It’s a practice that many left-wingers hope will weaken American support for capital punishment. And many on the right seem to agree with them.

A glance at history should revise such expectations.

It hasn’t seemed to occur to these people that the public can become as inured to executions as a feminist to Clinton's sexual advances.

Of course, it would must be mandatory that a film of the heinous crime also be broadcast. Or—in most instances—a detailed description of the crime be presented, along with the evidence presented at the trial. Lest we forget…