The current issue of Washington Monthly is devoted to the topic of Torture and Why We Shouldn't Do That. A vast array of writers, including some Conservatives, argue that it robs us of the moral high ground, lowers our standing in the world and — perhaps worst of all — doesn't work.
Obviously, I agree. But would someone who doesn't like to suggest some counter-argument articles to which I could link? I'm kinda hoping for one that isn't based around some "what if?" that sounds like a rejected 007 plot with an atom bomb set to explode at the Rose Bowl and the only way to stop it is to get a pair of needlenose pliers and yank out the fingernails of some enemy spy we've captured.