The Sordid, Unscientific Story Behind Lethal Injection
A new book by a national expert explores the failures of the United States’ favored execution method.
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Send Us Your Stories, Writers
We're now taking submissions for our sixth annual short story contest.
The Texas Miracle #12: Whose Lives Matter?
This week on the podcast: In the wake of official responses to the Dallas attacks on police, whose lives really matter?
Turning Hard Right
Daniel Oppenheimer's 'Exit Right' looks at why some of the left's brightest lights gave up the cause.
Captive Genius
From the isolation of a psych ward, Mexican immigrant Martín Ramírez became a 20th century master.
Peter LaSalle Seizes the Day
The ordinary particulars of being a person figure into LaSalle's new collection of essays, which bucks the obnoxious disembodied quality that sometimes afflicts travel writing.
How To Turn Texas Blue
Mary Beth Rogers' new book is a blueprint for turning Texas blue, or at least giving Democrats a fighting chance.
