Is the Death Penalty Ever Moral?

Activists suggest that all “colonized” land should be returned to the previous owners. Is it really that simple? Michael Knowles has thoughts. 

Is climate change an existential crisis? Judith Curry, former Chair of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology, has spent her career studying this question. Her answer might surprise you.Take the pledge to stop climate misinformation an ... Show More

Should we judge people by the color of their skin or by their actions? The answer to this question was once obvious. Not anymore. Andre Archie, professor of philosophy at Colorado State University, explains why. 

Sierra Leone has abolished the death penalty – and in countries where it’s still legal, executions are going down. Last year, only 16 were reportedly carried out in sub-Saharan Africa. So, is the end of capital punishment getting nearer? And what will happen to all the prisoners ... Show More

What death penalty would you impose? 

In May 2022, Zambian president Hakainde Hichilema submitted a bill to end capital punishment to parliament. Seven months later, he signed legislation that officially abolished the death penalty. On Wednesday he went even further, announcing that 390 inmates who were awaiting exec ... Show More

Lindy Lou Isonhood grew up in a town where the death penalty was a fact of life, part of the unspoken culture. But after she served as a juror in a capital murder trial -- and voted "yes" to sentencing a guilty man to death -- something inside her changed. In this engaging and pe ... Show More

Murder carries a mandatory life sentence, but what happens when someone is convicted of three murders? 

Il y a 40 ans, précisément, le 10 octobre 1981 la peine de mort était abolie en France. La France devenait le 36ème Etat abolitionniste au monde, mais seulement le dernier pays qui l’appliquait encore au sein de la Communauté économique européenne. Pour Jean-Yves Le Naour, si la ... Show More

Death penalty in Islam. There is much discussion about the death penalty. Is it fair, cruel, or ever necessary? The Quran gives you the true purpose of punishment laws. Learn more in this week’s update.