Arkansas is rushing eight -- count 'em, eight -- executions for no better reason than that the lethal injection drugs are about to expire. You can't make this stuff up, folks. Governor Hutchinson, apparently, wants his legacy to be that of a serial executioner.

It's good to hear stories like this because they illustrate the absurdity and obscenity of the death penalty. When will the U.S. join the company of civilized nations and finally abolish this barbaric practice?