Getting XKeyscore Right

Thinking critically about what we know of NSA surveillance

The Geek Awakening

Edward Snowden is the vanguard of a broader challenge

A Catalogue of Journalistic Malfeasance

The reporting on Edward Snowden has been dreadful. Is there a way to make it better?

Two weeks ago, when the Guardian first leaked a Verizon court order to hand over its call…

The Uncomfortable Questions Not Raised by Benghazi

The press and Congress are asking the wrong questions

The eight-month controversy over the attacks on a U.S. outpost in Benghazi reintensified last week, as the former Deputy Chief…

The Court Martial of Bradley Manning

A complicated man at the center of a complicated trial

Managing NSA’s Public Image

It’s silly to expect a spy agency like the NSA not to spy. But the NSA — and Congress — should do more to rebuild public trust

Propagandizing Surveillance

Underneath a clever story lie troubling questions

The 1990s All Over Again

President Obama’s new direction in the war on terror turns back the clock

Obama Alone Can’t Close Guantanamo, But Here’s What He Can Do