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.
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The Internet’s Patriot Act
How a bill called CISPA hopes to erase every online privacy law ever written
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The Internet’s Patriot Act
How a bill called CISPA hopes to erase every online privacy law ever written.
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A Blank Check for Israel? Bad Idea.
On the tenth anniversary of the Iraq War, some in Congress are itching for another ill-advised conflict.
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Conceived in Delusion, Sold in Deception
How do we make sure the Iraq War’s many mistakes are never made again?
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Gun Control’s Long Game
New York may appear to be divided over its new gun laws, but the short-term battles are mere flesh wounds in a long war to change the culture around violence.
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Lockheed, Stock, and Barrel
Do we truly need brand new aircraft carriers? Nope, but try telling the Pentagon and their many contractor friends.
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Threat versus “Threat”
The second entry in our series on how to fix the Pentagon budget