Management
Uncanny Echoes of the NSA Debate From the 1970s
Before the Church Committee reports were released, Vice President Nelson Rockefeller described the shocking CIA abuses it chronicled as "not major."
Tech
Analysis: The Wrong Way to Figure Out If the NSA Is Abusing Its Power
Simply comparing the number of queries to the number of rules violations doesn't really tell us very much.
Management
Let's Give Every NSA Employee an Anonymous Whistleblowing Opportunity
A reform that would protect classified information even as it helped tip off Congress and the public to surveillance abuses.
Defense
Analysis: Obama Has Already Broken His Pledge on Surveillance Reform
Last week, he promised an "independent" review by "outside experts." Then he assigned insider James Clapper to lead it.
Oversight
Analysis: How Secrecy Has Already Corroded Our Democracy in Concrete Ways
The renewal of the Patriot Act is a case study in how opaque policy and law destroy a people's ability to self-govern.
Defense
King George's Revenge: Is Britain Using Our Tax Money to Spy on Us?
Compelling reasons to worry that the NSA is outsourcing Big Brother to the Mother Country -- or will one day
Oversight
Senate Majority Whip: FISA Court Is 'Fixed' and 'Loaded'
Dick Durbin wants to add a civil-liberties advocate to the court's proceedings and to limit the NSA's data collection.
Oversight
Commentary: On Spying, Obama Just Isn't That Into the Democratic Coalition
His alliance with House Republicans proves that partisanship isn't as all-encompassing as is sometimes implied.
Defense
Analysis: The Case Against Universal National Service
A one-size-fits-all program could never be implemented justly.
Management
Why the FBI Shouldn't Be Trusted to Investigate the Death of Ibragim Todashev
For at least 20 years, its inquiries have never found fault with a fatal shot taken by an agent.
Tech
Three Former NSA Employees Praise Edward Snowden, Corroborate Key Claims
The men, all whistleblowers, say he succeeded where they failed.
Defense
Analysis: Why Are People So Distrustful of Big Government?
For some, it's a long history of abuses carried out in the name of national security.
Oversight
Daniel Ellsberg on the High Costs of Executive-Branch Secrecy
The president and his underlings, "given a chance to paralyze opposition by practicing secrecy and deception, will use that power."
Defense
Analysis: Some Leaks Are More Illegal Than Others
A double standard vilifies leakers of classified material who aren't advancing establishment interests.
Oversight
Secrecy Undermines the Ability of Congress to Function as the Framers Intended
The national-security state is removing important moral and strategic policy questions that face our polity from the realm of democratic debate.
Oversight
Commentary: President Obama Doesn't Welcome Debate, He Actively Thwarts It
When the White House says it values debate on balancing civil liberties and national security, it's being disingenuous.
Management
Analysis: Your Tax Dollars at Work: The DEA Renovates Its Propaganda Museum
A federal agency can be many things. A credible purveyor of its own history is not one.
Management
Analysis: Is It Too Hard to Fire Misbehaving Feds?
Consider the IRS scandal as a test case.
Management
Analysis: The Audacity of Eric Holder Admitting Team Obama Killed 4 Americans
... and praise for the supposed commitment to transparency.
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