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Poem Inspires Teacher to Share Message Feb. 27, 2019
DR. WALLACE: About seven or eight years ago, an older teen was in prison for illegal involvement wit... Read More
Wait Until You're 18 Feb. 23, 2019
DR. WALLACE: My best friend and I are unhappy at home and at school, and we are talking about runnin... Read More
Not Separate, And Yet Unequal: The Criminalization of Black Children In Public Schools Feb. 07, 2019
By the time the four 12-year-old girls' parents released a letter last Friday detailing the events t... Read More
Short Takes on Recent News of the Weird Feb. 05, 2019
Thank You for Your Service The American Civil Liberties Union sounded the alarm after a Hispanic man... Read More
High Cash Bail Without Due Process Violates Defendants' Fundamental Rights Feb. 04, 2019
If America's constitutional principle of justice had to be boiled down to four words, they would be:... Read More
Sex Offender Registry Afoul of Constitution Jan. 28, 2019
Michigan lawmakers seem keen on making important reforms to the state's criminal justice system, whi... Read More
Child in Car Seat Falls out of Moving Car. Jail the Mom? Jan. 24, 2019
There but for the grace of God go I — and anyone who has ever used a car seat wrong. A Minneso... Read More
Our Pointless, Vicious, Very American Culture of Shame Jan. 18, 2019
Puritanism's obsession with guilt and shame, Nathaniel Hawthorne believed, was America's original si... Read More
Set Boundaries So You'll Have Time to Yourself Jan. 13, 2019
Dear Annie: My problem is my in-laws. They do not have any friends or hobbies, so they choose to cli... Read More
I'll Be a Little Smarter Jan. 05, 2019
DR. WALLACE: I'm 18 and a first-year student at the University of Minnesota. The fellow I'm dating i... Read More
Enjoy the 'New You' and Forget the Past Dec. 26, 2018
DR. WALLACE: I'm 16 and will be attending school in another state next semester. For the past year a... Read More
Bill Designed to Solve Crime Problem Is Really No Solution at All Dec. 18, 2018
Legislation nearing passage in the Senate will reverse decades of progress in reducing crime. Origin... Read More
Justice Is Distorted When Courts Turn Into Profit-Generating Centers Dec. 17, 2018
There is no legal or moral justification for rural Missouri counties to continue their policies of c... Read More
William Barr's Never-Ending War: Trump's Nominee for Attorney General Is Apt to Encourage His Worst Instincts on Drug Policy Dec. 12, 2018
William Barr, Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, believes the president has vast, unilater... Read More
Tattoo Removal Is Expensive Dec. 01, 2018
DR. WALLACE: I'm 17 and will graduate from high school in a few months. I will be attending the Univ... Read More
Think Crime Doesn't Pay? Probation-Monitoring Companies Beg to Differ. Nov. 29, 2018
They say that crime doesn't pay. But "they" weren't talking about the booming for-profit industry th... Read More
The Perils of Ingratitude -- A Thanksgiving Admonition Nov. 22, 2018
Thanksgiving, America's homegrown national holiday, stands out for honoring the precious native peop... Read More
Respect Voters' Will on Florida's Amendment 4 Nov. 12, 2018
A solid majority of Florida voters sought to right a wrong by supporting constitutional Amendment 4 ... Read More
5 Things Canada Got Right When It Legalized Pot: What We Can Learn from Our Northern Neighbors Oct. 24, 2018
It turns out that when you legalize marijuana, a lot of people show up to buy it. That development s... Read More
What About the Innocent Children? Jul. 05, 2018
Immigration is arguably the most divisive subject in the country at present. With midterm elections ... Read More
