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Name: “Sailing Without the Ballast of Reason” – Part I – with Prof. Philip Hansten – January 1, 2026
Uploaded: 2026-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Duration: 38 min 9 s
Description: Death Penalty Focus board member Philip Hansten opens a two-part presentation on why passion alone cannot end capital punishment. Drawing on Koestler and Camus, he examines the 200 people exonerated from death row, prosecutorial misconduct, the deterrence myth, and the prolonged cruelty of waiting to be executed.

January 1, 2026

"Sailing Without the Ballast of Reason" - Part I - with Prof. Philip Hansten

Why reason, not just passion, dismantles the case for execution.

January 1, 2026

"Sailing Without the Ballast of Reason" - Part II - with Prof. Philip Hansten

Cost, revenge, and the myth that we know who deserves death.

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