| Jul 18, 2011 | Peace / SecurityThe Romans had an expression for it: “Nulla poena sine lege,” no punishment without a law. But people sometimes forget that the opposite is also true: Without punishment for offenders, a law itself can die. The Justice Department recently announced that,...
| May 9, 2011 | Peace / SecurityOsama bin Laden’s death has laid to rest the mystery of his whereabouts. His body lies under the ocean. But now his death raises another increasingly popular question. Was he tracked down thanks to tips elicited through the torture of captured al-Qaeda...
| Feb 22, 2010 | Peace / SecurityTorture is,A brutal crime;Which we permit,From time to time. As we all know, the United States doesn’t torture. Within our own borders. Anymore. That we talk about. OK, some rogue members of the military, and a few unsupervised intelligence agents now and again,...
