H.R. 347 and Quelling Political Protest: You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet
When President Obama promised in his signing statement not to deploy NDAA maliciously, he was really distracting us from the …
Category Archives: War on Terror
NYPD, Islamophobia, and Federal Law: Spying and Lying as an American Way of Life
Over the last few months, the Associated Press has released multiple reports that detail the infiltration of Muslim student groups, …
Abdulmutallab, POTUS, and Al-Awlaki: NPR Stenographers and Post-Assassination Apologias
Yesterday, a US judge sentenced Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to life in prison without parole for eight felony counts, including attempted …
Why Even Good Law-Abiding People Should Care About Privacy
Since my post on Homophobic Harassment and Surveillance, I’ve been ruminating some more on the issues of surveillance and privacy. …
Kris Kobach’s War on Muslims and Latinos
Updated below: Those who have known me for the last decade have heard me insist ad nauseam that the war …
Homophobic Harassment, Self-Deportation, and Surveillance
The New Yorker ran a thoughtful piece by Ian Parker on the suicide of Tyler Clementi, a gay Rutgers University …
Where is Their Refuge in This World?
Once they had left their homeland they remained homeless, once they had left their state they became stateless; once they …
Progressives, Truth-telling, and Human Rights Issues
Revised version: Thanks to Glenn Greenwald’s mentions of my Jan. 6 post on this site, and thanks to the readers …
The Power of Arrogance: the US and the Terrorism Card
Besides marking the 10th anniversary of the opening of Guantanamo Bay, Wednesday was notable for the murder of an Iranian …
Guest Post: “Where is My Half Glass?”
The brilliant Robert E. Prasch, an economist at Middlebury College, reflects on the Obama Presidency. President Obama, Where Is My …
