OpEd News Tweets

Saturday, March 5, 2011
Selective Conscientious Objection: http://bit.ly/gL5msk Will war loose the support of our religious institutions? New developments.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Do Poor People Get Equal Justice?: http://bit.ly/hFerSB Equality requires inclusiveness not in our punitive system, the economy hurts, too.

Monday, January 10, 2011
: http://bit.ly/VVZYC Shooting in Tucson requires that we no longer ignore the context in which violence occurs.

Monday, January 3, 2011
The Moral Dilemma of Military Service: http://bit.ly/gASlaJ Tough choices can be made easier with better policy.

Sunday, December 26, 2010
War: What If Christians Took Jesus at His Word?: http://bit.ly/fV69oh This is a good time of the year to ask this question.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010
The Close Battle, the Deep Battle or the Winning Battle?: http://bit.ly/gbhzkK Addressing human needs is the winning strategy. Let's do it!

Friday, December 10, 2010
Incarceration Nation: Restorative Justice is a Better Way: http://bit.ly/hNTIwt Special OpEdNews edition on restorative justice. It's good.

Tuesday, December 7, 2010
New START Treaty: An Issue of Sanity and Morality: http://bit.ly/ewPdN2 It needs ratification. Please contact your Senators. Urgent.

Saturday, December 4, 2010
Time for Another Civil Rights Movement?: http://bit.ly/hBYgMT If you missed it on the blog, it is now on OEN.

Thursday, December 2, 2010
A Mother's Pain: Should It Matter?: http://bit.ly/dZ7sub The criminal law system has many aspects we don't consider. This is one I faced.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010
A Restorative Answer to Rio's Raging Slums: http://bit.ly/eYQlur It's about the amazing, totally non punitive Restorative Circles of Rio.

Sunday, November 28, 2010
: http://bit.ly/VVZYC Proportional revenge as a measure of justice warrants reconsideration. A So. African murder case provides a model.

Friday, November 26, 2010
Inseparable Bedfellows: Crime and Its Context: http://bit.ly/dW81nh This is a critical piece in the argument for serious legal reform.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010
We Must Do Justice Better: http://bit.ly/h6ZpSj It's broken. How much worse does it have to get before we get busy and fix it?

Sunday, November 7, 2010
Does the Rule of Law Guarantee Justice?: http://bit.ly/cXqGOp We must distinguish between the form and the substance of the law.

Thursday, November 4, 2010
Why Die for War and Not the Golden Rule?: http://bit.ly/bg8YHz So, which is safer, war or the Golden Rule?

Monday, November 1, 2010
Is the Golden Rule Optional?: http://bit.ly/aSaKdf Polarizing talk show hosts take heed. History's verdict will not be in your favor.

Saturday, October 30, 2010
The Worst of the Worst - Part Five of a Series: Restoring the Nation's Integrity: http://bit.ly/cru5Rr Dehumanizing speech is showing up.

Thursday, October 28, 2010
Part Four in a Series, Restoring the Nation's Integrity: Turning Reality on Its Head: http://bit.ly/bGXBxp Making positive words negative.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Part Three in a Series, Restoring the Nation's Integrity: What Do We Want?: http://bit.ly/bG1WZF More on polarized political speech.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Part Two in a Series, Restoring the Nation's Integrity: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure: http://bit.ly/bgsITf

Monday, October 25, 2010
Restoring the Nation's Integrity, Part One: To Solve A Problem We Must Know We Have A Problem: http://bit.ly/azJWj9

Thursday, October 21, 2010
Time to Get Tough on Get-tough-on-crime Politicians: http://bit.ly/aD15Xo Let's get rid of the politicians who made this mess. Vote em out.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Victims and Offenders are Valuable Resources: http://bit.ly/a41aXB Let's not waste opportunities that arise when crime unfortunately occurs.

Thursday, October 14, 2010
13th World RJ Conference, Day Two: http://bit.ly/bNzJWt Restorative justice in schools--lots of ways to do this. Goodbye Zero Tolerance.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010
13th World RJ Conference, Day One: http://bit.ly/a2W4SZ The conference in Hull is in full swing. Change is coming, and its worldwide.

Monday, October 11, 2010
A Unitive Justice Systems Theory: http://bit.ly/dqezb4 This is fundamental, but requires the mind accustomed to duality to stretch a bit.

Friday, October 8, 2010
Creating a Restorative City: http://bit.ly/a34tVV Hull, England was an impoverished city that has chosen restorative justice as a new path.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Are Assisted Living Prisons a Good Investment?: http://bit.ly/ctcxuZ We do some crazy things and this is one of them. Let's stop.

Saturday, October 2, 2010
Punitive Justice Distilled: the Stanford Prison Experiment: http://bit.ly/cDN9mC Why our prisons are so terrible is made plain and simple.

Thursday, September 30, 2010
Learning From the Talking Piece: http://bit.ly/aWH3Xx What if the fight over the Mosque near time square was handled using a talking piece?

Saturday, September 25, 2010
Time for Zero Tolerance of Zero Tolerance in Our Schools: http://bit.ly/cFOROi An valid way to teach children peaceful conflict resolution.

Thursday, September 23, 2010
Execution Vigil for Teresa Lewis: http://bit.ly/cNKfIG Please join the execution vigil or a silent vigil somewhere. 9 p.m. eastern tonight.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010
One Woman's Journey from Retribution to Reconciliation: http://bit.ly/dkCdXE This story helps explain the power of unitive justice.

Sunday, September 19, 2010
The Death Penalty: Un-Christian Barbarism: http://bit.ly/cVOPvv Please join the execution vigil Thurs nite. Details on my Facebook Events.

Friday, September 17, 2010
How Did Our Criminal Law System Become So Broken?: http://bit.ly/cX2gZL. The politicians and pollsters became bedfellows to win elections.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010
How Lawyers Win: It's Not Always Pretty: http://bit.ly/bYR7UC They say its best not to see how sausage and laws are made. Add litigation.

Monday, September 13, 2010
OpEdNews has an article I wrote, The Courtroom's Little Lie: It's About The Whole Truth: http://bit.ly/duDPRb Unitive justice works better.

Sunday, September 12, 2010
The Best Defense Against Attacks Like 9-11: http://bit.ly/bt3Kdv

Sunday, September 12, 2010
The Best Defense Against Attacks Like 9-11: http://bit.ly/bt3Kdv This is a moment in history to be seized. We can do it!

Sunday, September 12, 2010
The Best Defense Against Attacks Like 9-11: http://bit.ly/bt3Kdv This is a moment in history to be seized. We can do it!

Friday, September 10, 2010
9 Years After 9-11, Justice on an International Scale: http://bit.ly/c1nnby