Show Me the Memo
Obama should share his legal justification for collecting Verizon's phone records
Obama should share his legal justification for collecting Verizon's phone records.
A Damning Dissent
Justice Antonin Scalia was at his finest in criticizing the Court over its approval of DNA swabs
Justice Antonin Scalia was at his finest in criticizing the Court over its approval of DNA swabs.
Julius Genachowski: The Exit Interview
The outgoing FCC boss on net neutrality, political polarization, and free speech
In a lengthy conversation, the outgoing FCC boss sounds off on net neutrality, political polarization, and free speech
It's the Technocratic Arrogance, Stupid
Obama isn't Bush or Nixon. He's in hot water for behaving too much like Woodrow Wilson.
Obama isn't Bush or Nixon. He's in hot water for behaving too much like Woodrow Wilson.
The Delete Squad
Google, Twitter, Facebook and the new global battle over the future of free speech
Right now the rules of what you can—and can't—say on the internet are being rewritten by twenty-something tech executives. Cross your fingers.
Do You Have the Right to Remain Silent?
The Obama administration's radical view of Miranda rights was in place well before Boston
The Obama administration has gone much further than the Bush administration in embracing new restrictions on Miranda rights
Flip-Flopping Federalists
On Obamacare, conservative judges were glad to limit Congress' power. To uphold DOMA, they'll need to do the opposite.
On Obamacare, conservative judges were glad to limit Congress' power. To uphold DOMA, they'll need to do the opposite.
The Laughable Argument Against Gay Marriage
The Supreme Court justices will eventually have to reckon with 'responsible procreation'
The Supreme Court justices will eventually have to reckon with 'responsible procreation.'
Does the Government Deserve Your DNA?
The crucial privacy case before the Supreme Court
The crucial privacy case before the Supreme Court.
Courting Disaster
A new idea to limit drone strikes could actually legitimize them
On Sunday, Robert Gates, the former Pentagon chief for Presidents Obama and Bush, endorsed an idea that has been floated by Democratic lawmakers in the wake of John O. Brennan's confirmation hearings to be CIA Director: a drone court that would review the White House’s targeted killings of American citizens linked to al Qaida.
