An Important Test for the "Keep Walking" Theory

Gina Haspel's nomination for CIA Director belies the idea that the country has "moved past" the torture era.

By Nathan Pippenger

March 29, 2018, 2:06 pm – 5 MIN READ

The Rove Legacy

He concedes nothing. He accepts no responsibility. He blames liberals. Why Karl Rove is still an icon for today's Republicans.

By Thomas B. Edsall

Summer 2010, No. 17 – 15 MIN READ

Liberty

The past eight years of the George W. Bush Administration have seen significant restrictions of individual liberty. Much of the impetus for these restrictions has come from the tragedy of September 11 and its complex aftermath: War inevitably magnifies the...

By Geoffrey Stone

Winter 2009, No. 11 – 15 MIN READ