Idaho Governor Brad Little (R) recently signed legislation making the firing squad the state’s primary method of execution. Other states should follow suit.

If we believe some crimes deserve death, then we should have the honesty to carry it out in a way that shows death for what it is. Idaho’s decision restores that kind of moral clarity to the process.

Execution by firing squad forces society to confront the reality of deserved death without dressing it up as something softer. It is swift, direct, solemn, and makes plain the gravity of what is being done. That is exactly what capital punishment should communicate.

The case for capital punishment itself is not complicated. Crime disturbs the moral order, and only a proportionate penalty can restore it. Punishment, by its nature, must involve a deprivation that reflects the loss caused by the crime.

Some crimes so thoroughly shatter justice that severe punishments are required. To deliberately........

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