Alex Kozinski, the former federal judge who left the bench in disgrace, has returned to the opinion pages of The Wall Street Journal with a piece titled "The Case for Firing Squads." The op-ed argues for the method of execution, but according to a critical response from Above the Law, it barely mentions what that outlet calls the most horrifying part of the Trump administration's plan.
Above the Law criticizes the Journal for giving Kozinski a platform, noting that his argument glosses over the administration's more alarming proposal. The outlet's headline underscores the disconnect: a disgraced former judge is back in the WSJ, this time making a case for firing squads, while the most horrifying part of the plan goes unexamined.
The episode raises questions about which voices major opinion sections choose to amplify, and how a narrow debate over execution methods can crowd out scrutiny of the broader policy behind it.