This Week Trends
"Prison is not the answer. In a recent set of lectures given on behalf of the Institute for Humane Studies, Georgetown University legal scholar John Hasnas argued in favor of restitution as opposed to incarceration and statutory law. Hasnas argued that people are not necessarily reformed while in prisons and jails. They learn to be better criminals. They attach themselves to larger criminal networks. After some of the horrible experiences of prison--like prison rape, for example--still others are likely to become even more withdrawn and antisocial. The current system isn’t working."
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Two scenarios
"...the most promising conclusion we can draw from them is that, while the future of Israel-Hamas relations does not look good, it is still not set in stone."
Usurping Iraqi Sovereignty — An Effective Way to Embolden Insurgents
"Victory was never close and cannot be attained by military means."