Former prosecutor Bradford Thomas argues that capital punishment is a necessary tool for justice and moral order.
In March, Virginia abolished capital punishment, startling many Americans.
It is possible — some say, likely — that Virginia will soon abolish the death penalty, making it the 23rd state, and the first Southern one, to do so.
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In 1608, Jamestown colonists executed a man named Capt.
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“Cruel & Unusual.
The Anton Chekhov short story “The Bet” opens with a morbid dinner conversation.