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The Ghosts Of Torture Past
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — In the last week of news, George Orwell visited contemporary America three times.

Reason Morning Links: The Deaths of One Writer, Two Banks, 31 Boys, and Countless Newspapers
Hit & Run — • J.G. Ballard, RIP. • The U.S. threatens war with Eritrea. • A record fine for the Rev. Al Sharpton. • Two more banks close down. • Three visits from George Orwell. • A history of abuses at the Florida School for Boys. • Modern trends in the therapeutic state. • And from Face the Nation, here's senior presidential advisor David Axelrod on the tea party movement: "I think any time that you have severe economic conditions, ...

Drink!
Unqualified Offerings — ... )  Oh, wait, another one, linking to articles on Room 101.  Again, kudos to Jesse Walker .  Well, I’m sure that we’ll see some Earth Day posts, though. Other disappointment:  It’s already 11am on the east coast, and it’s 4/20, and so far nothing on….horticulture. Anyway, Reason is really going downhill. EDIT:  ...

Trust Me
Suburban Guerrilla — Scott Horton in Harper’s: Indeed, we learn that Miniluv even attempted to wiretap a member of Congress without a warrant or any form of special authorization because Miniluv was convinced that the congressman was communicating with a person they distrust. Miniluv’s voracious appetite is chronicled a bit further in a follow-up piece yesterday from Lichtblau and Risen in which we learn that it is on the verge of perfecting its ability to “collect and analyze every e-mail message, text message, and Google search” you’ve ever performed. But this is the least of it. They know your favorite ...