Anne Applebaum asks a very good question in The Torture Myth after demonstrating that even hardened military veterans have determined that torture does not work: “Given the overwhelmingly negative evidence, the really interesting question is not whether torture works but why so many people in our society want to believe that it works.” In the aftermath of 9/11, there were many Americans who quietly or loudly were ready to lash out in any kind of violent way with little concern for the results. This wasn’t just the stereotypical construction worker at the bar, even Rich Lowry senior editor of National … Continue reading The Torture Myth and the Need for Control