December 5, 2015

Some Reading for Conservatives Who Oppose the Death Penalty

In recent years, opponents of capital punishment have leveled key criticisms against conservatives, claiming major hypocrisy in their continued approval of society's most serious criminal sanction.  One claim is that conservative suppor...

June 1, 2010

Support for Capital Punishment in the U.S. is Higher than Surveys Indicate

A recent Washington Post poll found that 60% of Maryland citizens support capital punishment with 32% opposed.  But there was a caveat: when respondents were forced to give a choice between life without parole or execution for murderers, Marylan...