Author: danps

A little noted newspaper article shows the kind of unexpected issues that will likely be popping up in the years to come.  Changes in policy will not be enough to remove all traces of the torture program. For more on...

We have started to see some elaborate defenses of the Bush era torture program, but all of them resolutely ignore the issue at the very heart of it. For more on pruning back executive power see Pruning Shears.No Associated Press...

The calls for an independent prosecutor for Bush-era torture have become considerably louder in the last few weeks, but a new approach has recently been floated as well – and it makes an enormous amount of sense. For more...

A government report on activity by right wing extremists has conservatives up in arms.  Some good might come out of this newfound concern, provided it happens before political fortunes change too much. For more on pruning...

An enormously important news article and a coming decision by the Justice Department have made this the month when some important decisions on torture are made by the government and the general public as well.  Those...