by Andrew Moran | Jan 25, 2024 | Articles, Business News, Opinion
The United States Supreme Court on Wednesday, January 24, refused to step in and halt today’s planned execution of convicted murderer Kenneth Eugene Smith in Alabama. This case has received oversized news coverage because of two key issues. First, Mr. Smith was...
by Sarah Cowgill | Mar 6, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
Editor’s Note: From the Back Forty is Liberty Nation’s longest-running and most popular weekly column. Capturing the truth each week from heartlanders in flyover states, LN gives voice to the hard-working Americans otherwise ignored by the coastal elites. An...
by Mark Angelides | Jan 19, 2021 | Articles, Crime & Punishment, Exclusive Member, Law, Politics, Social Issues
If there is one issue in the United States that seems even more divisive than gun control and abortion, it seems to be whether or not the death penalty is a suitable punishment for wrongdoers. Yet, it is also the arena of major cognitive dissonance. On the one hand,...
by Mark Angelides | Aug 30, 2019 | Podcasts, Politics, The Rabbit Hole
Are laws forever destined to misapplied, arbitrarily used as weapons, and ultimately, to fail us in our never-ending quest for real justice? What does a 7th century BC lawmaker have in common with our modern-day judicial system? And most importantly, is justice, in...
by Sarah Cowgill | Aug 14, 2019 | Articles, Crime & Punishment, Law, Politics, Social Issues
In a room full of blue brass at a conference in the Big Easy on Aug. 12, US Attorney General Bill Barr vowed to push for new legislation invoking the death penalty for those who commit mass shootings or kill police officers. In a speech to the Fraternal Order of...