Cruel and unusual: the culture of punishment in America

American living in a time of punishment

When punishment is the subject, religion is the predicate

"A heart is not wholly corrupted" : revolution, religion, punishment

Reforming the reforms

Punishment creep

Vigilantism and progressivism

The devilish generation

Flogging for Jesus

Pain becomes valuable again

Pop culture and the criminal element

Stunning technology

The return to restraint

Abu Ghraib, USA

A little good news.