Calling Torture by its Name

by John Schwenkler

If torture is wrong, it’s wrong whether or not it works. It’s wrong because it’s torture. Continue Reading »

31 Jan 2017 0

Torture and Witness to Life

by J. D. Flynn

I am a very proud alumnus of the Franciscan University of Steubenville. I earned a bachelor’s degree there, I earned a master’s degree there, I met my wife there, and I was formed, intellectually, spiritually, and personally, there. Scott Hahn has called Franciscan a “greenhouse for holiness.” The lives of alumni engaged in missionary and charitable apostolates across the globe are evidence for that claim. Continue Reading »

12 Dec 2014 0

Our Partial Pacifism

by Matthew Schmitz

I am inclined to blame pacifism for our embrace of torture Continue Reading »

11 Dec 2014 0

Time to Come Clean on Torture

by Leah Libresco Sargeant

As the Senate report on the CIA’s interrogation program comes closer to publication, truths are finally being extracted – not from suspected terrorists, but from publishers and politicians. Continue Reading »

14 Aug 2014 0