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Torture Lite?

February 1, 2013Jonathan McLeod 4 Comments

Recently, Ethan has tackled the topic of torture and Zero Dark Thirty, and Kyle has written about the morality of torture. Writing in The Globe and Mail, Margaret Wente takes a bit of a different view of torture: So when I went… Continue Reading →

Culture, Justice Margaret Wente, The Globe and Mail, Torture, Zero Dark Thirty

William Sampson, RIP

March 30, 2012Jonathan McLeod 2 Comments

I was sad to read today of the death of William Sampson, a dual Canadian-British citizen who, from December 2000 to August 2003, was held in a Saudi prison for a crime he did not commit (and a crime for… Continue Reading →

Culture, Foreign Affairs Saudi Arabia, Torture, William Sampson

Torture and security

February 10, 2012Jonathan McLeod

I saw many tweets describing Chris Selley’s column on torture as the most sensible take we’ve seen recently. I must agree: Never mind, for now, the implausibility of such a scenario and the unreliability of torture-derived information. What’s really interesting… Continue Reading →

Foreign Affairs, Justice Chris Selley, Nycole Turmel, Torture, Vic Toews

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