Cooper Vaughan

‘Til death

The death penalty inspires strong opinions in many Americans, and Columbia students are no exception. Cooper Vaughan suggests a wildly different method to the madness, Gabriella Porrino articulates why her anti-death penalty argument demands rationality, Tyler Trumbach puts the penalty in perspective, and Karman Lucero explains why he believes the death penalty is a symptom of a diseased justice system.

By Tyler Trumbach, Karman Lucero, Gabriella Porrino, and Cooper Vaughan | Nov 29 10:51 pm ET

Deconstructing decapitation

Beheadings have the advantage of being, while much more humane than lethal injections, also much more terrifying. If we are to scare people away from committing crimes, they must be intimately aware of the prospect of their punishment.

By Cooper Vaughan | Nov 29 09:53 pm ET

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