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Nathan Moore comments on what he sees as a misguided analysis of the electoral college:

Once again, Sarah Kelley of the Nashville Scene has authored another superb/eye-opening/troubling article on Tennessee's death penalty. The article, titled "Death Row Lotto" focuses on the randomness at which this failed public policy is applied, read it HERE. Issues of proportionality, prosecutor discretion, in

I'm taking a class on "Criminal Justice" at a local post-secondary education establishment. Recently, there was a discussion question in this class about the differences between white collar crime and street level crime. Throughout the discussion, I found myself in the uncharted territory of "minority opinion", as I was the only one holding to a certain viewpoint. I'd like to know what the Porch readers thought and where their opinions fall on this issue.

This is one example of the maj

The kids over at the Donkey’s Mouth, the Tennessee Democratic Party blog, are taking issue with a bill introduced by Republican Leader Jason Mumpower which would seem to require anonymous tipsters to give their name when reporting environmental crimes and abuses: