Prof. Alex Taylor’s retirement from law enforcement and professorial pursuits were, let’s say, atypical. Travel, outdoors and spending more time with grand kids, yes, but he was never idle where a juicy controversy hung ripe for picking. His first choice was literally close to home. Gainesville Georgia’s most famous resident is General James G. Longstreet—Confederate,…… Continue reading Alex Taylor Tuesday’s Legacy Edition: Part I
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Won’t Leave You Hanging
Published in the Gainesville Times January 24, 1989, Retired Detective and Criminology Professor Alex Taylor electrifies the history of Old Sparky — the electric chair. What most people today do not realize is that this form of execution remains an option in several states, including Tennessee, which last used their electric chair on Nicholas Todd…… Continue reading Won’t Leave You Hanging
Alex Taylor on Ethics and Morality
Oh dear — government ethics. I’m going to be accused of clickbait, I know it. I suppose it’s the perceived duty of all published writers to play Grand Inquisitor (I really mean commentator) on public behavior in such a way that doesn’t specifically address a hot-button topic but calls to question our interpretation of the…… Continue reading Alex Taylor on Ethics and Morality