Author: BooMan

Soniah Kamal describes what it’s like for a girl who wants to read racy books in Pakistan (and many other places as well): “What are you reading?” might be a polite conversation starter in some parts of the world, but here...

Perhaps this week will involve some kind of conversation about accountability for the torture that was carried out by members of our intelligence community and armed forces during the presidency of George W. Bush. I hope so. But...

The New York Times broke a big story today with their front-page article on how Republican Attorneys General have sold themselves out to the energy industry. This seems to be just one more prong in a larger strategy that...

Not that anyone asked, but I never held and/or enjoyed any office or position of honor, trust or profit at The New Republic, whether under the regime of racist Marty Peretz or otherwise. Therefore, I do not have to say that I am...

Is it true that the release of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s torture report is going to set off a new debate about whether or not our country did, in fact, torture detainees during the Bush administration? If former...