In the post 9/11 era, the U.S. government vastly expanded its surveillance of nearly everyone on earth, even U.S. citizens, brushing aside constitutional protections in the name of security. A group of intelligence veterans urges reform of those practices to…
Tag: Global War on Terror
A Vague War Declaration on ISIS
Finding Creative Ways to Torture
The Political Imperative to Be Reckless
Bush’s Enduring Theories of Martial Law
NSA’s Binney Honored for Integrity
Is Torture a ‘Conservative’ Value?
Conservatives who usually hail individual liberties are leading the televised defense of the U.S. government’s torture of terror suspects, including many who were completely innocent. But some conservatives are troubled by this knee-jerk defense of the Bush administration, as Independent Institute’s…