Comment

Listen to “Torture and the Truth,” Jane Mayer’s Comment about the Senate Select Intelligence Committee report on the C.I.A.’s interrogation-and-detention program, and whether it will lead to lasting reform.

Listen to “Safer Streets,” Amy Davidson’s Comment about why, when crime in New York peaked in 1990, the police are still treating so many people like criminals.

Listen to “Crimes and Commissions,” Jelani Cobb’s Comment about how African-Americans are hemmed in between the dangers of crime and the perils of policing.

Listen to “Havel in Jerusalem,” David Remnick’s Comment about how the moral imagination that the Czech leader displayed is, globally, in short supply.

Listen to “The Harder Part,” George Packer’s Comment about how the Republicans need to show that they can govern.

Listen to “Two More Years,” Steve Coll’s Comment about President Obama’s agenda after the midterm elections.

Listen to “Midterm Anxieties,” Margaret Talbot’s Comment on how to scare people into voting for you.

Listen to “Behind the Wall,” Amy Davidson’s Comment about the Berlin Wall, twenty-five years later.

Listen to “Voting by Numbers,” Jelani Cobb’s Comment about why our government doesn’t look like the people it’s supposed to represent.

Listen to “The Fear Equation,” Michael Specter’s Comment about the global response to Ebola.