Tag: torture

26 Jan 2008

Murder and Torture

Certainly there are people who fall into line with James’ description here, but plenty of people DO have issues with the way bombing campaigns are conducted. There is a literature on the issues he presents, though he seems to be ignorant of that literature. Debates on casus belli and jus in bello would be a [...]

06 Oct 2007

A Review of Jack Goldsmith’s "The Terror Presidency"

Jack Goldsmith’s “The Terror Presidency” is one of the most interesting and most insightful books yet to come out of the Bush White House. In October 2003, President Bush appointed Goldsmith, a self-described conservative who proudly proclaims that he is…
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01 Oct 2007

Confession Errors

Today’s Post suggests we rely too heavily on legal confessions: In one experiment, Kassin asked volunteers to perform a challenging task on a computer but warned them not to touch the “Alt” key or risk damaging a computer. Volunteers were…
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