Torture Report (and Responses of U.S. Christians): Some Short Takes

Sure, George Bush & Dick Cheney tortured people, but at least they didn't try to get working people health insurance. #TortureReport
— Chris Rock (@ozchrisrock) December 11, 2014

A Nation Awash in Violence Admits to Torture: "We Have Lost Forever the Right to Moral Leadership"

Abu Ghraib

• We are approaching the second anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre, an event to which the U.S. has responded, at an official level, by doing . . . absolutely nothing at all.