This is terrifying. I've written quite a few things over my career that I'd rather not be reminded about. As Rappley demonstrated, old columns never die. The problem is I've changed my mind about some things, contradicting my written record. There is nothing wrong with that.
Capital punishment is one such issue.
I used to be for it. Especially in the case of the indisputably guilty Timothy McVeigh. What he did is beyond an adequate response. I am also not sure anymore about relying too heavily on the Scholastic Assessment Test when it comes to undergraduate admissions. I don't believe it is culturally biased.