death penalty

Dignity and the Death Penalty: On Borzage’s ‘Moonrise’

Dignity and the Death Penalty: On Borzage’s ‘Moonrise’

In the nearly eight decades since Moonrise‘s release, Borzage’s melodrama-noir-styled meditations on social causality, dignity, and redemption have lost none of their potency.

‘Lindy Lou, Juror Number 2’ Humanizes the American Juror As More Than Just Another Digit

‘Lindy Lou, Juror Number 2’ Humanizes the American Juror As More Than Just Another Digit

Lindy’s conversations  with fellow former jurors reveal some understated nuances in American politics and culture better than mere argumentation ever can.
David Dow Is Compassionate Enough to Humanize the World’s Most Hated People

David Dow Is Compassionate Enough to Humanize the World’s Most Hated People

There are a plethora of memoirs and true crime stories to read, but few of them are as eloquent and passionate as Things I’ve Learned from Dying: A Book About Life.

At the Death House Door