Boston Marathon BombingsHonoring The Community That Helped Heal BostonAfter two terrorist bombs shattered lives at the 2013 Boston Marathon, writes Richard Beinecke, public support has helped heal psychic wounds.Apr 17, 2017To Paris, With Love: A Boston Perspective On Coming Back From TerrorLife will return. The human spirit will endure. Vive la France.Nov 16, 2015The State Of Tsarnaev's SoulIs he unredeemable, or is he a person capable of awakening to the moral horror of what he did? Why are so desperate to understand? Jul 2, 2015What Do We Relinquish When We Say 'I Forgive You'?Forgiveness need not mean forgetting or acquiescing, but is it necessary to effect change?Jul 1, 2015Contemplating Humanity In The Age Of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev And Dylann RoofOur mortal inability to adequately fathom others with subtlety and humility: this is our universal tragedy.Jun 30, 2015AdvertisementMust We Forgive Dzhokhar Tsarnaev And Dylann Roof?The novelist, a daughter of Holocaust survivors, wrestles with the question of whether forgiveness is possible in the cases of the Boston Marathon bomber and the Charleston shooting suspect. Jun 25, 2015Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's Remorse Changes The Story, If We Let ItDzhokhar Tsarnaev...can now serve as a cautionary example to others: The resolve of ideology dissolves in the face of the concrete harm it attempts to legitimate.Jun 24, 2015Death Qualified: The Tsarnaev Jury, His Sentence And The Questions That RemainIt may well be that this jury was the fairest that could be selected, given the requirement of death qualification. Or not.May 28, 2015Can Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Win His Appeal?Among the issues to explore in an appeal of Tsarnaev's death sentence is the question of whether a heavy thumb was placed on the scale of justice in favor of...May 19, 2015Tsarnaev And The Long Legal Road AheadThe convicted Boston Marathon bomber's options are extensive, says Daniel S. Medwed, but not endless.May 18, 2015Tsarnaev's Death Sentence: Vengeance Masquerading As JusticeThis is what 'Boston Strong' has wrought -- state-sponsored murder camouflaged as righteous retribution.May 15, 2015Tsarnaev: Considering The Role Of Victims In SentencingWhy shouldn’t defense attorneys have been permitted to invoke the preferences of prominent survivors for a life sentence instead of death?May 15, 2015Why I Testified On Behalf Of Dzhokhar TsarnaevBefore Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was the convicted Boston Marathon bomber, he was Becki Norris’ beloved student. May 4, 2015Why I Have To Keep RunningBoston is the city I love. The city I honor every time I run. Apr 20, 2015Why We Needed To Hold A Trial For The Boston Marathon BomberNo matter what the cost, the trial was worthwhile. Its value cannot be measured in money alone.Apr 10, 2015A Sobering Decision Now Faces The Tsarnaev JuryAfter the verdict, the real challenge begins.Apr 8, 2015After The Rhetoric, The True Cost Of Capital PunishmentConsidering the costs and systemic impacts of the death penalty, also known as the prosaic flip side of the debate. Apr 8, 2015Tsarnaev Trial: The Feds Aren't Out For Justice, They’re Out For BloodIt’s tempting to believe that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev deserves to have the entire weight of the country’s prosecutorial might bearing down on him. But does it help our community heal?Apr 3, 2015Exploiting Our Collective Nightmare: The Case Against Mark Wahlberg's Marathon Bombing MovieTwo years after the bombings, with the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev still underway, the city is not ready for its trauma to be transformed into entertainment.Apr 3, 2015Boston Deserved Better: A Case For Broadcasting The Tsarnaev TrialIf any case called out for full community access to the judicial process, it was this one. Mar 12, 2015Next Page
Honoring The Community That Helped Heal BostonAfter two terrorist bombs shattered lives at the 2013 Boston Marathon, writes Richard Beinecke, public support has helped heal psychic wounds.Apr 17, 2017
To Paris, With Love: A Boston Perspective On Coming Back From TerrorLife will return. The human spirit will endure. Vive la France.Nov 16, 2015
The State Of Tsarnaev's SoulIs he unredeemable, or is he a person capable of awakening to the moral horror of what he did? Why are so desperate to understand? Jul 2, 2015
What Do We Relinquish When We Say 'I Forgive You'?Forgiveness need not mean forgetting or acquiescing, but is it necessary to effect change?Jul 1, 2015
Contemplating Humanity In The Age Of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev And Dylann RoofOur mortal inability to adequately fathom others with subtlety and humility: this is our universal tragedy.Jun 30, 2015
Must We Forgive Dzhokhar Tsarnaev And Dylann Roof?The novelist, a daughter of Holocaust survivors, wrestles with the question of whether forgiveness is possible in the cases of the Boston Marathon bomber and the Charleston shooting suspect. Jun 25, 2015
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's Remorse Changes The Story, If We Let ItDzhokhar Tsarnaev...can now serve as a cautionary example to others: The resolve of ideology dissolves in the face of the concrete harm it attempts to legitimate.Jun 24, 2015
Death Qualified: The Tsarnaev Jury, His Sentence And The Questions That RemainIt may well be that this jury was the fairest that could be selected, given the requirement of death qualification. Or not.May 28, 2015
Can Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Win His Appeal?Among the issues to explore in an appeal of Tsarnaev's death sentence is the question of whether a heavy thumb was placed on the scale of justice in favor of...May 19, 2015
Tsarnaev And The Long Legal Road AheadThe convicted Boston Marathon bomber's options are extensive, says Daniel S. Medwed, but not endless.May 18, 2015
Tsarnaev's Death Sentence: Vengeance Masquerading As JusticeThis is what 'Boston Strong' has wrought -- state-sponsored murder camouflaged as righteous retribution.May 15, 2015
Tsarnaev: Considering The Role Of Victims In SentencingWhy shouldn’t defense attorneys have been permitted to invoke the preferences of prominent survivors for a life sentence instead of death?May 15, 2015
Why I Testified On Behalf Of Dzhokhar TsarnaevBefore Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was the convicted Boston Marathon bomber, he was Becki Norris’ beloved student. May 4, 2015
Why We Needed To Hold A Trial For The Boston Marathon BomberNo matter what the cost, the trial was worthwhile. Its value cannot be measured in money alone.Apr 10, 2015
A Sobering Decision Now Faces The Tsarnaev JuryAfter the verdict, the real challenge begins.Apr 8, 2015
After The Rhetoric, The True Cost Of Capital PunishmentConsidering the costs and systemic impacts of the death penalty, also known as the prosaic flip side of the debate. Apr 8, 2015
Tsarnaev Trial: The Feds Aren't Out For Justice, They’re Out For BloodIt’s tempting to believe that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev deserves to have the entire weight of the country’s prosecutorial might bearing down on him. But does it help our community heal?Apr 3, 2015
Exploiting Our Collective Nightmare: The Case Against Mark Wahlberg's Marathon Bombing MovieTwo years after the bombings, with the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev still underway, the city is not ready for its trauma to be transformed into entertainment.Apr 3, 2015
Boston Deserved Better: A Case For Broadcasting The Tsarnaev TrialIf any case called out for full community access to the judicial process, it was this one. Mar 12, 2015