Few countries still hold public executions. Here's where

Commentary: Public executions are the work of tyrants. Now, the U.S. is joining in

Should plans for the live stream of Nidal Malik Hasan's killing become a reality, our peers will be countries that the U.S. has long held up as the worst of the worst.

On Public Executions and Shrek’s Dong

Shoot, I was gonna pick up something for Secretary Hegseth on the way home, but I forgot. That first public execution is a big moment in a young fascist’s…

Few countries still hold public executions. Here's where

The U.S. could join a small group of nations still carrying out public executions if it livestreams the Dec. 3 scheduled execution of the Fort Hood shooter.

From town squares to prison walls: A history of public executions in America

The Pentagon's plan to livestream the Dec. 3 firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan revives a spectacle the country largely abandoned in the 1930s. From Jamestown in 1608 to a Kentucky riverfront in 1936, hangings drew crowds of thousands before states moved them behind prison walls.

Public Executions in US Resuming Now

The US is set to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, sparking debate over public executions and national values. Experts warn it reflects a deeper cultural shift.

George Carlin on public executions

Pete Hegseth’s obscene decision to livestream the December 3 execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan has generated worldwide revulsion and condemnation. The US is facing worldwide condemnation over a “barbaric” plan to execute a disabled man by firing squad and livestream it to the public, with critics comparing the Trump administration to dictatorships in Iran and Afghanistan. The Pentagon confirmed on Thursday that the execution of Nidal Mal…