Tag: capital punishment

Capital Punishment and Mercy Unmoderated

Capital Punishment and Mercy Unmoderated

[ 2 ] May 1, 2012 AD |

The late Russell Kirk may be numbered among my favorite political philosophers. Not everything which he wrote was good, but much of what he did write which was good was excellent [1]. But even among his greater works I find the occasional essay (or chapter) which causes me to cringe. His essay on the death [...]

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Our bleeding hearts

Our bleeding hearts

[ 25 ] February 14, 2012 AD |

“Do you think they want to die? Tell me, do you think the people training the suicide bombers want to die? Do you? Do you think they want to die?” The inquisitor exacerbated his vile prodding by point his finger a few inches from my face. Such are consequences. Last week I travelled to the 2012 Conservative [...]

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