http://www.opposingviews.com/users/frontpage-magazine http://www.opposingviews.com/questions/did-the-us-torture-prisoners-in-guantanamo On April 16, 2009 the Obama administration released previously classified documents that detailed interrogation techniques used on detainees by the U.S. in Guantanamo Bay prison, including waterboarding, sensory deprivation, exposure to freezing temperatures and more. Some intelligence officials, including those in the Bush administration who outlined and approved the techniques, insist that these interrogation tactics were justified and did not constitute torture, but others see them as blatant human rights violations. Did the U.S. "torture" detainees? Fri, 29 May 2009 11:00:06 -0500 http://www.opposingviews.com/questions/did-the-us-torture-prisoners-in-guantanamo http://www.opposingviews.com/questions/are-new-environmental-laws-worth-the-cost In recent years the environment has emerged as one America's top priorities amidst talk of melting glaciers and a warming globe. These concerns have spurred social movements and political legislation, but some fear that the rush to save the planet could have a crippling effect on the economy, pointing to the proposed Waxman bill to regulate carbon emissions as a prime example. Will new environmental laws be worth the cost? Mon, 04 May 2009 13:20:07 -0500 http://www.opposingviews.com/questions/are-new-environmental-laws-worth-the-cost http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/global-warming-s-real-threat-is-taxation The global warming debate has taken on a new dimension -- taxation. Nearly all the energy required for domestic and industrial use in the United States is based on carbon. Wind and water provide far lesser amounts of energy. Carbon is the base... FrontPage Magazine Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:06:06 -0500 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/global-warming-s-real-threat-is-taxation http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/this-is-torture By Jacob Laskin The Obama administration got one thing right – and a great deal wrong – with its release last week of the so-called “ interrogation memos,” a series of legal documents produced by the Bush-era Office of Legal Counsel and... FrontPage Magazine Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:54:59 -0500 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/this-is-torture