Interrogations: How Did We Get to Brutal?

From brute force to mindful strategies, the evolution of interrogation science

Interrogation is a loaded term. It can invoke images of relentless pressure, presumptions of guilt, and perhaps even a sense of vertigo: the experience of being overpowered by the state. No one articulated the terrifying notion of this form of power, being exercised in sickening clouds of secrecy and obfuscation—and, critically, without legitimate justi…