Tag: death row

The death penalty has no place in a civilized society

December 22, 2023 | Post

While the use of the death penalty by authoritarian regimes is not surprising, what can be said for its use in countries that claim to be free societies?

A tragic irony lies in the contradiction of a so-called free society embracing a barbaric practice that fundamentally defies the very essence of freedom — the state’s ability to make an irreversible decision on whether an individual should live or die.

Advocates of limited government should oppose the death penalty

October 19, 2016 | Post

Most arguments in favor of the death penalty fold under their own weight.