How widely used is the death penalty in the US?

How widely used is the death penalty in the US?

The death penalty is back in the news after Christa Pike survived two lethal injection attempts in Tennessee - but how widely used is it in the US?

Oct 2, 2026

The death penalty makes us worse

Christa Pike has spent the past 30 years in prison, and she deserves to spend the rest of her life there. Everyone agrees on that. The debate is over how long the rest of her life should be. Gov. Bill Lee (R-TN) and Tennessee’s court system believe Pike should be executed. They tried to execute […]

Oct 4, 2026

Am I Lying to Myself About the Death Penalty?

It is a scandal that Christa Pike’s execution was botched, but we must ask whose fault that was.

Oct 1, 2026