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As the nomination of Michael Mukasey to be America’s next attorney general comes closer to a vote, opposition has flared over the issue of waterboarding and a handful of other issues. Harper’s magazine legal affairs contributor Scott Horton is interviewed by Warren Olney on Public Radio’s “To the Point” on Tuesday, November 6, live from 2:10 p.m. EDT, 1:10 CDT, 11:10 PDT. Check here for the station nearest to you or to download a podcast after the program.
More from Scott Horton:
No Comment — April 12, 2013, 11:11 am
A new report from Seton Hall University exposes government surveillance of attorney-client conversations
No Comment, Six Questions — March 18, 2013, 9:00 am
Rashid Khalidi on how the United States sustains the failure of the Israel-Palestine peace process
No Comment, Six Questions — February 4, 2013, 9:00 am
Alex Gibney on his documentary investigating the Roman Catholic Church’s handling of child sex-abuse cases


Minimum number of baboons forced to smoke crack in a 1989 study testing the efficacy of cigarettes as a drug delivery device:

A reduction in distrust toward atheists was documented among pious Canadians who are reminded of the Vancouver police.

A Missouri cinema apologized for hiring an actor dressed in body armor and carrying a fake rifle to appear at a screening of Iron Man 3.
Winner of the 2012 Olivier Rebbot Award for best photographic reporting from abroad in magazines or books