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19 August 2013
Stop and Frisk
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Robert Koehler
Stopping crime before it happens is a great idea, but stopping young men for “walking while black” — touted by true believers as the same thing — is a game played by an occupying army.

The tactic is called stop-and-frisk. As...
18 August 2013
The unasked questions about the NSA's internal audit
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Gerry Bello
In what might be it's last gasp of investigative national security reporting before the finalizing of Jeff Bezos' CIA sponsored buyout, the Washington Post released...
18 August 2013
Mr. Holder signals a slow troop withdrawal from the War on Drugs
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Nicholas Hills
Last week Attorney General Eric Holder delivered an unprecedented speech concerning America’s oldest war. Perhaps hoping to carve out a positive legacy that works to bring an end to the War on Drugs, Holder has undoubtedly initiated a step...
16 August 2013
The Stars of the Star Chamber. Just who is the FISA court?
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Gerry Bello
While fruitlessly scouring the banks of the Potomac river for the mythical beast known as Robust Congressional Oversight, our eyes were drawn by the light of an eleven star constellation often hidden in the night and fog of post-...
15 August 2013
IRS spying. Where is Darrell Issa when his country needs him?
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Gerry Bello
Darrell Issa he could turn the tempest of the IRS's extra scrutiny of Tea-Party group's non-profit application into a Teapot Dome. On August 5, Issa, who is chair of the House Oversight Committee, widened his stalled investigation of the...
14 August 2013
Obama's NSA speech: Not the change that was advertised
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Gerry Bello
On August 9, President Obama gave a major policy speech on NSA spying programs. The compliant White House...

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