Japan's execution of Takami proves life is state management
The sheer mechanics of state-sanctioned finality—the hanging rope, the Justice Minister’s careful pronouncements—always demand scrutiny.
By Nikhil Raghavan ·
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Tennessee execution of Hines proves state needs spectacle for power
The spectacle in Nashville this week was less a matter of justice and more an exercise in profound, predictable theater.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Tennessee, Alabama, Oklahoma: Justice is a state-run slaughterhouse
I don't know what the architects of American justice are thinking these days, but it ain't about doing right. It’s about spectacle.
By Josie Calloway ·