Diane’s farewell message
After 52 years at WAMU, Diane Rehm says goodbye.
Recent research seems to back up death penalty advocates who have long argued it has a considerable deterrent effect on violent crime. We’ll talk about these findings and the ongoing national debate over capital punishment.
Guests
- Virginia Sloan President, Constitution Project
- Stuart Taylor Senior writer with National Journal magazine, contributing editor at Newsweek, and coauthor with KC Johnson of "Until Proven Innocent: Political Correctness and the Shameful Injustices of the Duke Lacrosse Rape Case" (Thomas Dunne Books)
- Dudley Sharp Death penalty advocate, Justice Matters
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