In a dissenting opinion regarding the constitutionality of the death penalty Supreme Court Justice Henry Blackmun famously wrote “I shall no longer tinker with the machinery of death”. Taking a life is appropriately recognized as the most severe penalty we impose for criminal behavior. So severe that whether or not it is a fitting punishment... Continue Reading →

One afternoon in ancient India two armies gathered across a field near Kurukshetra. Following a series of horn blasts innumerable hosts stand in formation with standards raised and weapons drawn. The tension is palpable, yet the battle will not begin until the leader of the smaller force calls to attack. He is absent from the... Continue Reading →