Tag: Torture
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Torture, Euthanasia, and Decision-Making Without A Bright Line
Bright-line rules provide the comfort of easy decision-making. But many times there is no bright line, leaving people of good will to agonize about the lesser evil, often under intense pressure. When does a ticking-time-bomb interrogation cross the line from harsh to torturous? When does giving morphine to a dying patient cross the line from providing comfort to homicide?
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Obama’s National Security Policy Looks Like Bush’s Third Term. Thank Goodness.
Krauthammer today: The genius of democracy is that the rotation of power forces the opposition to come to its senses when it takes over. When the new guys, brought to power by popular will, then adopt the policies of the old guys, a national consensus is forged and a new legitimacy established. Exactly right. I […]
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Does Jon Stewart Really Think Truman Was A War Criminal?
Update: Nevermind. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart M – Th 11p / 10c Cliff May Unedited Interview Pt. 2 thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Economic Crisis First 100 Days Unlike many conservatives, I love The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He’s a very funny man, backed by an outstanding research staff. His views skew […]
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OK, Let’s Have A Fact-Finding Commission On Torture
The Washington Post offers the best argument I’ve seen for a bipartisan commission into the use of torture, or “torture” if you prefer, by Americans during the Bush Administration. The editorial ends with this (emphasis added): But a presidential commission could produce the fullest, least-heated account possible. Once it did so, prosecutions would not be […]