February 2012
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The Least Loved Branch
Our society doesn’t pay enough respect to our judicial system.
Some justices have delighted in their near anonymity. Retired Justice John Paul Stevens cherished one particular encounter, said Richard Davis, a professor of political science at Brigham Young University. One day, Justice Stevens was walking outside the court when tourists stopped him. They wanted to know if he would mind...
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Who would have thought that would happen? →
Ten years ago Portugal decriminalized all drugs. Since then, drug abuse is has dropped by 50%. Instead of locking people up, addicts are able to get the treatment they need. Maybe someday our country will wake up to reality and end the war on drugs.
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