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Maurice Chammah
Staff writer at The Marshall Project and author of Let the Lord Sort Them: The Rise and Fall of the Death Penalty; appears as the episode's expert on the history and resurgence of capital punishment.
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Oct 21, 2025
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Republicans and Evangelicals: The Death Penalty
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In this insightful discussion, Maurice Chammah, a staff writer at The Marshall Project and author of "Let the Lord Sort Them," dives into the history and resurgence of the death penalty in America. He explores how public fear during the crime wave of the 1970s revived interest in capital punishment and how influential figures, such as Ronald Reagan, advocated for its more humane implementation. Maurice reveals the significance of the Supreme Court's Furman v. Georgia ruling and examines the racial disparities in capital sentencing, particularly addressing the NAACP's efforts to expose these injustices.
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