When someone says the Tsarnaevs had “ties” to radical Islamists or al-Qaeda, ask them to get specific.
National Security
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Boston Changed Nothing
We’re no more or less safe than we were before, and the people who had contempt for the Constitution before still do.
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The Chechen Connection
The Boston bombers have put the region and U.S.-Russia relations in the spotlight.
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Torture Report
A new report confirms what we already know: The U.S. engaged in torture in the wake of 9/11. Will those who perpetrated these abuses ever be brought to justice?
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When Fear Threatens Freedom
History teaches us to be vigilant of our civil liberties in the wake of national traumas.
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White House April Fools
The White House’s April Fools video with YouTube senation Kid President strikes just the right balance between funny and officially awkward
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A Post-Iraq Security Consensus?
Is the country ready for a new (and cheaper) way of doing national security?
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War of Cluelessness
Ten years ago, so many people acted like there were no unknowns worth considering, even when they had no idea what they were doing.
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McCain Slams Paul
John McCain criticized Rand Paul yesterday for his Wednesday “political stunt” of a filibuster against the nomination of John Brennan to the CIA. McCain accused Paul of simply firing up impressionable libertarian college students.
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Rand Paul’s Lonely Stand
The Senator from Kentucky’s 13-hour monologue this week restored some long-forgotten heroism to the tradition of the filibuster.
