National Security

Tragedy in Boston

Tragedy in Boston Tragedy in Boston

We're still searching for the elusive balance between safety and liberty. Maybe, in the response to this attack, America can get it right.

Apr 17, 2013 / The Editors

Did the NYPD Entrap Ahmed Ferhani?

Did the NYPD Entrap Ahmed Ferhani? Did the NYPD Entrap Ahmed Ferhani?

The government says he is a terrorist. But his conversations with undercover police tell a different story.

Mar 5, 2013 / Feature / John Knefel

Congress Is Still in the Dark About the Extent of Electronic Snooping Congress Is Still in the Dark About the Extent of Electronic Snooping

More than a million requests for cell phone records by law enforcement is just the beginning of the surveillance story.

Jul 20, 2012 / Nancy Goldstein

Laila Al-Arian: Free Speech Under Attack for Muslim Americans

Laila Al-Arian: Free Speech Under Attack for Muslim Americans Laila Al-Arian: Free Speech Under Attack for Muslim Americans

Why we should all be concerned about the unconstitutional tactics law enforcement agencies are using against American Muslims.

Jun 25, 2012 / Francis Reynolds

Data Mining You Data Mining You

How the intelligence community is creating a new American world.

Apr 3, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt

Student Privacy and the PATRIOT Act Student Privacy and the PATRIOT Act

More than a decade after Congress passed the PATRIOT Act, its varied implications are still unraveling.

Feb 24, 2012 / StudentNation / Uzma Kolsy

The Dangerous Defense Bill Heading Toward Obama’s Desk

The Dangerous Defense Bill Heading Toward Obama’s Desk The Dangerous Defense Bill Heading Toward Obama’s Desk

The National Defense Authorization Act would authorize indefinite military detention for US citizens, stripping Americans of their constitutional rights.

Dec 14, 2011 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Do We Have Any Right to Privacy Outside Our Homes?

Do We Have Any Right to Privacy Outside Our Homes? Do We Have Any Right to Privacy Outside Our Homes?

The Department of Justice has told the Supreme Court that police should be allowed to secretly put GPS devices on our cars. But we have already surrendered more privacy than we rea...

Nov 22, 2011 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Police Surveillance in the Digital Age: 24/7, Without a Warrant Police Surveillance in the Digital Age: 24/7, Without a Warrant

That's what the Obama administration is arguing for, in a crucial case now before the Supreme Court.

Nov 16, 2011 / David Cole

The Nation Remembers 9/11

The Nation Remembers 9/11 The Nation Remembers 9/11

Ten years after September 11, 2001, we are still engaged in an unwinnable “War on Terror,” and have opened the door to a new vision of “normal”—a normal in which surveillance, dete...

Sep 9, 2011 / Francis Reynolds

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