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Time To Kill The Death Penalty

The death penalty is both a fiscal and moral failure.

Oct 8, 2025 • Brandon Loran Maxwell

Cholos Are As American As Apple Pie

There's a reason Mexican American street gangs transcend economic class, geography, and even centuries.

Sep 29, 2025 • Brandon Loran Maxwell

I Served My Time, But I Will Never Be Free

Why don’t violent offenders, like drug offenders, also deserve a second chance?

May 19, 2024 • Brandon Loran Maxwell

The Night I Got Tipsy With Mister Rogers

Maybe Fred, like the rest of us, just wanted to get out and live a little

May 19, 2024 • Brandon Loran Maxwell

Perspective Is Everything In The 21st Century

The truth is we are all winners in the 4.5-billion-year planetary lotto

May 19, 2024 • Brandon Loran Maxwell

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