Oppose war in Syria

First, watch this Reason video which clearly articulates in three simple reasons why we should avoid war in Syria: Some Continue reading →

The drone war in Pakistan and Yemen marches on unabated

The New York Times has a new article out discussing how the drone war waged by the Obama administration, the Pentagon Continue reading →

New Pew Research poll about government syping shows partisanship, among other things

Pew Research has a new poll out with detailed analysis about respondents’ feelings regarding the NSA’s spying programs, government’s anti-terror policies Continue reading →

NSA spying can’t be challenged in court

According to this article. The Obama administration for the first time responded to a Spygate lawsuit, telling a federal judge the Continue reading →

The Drone That Killed My Grandson: A dead 16-year-old American

Nasser al-Awlaki, father of Anwar al-Awklaki and grandfather to Abdulrahman, has a great piece in the New York Times asking a Continue reading →

Edward Snowden had good reason to leave the country

The Guardian has released a new interview with Edward Snowden, the NSA whistleblower. I’d recommend everyone give it a listen. Continue reading →

The new face of terror: The Obama presidency

From the preface of Glenn Greenwald’s 2007 book A Tragic Legacy: How a good vs. evil mentality destroyed the Bush Continue reading →

Leaking is okay if we do it

A great piece from Conor Friedersdorf about the double standard applied to the leaking of classified information from the Bush and Continue reading →