Letter from the editor.

• Author: Rebhun, Elliott
• Position: Death penalty - Editorial - Brief article

OUR COVER STORY EXAMINES the wrenching debate in the U.S. over the death penalty. Part of our series on the Constitution, the article looks at recent legal challenges to capital punishment, including whether current execution methods constitute "cruel and unusual punishment."

THE CONSTITUTION PLAYS a starring role in Times Past as well: We look back at Gerald Ford, who rose, without being elected, to America's two highest offices, as prescribed by the 25th...