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Gilded Youth and Their Pain Jan. 15, 2015
A Hollywood-handsome Princeton grad recently shot his hedge-fund-founder father to death. The allege... Read More
Innocent Mistake or Child Murder? Sep. 11, 2014
Last week, a grand jury indicted the Georgia man whose toddler died of heatstroke after being left i... Read More
Here Comes the 'Abortion Comedy' Jun. 06, 2014
The feminist film critics can exhale now. Someone has finally concocted their dream movie: an "abort... Read More
Another Massacre, Another Meaningless Blame Game May. 31, 2014
In the aftermath of a terrible tragedy we always look for someone or something to blame. In the case... Read More
It's not Sexism; it's Insanity May. 30, 2014
Inquiring minds want to know, and nothing frustrates the modern mind like tragedy that defies ration... Read More
Paradise Lost in Santa Barbara May. 30, 2014
This side of paradise was lost in blood in the University of California at Santa Barbara community, ... Read More
Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, R.I.P: Triple Murderer Who Fooled Hollywood Apr. 24, 2014
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter has died. Sympathetic obituaries say things like "wrongfully convicted" or ... Read More
The For-Hire Soldiers in the Fight for Justice Apr. 19, 2014
Time for a word about private investigators. TV dramas of the past left the impression that the prim... Read More
Free Range
Mar. 29, 2014
An Open Letter to Peter Lanza Mar. 15, 2014
"With hindsight, I know Adam would have killed me in a heartbeat, if he'd had the chance ... The rea... Read More
Venezuela Soul-Searching After Beauty Queen Murder Jan. 16, 2014
The brutal murder of a former Miss Valenzuela has plunged her country and its leaders into a period ... Read More
The Ugly End of the Duke Lacrosse Story Nov. 29, 2013
On Nov. 22, with the national media focused on the 50th anniversary of former President John F. Kenn... Read More
Is Loughner Nuts or Just Evil? Jan. 17, 2011
Jared Loughner is nuts. He is, according to the media, "an insane young man." And his &qu... Read More
The Accused Are Still Human Oct. 16, 2010
Last week, Phillip Morris, a colleague of mine at The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, wrote a column obje... Read More
