The HomePage of Darius Rejali - Professor of Political Science at Reed College

Recent Press Coverage

Reed’s Rejali wins 2007 Human Rights Book Award for Torture and Democracy

Al Jazeera interview with Frost (after Sidney Blumenthal)

Lithwick, Authorizing torture with the very best of intentions.

"Torture and Democracy, Part II: Scholar Darius Rejali Details the History and Scope of Modern Torture," Democracy Now (April 15, 2008)

"Torture and Democracy: Scholar Darius Rejali Details the History and Scope of Modern Torture," Democracy Now (March 12, 2008)

Speaker, Intelligence Squared (March 11, 2008).

"On Language: Waterboarding," William Safire, The New York Times (March 9, 2008).

"The Torturous Logic of The New York Times," Marc Cooper, The Huffington Post (March 9, 2008).

"Six Questions for Darius Rejali, Author of ‘Torture and Democracy’," Interview in Harper's Magazine (February 13, 2008).

"Tortura 'limpia' y al desnudo," Interview on Público.es, (February 3, 2008).

"A Painful History: Why have modern democracies been such important innovators of torture?" The Chronicle of Higher Education (January 25, 2008).

"Torture, American style. The surprising force behind torture: democracies," The Boston Globe (December 16, 2007).

"5 Myths About Torture and Truth," Washington Post (December 16, 2007).

"Hot Seat" Interview in Willamette Week (December 7, 2007).

Guest, "Former Interrogator Tells Tales of Abu Ghraib," Talk of the Nation, National Public Radio (June 11, 2007).

The Tortured Lives of Interrogators, Washington Post.

Whatever It Takes: The politics of the man behind “24.”, The New Yorker.

Magazine Articles

"From the Inside Looking In: Sickness, War and Remembrance in Iran," Reed Magazine, Winter 2007

"Torture's Dark Allure," "Does Torture Work?" and "On Human Bondage," Salon.com, June 18, 2004 and June 21, 2004

"The Real Shame of Abu Ghraib" (Viewpoint, Time.com - May 20, 2004)

"What’s My Major?: Some Advice to Generation Xers," The Future of Oregon: A Public Affairs Quarterly (April 1997).

Editorials

"Containing Torture: How torture begets even more torture." (Slate, October 27, 2006)

"The Lesson of July 21" (The Huffington Post, July 20, 2006)

"Nation Doesn't Need an AG who Cleared Path for Torture," (Seattle Times, December 17, 2004)

"The Real Shame of Abu Ghraib" (Viewpoint, Time.com - May 20, 2004)

“A Long-Standing Trick of the Torturer’s Art” (Seattle Times, May 14, 2004)

“Use of Torture in Iraq Damages US Ability to Gather Intelligence" (May 6, 2004)

“Violence You Can’t See” (Collegenews.org, December 18, 2003)

“Torturing Can’t Be Defended” (The Oregonian, April 16, 2002)

“Tortured Truth” (The Miami Herald, February 10, 2002)

Interviews and remarks in Newsweek, New York Times, Washington Post, Baltimore Sun, Philadelphia Inquirer, Christian Science Monitor, Svenska Dagbladet (Stockholm), De Groene Amsterdamer (Amsterdam), La Presse (Montreal) and Le Devoir (Montreal).”

Television and Radio Appearances

BBC Radio 4 Thinking Allowed

Law and Disorder (March 17, 2008)
Law and Disorder (May 5, 2008)

KUOW (about 12 minutes in)

Electric Politics podcast

Carnegie

Backroom PDX

Intelligence Squared

John Jay College of Criminal Justice

youtube video of I-squared debate (15 parts)

"Torture and Democracy, Part II: Scholar Darius Rejali Details the History and Scope of Modern Torture," Democracy Now (April 15, 2008)

Carnegie Council of ethics (March 13, 2008)

"Torture and Democracy: Scholar Darius Rejali Details the History and Scope of Modern Torture," Democracy Now (March 12, 2008)

Speaker, Intelligence Squared (March 11, 2008).

Interview on waterboarding veto, KUOW Seattle (March 11, 2008). Interview starts in the last 12 minutes or so.

Evening with Darius Rejali (with Martha Gies) Backroom PDX (February 9, 2008)

Interview, “The Ethics of Torture,” Engage Podcasts, Oregon State University (October 4, 2006).

“History of an Interrogation Technique: Water Boarding,” ABC News, (November 29, 2005)

Guest, “Torture Still Again,” Radio Open Source, Boston Public Radio (November 4, 2005)

Guest, “Abu Ghraib Take Two,” Radio Open Source, Boston Public Radio (July 27, 2005)

Guest, “Torture and Democracy,” Odyssey, Chicago Public Radio (June 30, 2005)

Guest, “Torture,” Radio Open Source, Boston Public Radio (June 23, 2005)

Guest, In the Money, CNN (June 2004)

Guest, Reality Check, Austrian National Public Radio (June 2004)

Guest, The News Hour with Aaron Brown, CNN (May 2004)

Guest, SBS Radio (Australia) in Persian (2003)

Special Consultant, Documentary on the History of Punishment and Torture, COURT TV (USA) and Channel 5 (UK), 2001

Interviews in Local Portland Media: KPTV-UPN (1999, 1998); KGWTV-NBC (2004), KPAM-AM (2006); KXL-FM (2004); KBOO FM (2002, 1999, 1997)

Print Interviews

Activate interview

Real Change interview

History News Network Interview

Carnegie Scholarship

Carnegie Announcement

	Recent Press Coverage Reed’s Rejali wins 2007 Human Rights Book Award for Torture and Democracy Al Jazeera interview with Frost (after Sidney Blumenthal) Democracy Now Lithwick, Authorizing torture with the very best of intentions. "Torture and Democracy, Part II: Scholar Darius Rejali Details the History and Scope of Modern Torture," Democracy Now (April 15, 2008) "Torture and Democracy: Scholar Darius Rejali Details the History and Scope of Modern Torture," Democracy Now (March 12, 2008) Speaker, Intelligence Squared (March 11, 2008). "On Language: Waterboarding," William Safire, The New York Times (March 9, 2008). "The Torturous Logic of The New York Times," Marc Cooper, The Huffington Post (March 9, 2008). "Six Questions for Darius Rejali, Author of ‘Torture and Democracy’," Interview in Harper's Magazine (February 13, 2008). "Tortura 'limpia' y al desnudo," Interview on Público.es, (February 3, 2008). "A Painful History: Why have modern democracies been such important innovators of torture?" The Chronicle of Higher Education (January 25, 2008). "Torture, American style. The surprising force behind torture: democracies," The Boston Globe (December 16, 2007). "5 Myths About Torture and Truth," Washington Post (December 16, 2007). "Hot Seat" Interview in Willamette Week (December 7, 2007). Guest, "Former Interrogator Tells Tales of Abu Ghraib," Talk of the Nation, National Public Radio (June 11, 2007). The Tortured Lives of Interrogators, Washington Post. Whatever It Takes: The politics of the man behind “24.”, The New Yorker. Magazine Articles "From the Inside Looking In: Sickness, War and Remembrance in Iran," Reed Magazine, Winter 2007 "Torture's Dark Allure," "Does Torture Work?" and "On Human Bondage," Salon.com, June 18, 2004 and June 21, 2004 "The Real Shame of Abu Ghraib" (Viewpoint, Time.com - May 20, 2004) "What’s My Major?: Some Advice to Generation Xers," The Future of Oregon: A Public Affairs Quarterly (April 1997). Editorials "Containing Torture: How torture begets even more torture." (Slate, October 27, 2006) "The Lesson of July 21" (The Huffington Post, July 20, 2006) "Nation Doesn't Need an AG who Cleared Path for Torture," (Seattle Times, December 17, 2004) "The Real Shame of Abu Ghraib" (Viewpoint, Time.com - May 20, 2004) “A Long-Standing Trick of the Torturer’s Art” (Seattle Times, May 14, 2004) “Use of Torture in Iraq Damages US Ability to Gather Intelligence" (May 6, 2004) “Violence You Can’t See” (Collegenews.org, December 18, 2003) “Torturing Can’t Be Defended” (The Oregonian, April 16, 2002) “Tortured Truth” (The Miami Herald, February 10, 2002) Interviews and remarks in Newsweek, New York Times, Washington Post, Baltimore Sun, Philadelphia Inquirer, Christian Science Monitor, Svenska Dagbladet (Stockholm), De Groene Amsterdamer (Amsterdam), La Presse (Montreal) and Le Devoir (Montreal).” Television and Radio Appearances BBC Radio 4 Thinking Allowed Law and Disorder (March 17, 2008) Law and Disorder (May 5, 2008) KUOW (about 12 minutes in) Electric Politics podcast Carnegie Backroom PDX Intelligence Squared John Jay College of Criminal Justice youtube video of I-squared debate (15 parts) "Torture and Democracy, Part II: Scholar Darius Rejali Details the History and Scope of Modern Torture," Democracy Now (April 15, 2008) Carnegie Council of ethics (March 13, 2008) "Torture and Democracy: Scholar Darius Rejali Details the History and Scope of Modern Torture," Democracy Now (March 12, 2008) Speaker, Intelligence Squared (March 11, 2008). Interview on waterboarding veto, KUOW Seattle (March 11, 2008). Interview starts in the last 12 minutes or so. Evening with Darius Rejali (with Martha Gies) Backroom PDX (February 9, 2008) Interview, “The Ethics of Torture,” Engage Podcasts, Oregon State University (October 4, 2006). “History of an Interrogation Technique: Water Boarding,” ABC News, (November 29, 2005) Guest, “Torture Still Again,” Radio Open Source, Boston Public Radio (November 4, 2005) Guest, “Abu Ghraib Take Two,” Radio Open Source, Boston Public Radio (July 27, 2005) Guest, “Torture and Democracy,” Odyssey, Chicago Public Radio (June 30, 2005) Guest, “Torture,” Radio Open Source, Boston Public Radio (June 23, 2005) Guest, In the Money, CNN (June 2004) Guest, Reality Check, Austrian National Public Radio (June 2004) Guest, The News Hour with Aaron Brown, CNN (May 2004) Guest, SBS Radio (Australia) in Persian (2003) Special Consultant, Documentary on the History of Punishment and Torture, COURT TV (USA) and Channel 5 (UK), 2001 Interviews in Local Portland Media: KPTV-UPN (1999, 1998); KGWTV-NBC (2004), KPAM-AM (2006); KXL-FM (2004); KBOO FM (2002, 1999, 1997) Print Interviews Activate interview Real Change interview History News Network Interview Carnegie Scholarship Carnegie Announcement