I found this very well done series of columns on capital punishment through Townhall.com. I don't agree with everything he says - I think that capital punishment provides a stronger deterrent than he gives it credit for, and I dislike his statement that he would consider arguing against the death penalty if he thought it would make him look more consistent with his pro-life stance on abortion - but in general, it seems a very solid and well thought through set of articles. It's in several parts, so I've listed links to all of them here for your reading convenience:
Because he very wisely wants to keep his series focused, he spends very little time dealing with the validity of retributive punishment. But that's an important issue, since the general attitude of our society is that retribution should be excluded from the reasons to punish. For an utterly fantastic defense of retributive punishment, see C.S. Lewis's article on "The Humanitarian Theory of Punishment."
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