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Even If Torture Doesn't Work In The Real World, TV Has Us Convinced It Does

By Eric Deggans

Published December 12, 2014 at 12:07 PM PST

Eric Deggans

Eric Deggans is a critic-at-large at NPR, offering reporting and analysis on TV, media, film, pop culture and social issues for the network.