A rare moment of bipartisanship, and a coalition of conservatives and liberals trying to rein in the NSA is foiled by a slightly larger coalition of conservatives and liberals.
National Security
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Liz and Dick
With the help of her powerful father, Liz Cheney is running for Senate and setting off the next round of an intra-GOP fight over foreign policy.
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Transatlantic Trouble
How much has America’s spying on European allies damaged the transatlantic trade deal once thought to be one of Obama’s best opportunities for shaping his foreign policy legacy?
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Three Guiding Principles for NSA Reform
Many Americans are disturbed by government data-mining, but what can we actually do to change the system we’re so uncomfortable with?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Your Guide to the Polls on U.S. Military Involvement in Syria
Does the public support military action? It all depends on how you ask the question.
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Where’s the Intelligence Fallout?
So far, we haven’t heard a persuasive argument that national security has been harmed.
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Follow the Leaker
And now, we’ll give Edward Snowden the full People Magazine treatment.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Why the Public Doesn’t Care about Surveillance
To most Americans, privacy violations are an abstract problem.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
When the Bushies Return
If you don’t like what the Obama administration is doing to prevent terrorism, think about what it will be like in the next Republican administration.
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A Shocking Outbreak of Intellectual Consistency
On NSA surveillance, there is much less hypocrisy than you might expect.