David R. Dow is the Cullen Professor at the University of Houston Law Center and the Rorschach Visiting Professor at Rice University. His most recent book is a memoir, The Autobiography of an Execution.
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Don’t Kill James Holmes
By seeking death, the Colorado D.A.... MORE
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Impeach Scalia Now
He’s been off the rails for years, but the justice’s latest outburst regarding homosexuality should... MORE
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Death Penalty Lives In California
Why did the state’s voters choose to soften a notoriously harsh punishment while upholding an even... MORE
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Vengeance Doesn’t Make Us Safer
Americans are happy to see convicts receive life sentences at the drop of a hat, but we refuse to... MORE
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Who Cares What The Court Says?
How do you openly flout a landmark Supreme Court ruling and not suffer any consequences?... MORE
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It’s Not About The Guns
What these mass slaughters have in common has less to do with the ease of getting weapons than with... MORE
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Fixing The Supreme Court
In the social-media age—when millions of Americans can instantaneously express their views to our... MORE
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Court Misses Big Opportunity
In a tepid ruling, the court failed to do anything morally important, writes David R. Dow. MORE
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The 44% Supreme Court
It’s no surprise that a new poll found 75 percent of Americans believe Supreme Court justices are... MORE
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Zimmerman Convicted? Not a Chance
The new evidence released by prosecutors makes clear that Zimmerman is sure to get acquitted,... MORE
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The Other “Death” Penalty
Death-penalty opponents would rejoice if California abolishes capital punishment, writes David Dow,... MORE
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Getting Honest About Death Penalty
The new law is a corrective to a noxious Supreme Court ruling, writes David Dow. MORE
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Zimmerman Trial Will Fix Nothing
There are two problems here: One is that George Zimmerman killed an unarmed kid, and the other is... MORE
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Death Penalty Abolished! Sort Of
CT ends death penalty, but will still execute 11 men.... MORE
