Congress has a few weeks left until a key spying provision sunsets. Both reformers and intelligence hawks are plotting their strategies.
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The Bipartisan Bid to Stop Surveillance Reform
Rep. Mike Turner may have overstepped by publicly warning about Russian space nukes, but Democrats were also trying to use the intelligence to influence the vote on warrantless spying.
Posted inPodcasts
The House Republican Pratfall
They tried and failed to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas on nonsense charges.
Posted inPodcasts
Oppenheimer Reconsidered
Does Christopher Nolan’s epic biopic deserve all its accolades?
Posted inAmerica and the World
Trump’s Plan to Destroy NATO Would Spark Untold Chaos
If America reneges on its treaty commitments, the result will be mass rearmament and likely nuclear proliferation.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Atomic Frankenstein
‘Oppenheimer’ and the anguish of creative destruction
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Why ‘Oppenheimer’ Matters
The father of the atomic bomb still speaks to the danger of complacency.
Posted inAmerica and the World
The Chinese Spy Balloon Is No Big Deal
Intelligence gathering is always going to happen between great powers.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Renewed Iran Nuclear Deal on Life Support
America and Iran should get the deal done despite obstacles, but the influence of Israel and Saudi Arabia continues to undermine American national interest.
Posted inAmerica and the World
America’s Middle East ‘Withdrawal’ Breathes Its Last Breath
What was once a policy of disengagement has now become a policy of far more dangerous entanglement.