Federal judge Vaughn Walker ruled today that the Bush administration's warrantless surveillance program was illegal. This has been obvious ever since the New York Times blew the lid off of the National Security Administration's massive surveillance operation in late...
It was with some disappointment that I read today’s new column from Marc Thiessen, the former George W. Bush speechwriter, new Washington Post columnist, and noted waterboarding enthusiast. After all, the previous day had seen the arrests of nine people in...
Over the weekend in Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio, eight men of the "Hutaree Militia" were arrested (a ninth turned himself in Monday), and all have been charged with "seditious conspiracy," "attempting to use weapons of mass destruction," and firearms violations. Two...
Charles Peña and Doug Bandow debate Lawrence Korb and Frank Gaffney on closing down the U.S. empire of bases. Pt. 2 Pt. 3 (Somebody get Gaffney a squeaky red nose and rainbow-afro wig please, huh?) Update: Dr. Gordon Prather - a real nuclear expert - uses facts to...
I just interviewed Joseph Casias, the poor man with an inoperable brain tumor and sinus cancer so bad you can barely understand him when he speaks, who was fired in November by Wal-Mart after he tested positive for marijuana. For the last four months, Casias had been...
One of my favorite subjects is the militarization of everything, from fashion trends to disaster aid. Now the Indian Army intends to weaponize the hottest chili pepper in the world. The tiny "bhut jolokia," or "ghost chili," will be used to make nonlethal gas grenades...
As tensions escalate between the administration and Israel, there seems to be growing concern that the American people at large are getting wise to their own interests; an anxiousness over whether we will start looking more closely at whether Israel's national...
Marc Lynch has a fascinating post examining a recent (unofficial) document posted on a jihadist forum, entitled A Strategic Plan to Improve the Political Position of the Islamic State of Iraq. The whole post is worth reading for insight into the current state of...
In a typical rant, The New Republic editor/publisher Marty Peretz prefaced a rambling declaration of victory in Iraq with these charming words: There were moments – long moments – during the Iraq war when I had my doubts. Even deep doubts. Frankly, I couldn’t...
On Thursday, March 18, from 9am to 1pm (EST), the Cato Institute will feature a mini-conference: Escalate or Withdraw? Conservatives and the War in Afghanistan Will conservatives return to their traditional roots and ultimately oppose the war in Afghanistan? Can...
