National Security

What Price Security? What Price Security?

Now, here's what the deal's supposed to be: In exchange for greater security you give up certain rights.

Nov 26, 2002 / The Editors

More Surveillance on the Way More Surveillance on the Way

The USA Patriot Act was passed with much fanfare last October, but it was soon clear that lawmakers passed the package without examining all the parts.

Oct 30, 2002 / Feature / Robin Mejia

The Great Airport Fire-Off The Great Airport Fire-Off

Admiral James Loy, the nation's top aviation security official, confirmed at an August 22 press conference what thousands of immigrant airport screeners have dreaded for nearly a...

Sep 12, 2002 / Feature / Michael Flaherty

DC’s Virtual Panopticon DC’s Virtual Panopticon

A camera system in the nation's capital is making civil libertarians nervous.

May 16, 2002 / Feature / Christian Parenti

Bad Hair Day Bad Hair Day

We have reached the point that the idea of liberty, an idea relatively recent and new, is already in the process of fading from our consciences and our standards of morality, t...

Feb 7, 2002 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Gore Vidal

Requiem for the American Empire Requiem for the American Empire

“Empires are restless organisms. They must constantly renew themselves; should an empire start leaking energy, it will die.”

Jan 11, 1986 / Gore Vidal

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