oliver and several puppets.

America has more people in prison than any country in the history of the world. How could things have gone so wrong?

July 21, 2014 · Leave a comment

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