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Ten Years Gone

…photographs), and declares war on Iraq. Even more problematic, Roth imagines Giuliani being touted as a hero, while the Bush Administration tortures prisoners, committing what most readers will correctly view…

Hoocoodanode, Great White North edition

…country (being a Torture Apologist from the comfort of Cambridge, Mass while Maher Arar traveled different roads) and then act upon his return as if he were the Second Coming…

The True Cost of the Iraq War

…so severe? The answer to all four of these questions is probably no. … […continue reading…] There are some costs — the harm that something like torture does to our…

Causation and the Financial Crisis

…feathering is torture and because there are costs of having terrified bankers which are even worse than the occasional financial crisis due to excessive risk taking. Then Yglesias comes up…