The most commonly used justification for capital punishment is not actually supported by evidence.
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The first of a series of fatal flaws in the idea is about where to draw the line.
Unfairness alone is upsetting enough to drive people to punish lucky recipients of unfair outcomes.
What makes us comply with the rules? Behavioural economics holds some clues for how to enforce coronavirus measures.
Kwame Nkrumah and Ali Mazrui associated nuclear weapons with imperialism and racism, but proposed different approaches to address the problem they present.
President Trump’s new executive order on cybersecurity signals some significant new federal cybersecurity efforts.
For decades, deterrence has effectively countered the threat of nuclear weapons. Can we achieve similar results against cyber weapons?
The way that the EU dealt with its CETA trade deal with Canada makes it clear to Britain that negotiating a free trade agreement will be very long and difficult.
It helps society function when people punish selfish acts, even at a personal cost. A new theory suggests third-party punishment also confers some benefits on the punisher.
More than 150 people have been released from death rows around the US after having their wrongful convictions overturned. Most continue to face social stigma and unemployment.
The immigration department has added new contemporary imagery to the growing list of iconic works that surround the vexed issue of asylum seekers. Most Australians can already vividly recall media of the…
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