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The Inquisition: A Model For Modern Interrogators
January 23, 2012 The Inquisition revolutionized record-keeping and surveillance techniques that are still used today, says Cullen Murphy. His new book God's Jury draws parallels between some of the interrogation techniques used in previous centuries with the ones used today.
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The Inquisition: Alive And Well After 800 Years
January 15, 2012 The Inquisition was initially designed to deal with Christian heretics, but author Cullen Murphy says that "inquisitorial impulse" is still at work today. In fact, he says, it was the harbinger of the modern world.
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Cullen Murphy Reads 'Are We Rome?'
June 18, 2007 Is America the new Rome? Author Cullen Murphy explores the theory in his new book, which contrasts America's unique emphasis on self-improvement with Rome's characteristic pursuit of self-satisfaction.
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A Quest For Roots Uncovers Ordinary People
Lawrence Jackson went on a quest to find his late grandfather's home in Virginia.
