Jane Mayer

Author and Writer for The New Yorker

Jane Mayer appears in the following:

Old Habits Die Hard

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Alan M. Webber, co-founder of Fast Company magazine and author of the new book Rules of Thumb: 52 Truths for Winning at Business Without Losing Your Self, talks about new ways to solve old problems – especially in these turbulent times.Jane Mayer on what we learn from the torture documents. ...

The fallout from the release of the torture memos

Friday, April 17, 2009

Yesterday, the White House released the so-called "torture memos" of the Bush administration. These memos detail the directives for what the Bush administration calls enhanced interro...

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Best Political Writing of 2008

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

2008 has been a remarkably rich year for political reporters. Leonard talks to Jane Mayer of the New Yorker, John Heilemann of New York Magazine, and Todd Purdum of Vanity Fair. All are included in the new collection Best American Political Writing 2008.

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Following the Hamdan Trial

Monday, August 04, 2008

Jane Mayer, staff writer for the New Yorker and the author of The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals (Doubleday, 2008), returns with the latest from the war crimes trial of Salim Hamdan, underway in Guantanamo Bay.

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Hamdan Trial

Friday, July 25, 2008

Jane Mayer, staff writer for the New Yorker and the author of The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals (Doubleday, 2008), is following the war crimes trial of Salim Hamdan, underway in Guantanamo Bay.

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A War on American Ideals

Friday, July 18, 2008

Executive decisions made by the White House after 9/11 constituted "a war on American ideals," according to Jane Mayer of the New Yorker. In her new book, The Dark Side, she explains how those decisions were made, and why they’ll be the lasting legacy of the George ...

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Smoke Pit

Friday, July 18, 2008

What drinks go well with food on the grill? Find out what to drink when you’re out grilling this summer! Also: Please Explain is all about BBQ. The New Yorker's Jane Mayer explains why she calls executive decisions made by the Bush administration after 9/11 "a war on ...

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