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The Importance and Limits of Congressional Oversight

A partisan Congress could ruin prospects for effective oversight.

Harold P. Ford and the Integrity of Intelligence

Defense Secretary Robert Gates has politicized intelligence for decades. Vietnam all over again.

Corrupting Counterterrorism

A list of terrorism sponsors? Or just a salient indicator of official U.S. opprobrium?

The Hysteria and Confusion Over Mumbai-Style Attacks in Europe

We will never eradicate the threat of terrorism. But we can take measures to rein in the fear it produces.

Thinking Outside the Box

The NYPD is coming at the terrorism problem in new and counterintuitive ways. The Beltway is stuck in old patterns and old thinking.

Not So Strange Bedfellows

Al-Qaeda: Stronger than Ever?

An NYPD State of Mind

After 9/11 our leaders tried to wrap American security in a blanket of bureaucracy. They should have empowered local law enforcement and they still can.

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May 26, 2012