THE GOLDMAN STATE

THE GOLDMAN STATE




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“The Music Man” and Donald Trump: Together Again

“The Music Man” and Donald Trump: Together Again

As September heats up in more ways than one, I need to declare that no matter how loathsome, repugnant and vile many of us find Donald Trump (hashtag: #The Crook Who Would Be King), he is not, repeat, not, the reincarnation of Adolph Hitler, Nero, Vlad the Impaler, Attila the Hun, the Anti-Christ or the inventor of reverse mortgages.

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An Argument in Favor of Executing Hackers

An Argument in Favor of Executing Hackers

Most of my liberal friends and many of my conservative ones (a more equally divided number than you might guess) express surprise at my support for the death penalty. To those who argue it’s not a proven deterrent to murder, my point is that being executed will deter at least one person. (The executee, if I need to spell that out.)

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The Firing Squad is Back and Idaho’s Got It!

The Firing Squad is Back and Idaho’s Got It!

Idaho’s Governor Brad Little (of whom it can be said “Little is known”) has given the thumbs-up for the state to use firing squads as a backup to carry out executions when it just can’t get its hands in the drugs needed to administer lethal injections.

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