Worst idea of the Decade – Torture memos

National Public Radio’s “Talk of the Nation”, recorded December 21st, 2009: Some great minds conceived some awful ideas in the last ten years. As we close out 2009, guests share their picks for the worst ideas of the decade, from Sarbanes-Oxley and torture memos, to the Blackberry and TV dance competitions. Guest: Dahlia Lithwick, senior editor for Slate. She cites the torture memos as one of the worst ideas of the decade. .