Richard Matthews (MTA): Dirty Hands, Cosmopolitan Value and State Evil: Reflections on Torture. Defusing the "Ticking Time Bomb" excuse: Life does not imitate "24", and the Democratic candidates, led by Hillary Clinton, are finally learning to address the unrealistic scenarios that Republicans often use to justify torture. From Radical Middle, an essay on responding effectively to terrorism. From Policy Review, an article on the civilian side of the war on terror: Managing the interagency for better results. A review of Unchecked and Unbalanced: Presidential Power in a Time of Terror by Frederick AO Schwarz, Jr. and Aziz Z Huq. An interview with Susan Faludi, author of The Terror Dream: Fear and Fantasy in Post-9/11 America (and more and more and more and more).
