Maura Moynihan, AlterNet. February 3, 2009. During the Bush years there was an increase in torture imagery in popular culture -- a growing acceptance of violence as routine and effective.
Ryan Powers, Think Progress AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. January 13, 2009. Bauer's fictional defense of torture and his fictional claims of its effectiveness are having very real consequences.
Tara McKelvey, The American Prospect. March 31, 2007. Interrogator Tony Lagouranis says he discovered and indulged in his own evil at Abu Ghraib prison, and now fears that it will be his constant companion for the rest of his life.
Jon Wiener, TheNation.com. January 15, 2007. With at least one big torture scene in every episode and steadily increasing ratings, TV show "24" is more convincing than the White House at making the case for torture.
