The question, really, though is how much more (if any) is the deterrent of execution relative to spending the rest of your life in a US prison without parole. Personally, I think I'd probably ch… (View Post)

This is a good analysis, but it bears mentioning that some states first banned the death penalty (creating a change event we can see), and then reintroduced it (ditto), so we do have some analysis of… (View Post)

At least you'd have no problem with the Trolley Problem. (View Post)

I saw Conclave last night, and I think @Leon was completely wrong. In particular his contention that in the last third there was a completely ridiculous plot twist that strained at the bounds of cred… (View Post)

It is worth watching, because RFK's defence is that he wasn't comparing the CDC to Nazi death camps, but the giving of vaccines to children to Nazi death camps. Which is alright, then. (View Post)