When Congress released its official report on the Central Intelligence Agency’s “detention and interrogation program” last month, it served as a reminder of what any American paying attention for the past decade has understood: We torture our enemies. For a moment, the report grabbed headlines, elicited moral outrage as well as fervent defense—and then suddenly disappeared. In its place was the Sony hacking scandal, then the murder of two New York City police officers, and then, mercifully, a weeklong holiday reprieve. Now we find ourselves in a new year, but instead of looking forward, we are looking back on that report with three essays from Seattle writers who have spent the past month grappling with its gruesome revelations. Why? Because this is something that we can not afford to forget. Mark Baumgarten, Editor-in-Chief

Page TurnerThe torture report, a thrill-ride through the American psyche.By Shaun Scott

Enter NightA taste of torture, courtesy of Metallica.By John Totten

Out of the PictureThe trouble with torture art.By T.S. Flock