McVeigh’s Last Message McVeigh’s Last Message

There is probably no punishment more painful to Timothy McVeigh than the great joke just played by the cosmos. In his fantasy life McVeigh has fancied himself a sort of stoic samu...

May 17, 2001 / Bruce Shapiro

Covenant With Death Covenant With Death

The death penalty needs to be thought through by liberals, and its acceptance or rejection cannot be á la carte.

Apr 26, 2001 / Column / Christopher Hitchens

McVeigh’s Last Mile McVeigh’s Last Mile

Attorney General John Ashcroft says he does not want Timothy McVeigh to "inject more poison into our culture"--a striking statement, given the method of McVeigh's execution. Accor...

Apr 19, 2001 / The Editors

Hate Versus Death Hate Versus Death

Almost every week, it seems, we get to read about some state execution, performed or imminent, wreathed in the usual toxic fog of race or sex prejudice, or incompetency of ...

Feb 23, 2001 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Executioners’ Swan Song Executioners’ Swan Song

Capital punishment will be one of the defining issues of the coming year.

Dec 22, 2000 / The Editors

Thou Shalt Not Kill Thou Shalt Not Kill

Christians are drifting away in their support of the death penalty.

Dec 22, 2000 / Feature / Marion Gross

A Talk With Governor George Ryan A Talk With Governor George Ryan

The governor issued a moratorium on executions in Illinois a year ago, after investigative-reporting students and their professor saved an innocent man from the death chamber.

Dec 22, 2000 / Feature / Bruce Shapiro

Death Trip: The American Way of Execution Death Trip: The American Way of Execution

Dec 22, 2000 / Feature / Robert Sherrill

Death Watch Death Watch

When the history of this year's presidential campaign is written, the addiction of both Bush and Gore to the obsolete politics of capital punishment will rank high in the annals ...

Nov 2, 2000 / The Editors

Bush–Rush to Judgment Bush–Rush to Judgment

"The death penalty's very serious business, Leo," Governor Bush condescendingly told a questioner in the third presidential debate. "There've been some tough cases come across my...

Oct 26, 2000 / Doug Magee