Politics
“Hong Kong has a strong tradition of free speech.” That's how Edward Snowden, the 29-year-old leaker who slammed National Security Agency surveillance as an "existential threat to democracy," described his decision to flee to China.
Edward Snowden: Exemplar of the Beltway's Economic Boom
Washington is full of high-earning contractors just like him
Edward Snowden is ready for his Rorschach test. Is he Benedict Arnold or Tom Paine, Daniel Ellsberg or Bradley Manning (or Aaron Swartz)? For the moment, I’ll leave that to others to debate, and instead consider Snowden through another lens: as an exemplar of the conspicuous, decade-long economic boom of Washington, D.C.
A Tale of Two NSA Leaks
One is unsurprising, and damaging. The other is worth debating.
One is unsurprising, and damaging. The other is worth debating.
Since the 29-year-old intelligence contractor Edward Snowden outed himself as the source of the NSA leaks on Sunday, reporters and pundits—heck, even Snowden himself—have compared him with Bradley Manning, the Army private on trial for passing classified material about the Iraq and Afghanistan wars to Wikileaks. There’s obviously something to the comparison—both men were apparently dedicated enough to the cause of transparency to risk their lives for it.
The Constitutional Amnesia of the NSA Snooping Scandal
I've seen this all before—and have an FBI file to show for it
I've seen this all before—and have an FBI file to show for it.
Another Republican Senator in Massachusetts? Malarkey!
Don't expect Scott Brown redux. Ed Markey should top Gabriel Gomez.
Don't expect Scott Brown redux. Ed Markey should top Gabriel Gomez.
The NSA Uproar Is Good for America—And Obama
Is our post-9/11, permanent-war mindset finally fading?
Is our post-9/11, permanent-war mindset finally fading?
The Unmagnificent Seven
Raúl Labrador has quit the House Gang of Eight. That doesn't bode well for immigration reform.
Raúl Labrador has quit the House Gang of Eight. That doesn't bode well for immigration reform.
There’s a classic Simpsons where the children are participating in that bizarre elementary-school pageant known as Model United Nations. Things get out of hand, bickering ensues, and Principal Skinner issues his ultimatum: “Do you kids want to be like the real U.N.? Or just squabble and waste time?”
Elizabeth Warren's One Note
The senator can't help ranting about big banks, even when the subject is student loans
The senator can't help ranting about big banks, even when the subject is student loans.
