In the U.S., capital punishment is resurgent. What lessons can we glean from France’s successful campaign to abolish it?

For centuries, the guillotine was considered one of the most humane methods of execution. But disturbing reports claimed that severed heads could still move, blink, or even react. Early witnesses ...

In a radio interview expressing his support for the death penalty, Maine Gov. Paul LePage said with a laugh that he wants to use the guillotine to execute drug traffickers. The governor's office said ...