A recent amendment to the National Defense Authorization Action that would have reformed the Espionage Act and protected whistleblowers and journalists — and their freedom of speech — against outdated […]
Tin Foil Hats For the Rest of Us
Worried about the NSA tapping your phone or your laptop? Jon Ippolito gives us some tips.
Thought Police Go Virtual
That troll you just vanquished in World of Warcraft might have been a true-life NSA spy. Pro Publica and New York Times reporter Justin Elliot tells us more
Tail Gunner Joe
On this day, 59 years ago, the U.S. Senate voted 67 to 22 to censure Wisconsin Senator Joe McCarthy. The Senate resolution said that McCarthy “acted contrary to senatorial ethics […]
"The Way of the Knife" A History of CIA Covert Operations
On its website, the Central Intelligence Agency says that its mission is “collecting, analyzing, and disseminating intelligence information to top US government officials.” Not included in that description is “assassination, […]
