Entries tagged with “The New York Times”
Executions
Mar 16, 2026
The New York Times Editorial Board Condemns Secrecy, Arbitrariness of U.S. Death Penalty
The New York Times editorial board published an article on March 13, 2026, condemning use of the death penalty in the country as secretive, arbitrary, and unjust. Relying heavily on research and data maintained by the Death Penalty Information Center, the board describes the events of 2025, with its sharp increase in executions, as a“dark new period” in the nation’s history. The board attributes much of the surge to Florida, which alone carried out 19 executions in…
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,Sep 03, 2024
Articles of Interest: The New York Times Editorial Board Argues United States “Does Not Need the Death Penalty”
In an August 31, 2024, editorial from The New York Times, the newspaper’s editorial board writes that capital punishment is“immoral, unconstitutional and useless as a deterrent to crime,” and asserts that President Joseph Biden should follow through with his campaign pledge to end the federal death penalty. The Times believes“it would be an appropriate and humane finale to his presidency for Mr. Biden to fulfill that pledge and try to eliminate…