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Some people say the First Amendment’s prohibition on laws “respecting an establishment of religion” prevents only the establishment of a national church. The historical record doesn’t support their view.

As death-penalty opponents often point out, numerous empirical studies don’t support a conclusion that capital punishment deters murder. Similarly, history indicates the death penalty may increase murder rates and other violence in society.

According to some medical researchers, capital punishment is not the best way to deal with convicted killers. They believe that violence rates are more likely to be reduced by studying violent offenders instead of executing them.

In his nationally syndicated column in December 2010, George Will claimed that the U.S. Supreme Court correctly decided Bush v. Gore, the infamous case that halted the counting of votes in Florida in 2000 and handed the presidency to George W. Bush. The nonattorney Will made several incorrect statements in his floundering and futile attempt to defend the indefensible. This article was first published by The Columbus Free Press.

To railroad a populist and progressive attorney general from office, Ohio officials used an investigation report that was riddled with false or misleading statements. This article was first published by The Columbus Free Press.