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Firing Squad
November 1, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Watch: Trump Makes His Chilling Liz Cheney Comments So Much Worse
Donald Trump has chosen to double down on his terrifying threat.
March 25, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
There Is No Such Thing as a Humane Execution
Utah is bringing back the firing squad—but we should be debating the death penalty itself

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