About this episode

The episode discusses breaking out of echo chambers and understanding different perspectives on torture and democracy.

Go to https://ground.news/horses to to break out of echo chambers, understand different perspectives, and combat polarization with Ground News. Save 40% on their unlimited access Vantage plan with my link. Find the full, uncensored version of this essay and more at: https://horses.land/ sources: Defense of the Absolute Prohibition of Torture, Mayerfeld Why Torture Doesn't Work, O'Mara Torturing the Mind, O'Mara Torture and Democracy, Rejali Torture Memos, Cole Representing Torture, Schlag American Torture: From the Cold War to Abu Ghraib and Beyond, Otterman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• torture
• polarization
• perspectives
• echo chambers
• democracy
• history

Keywords

• torture
• echo chambers
• polarization
• perspectives
• democracy
• history
• Ground News

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Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Defense of the Absolute Prohibition of Torture, Why Torture Doesn't Work, Torturing the Mind, Torture and Democracy, Torture Memos, Representing Torture, American Torture: From the Cold War to Abu Ghraib and Beyond

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