Gabriella Porrino

‘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

Death to the death penalty

By steering clear of the hazy pitfalls of moral assertions and instead focusing on effectiveness, a better claim for abolishing the death penalty can be made.

By Gabriella Porrino | Nov 29 10:04 pm ET

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