“Before 2020, there had been three federal executions in 60 years. Then Trump put 13 people to death in six months.”
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Posted inBlog Post, Current Events, Essays & Criticism
The Myth of Kevin Williamson
He’s not very good at his job.
Posted inHistory, Story
Watching a Fall
The allure and shame of watching America’s last public hanging.
Posted inCurrent Events, History, Nonfiction, Quotes
Arkansas’ Capital Punishment Spree: ‘It Ain’t Gonna Work on Some of Them’
The state prepares to kill seven men this month with a soon-to-expire supply of lethal injection drugs.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Arkansas’ Tradition of Assembly-Line Killing
Arkansas plans to execute seven people by lethal injection this month — with an untested, nearly-expired drug.
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The Bureaucracy of Death: A Reading List
Although more and more countries are abolishing capital punishment, over half the world’s population lives in four of the countries that continue to use it: India, Indonesia, China — and the United States. U.S. public opinion continues to move against the death penalty, but while some states have overturned capital punishment (or never had it), most still sentence people […]