Congress has passed the bill. The question is not whether there is damage to civil liberties here but how bad it is.
Why the defense-authorization bill is more about keeping up Congress's tough-guy image and less about setting limits and standards for national defense.
No judge. No jury. No public evidence. The implications of the executions of Anwar al-Awlaki and Samir Khan.
How al-Qaeda became the new Lee Harvey Oswald.
Why American apathy, disinterest and ignorance about foreign-policy issues just may be a good thing.
Putting the awe-inspiring power of the government's propaganda machine to good use.
Why our nation's counterterrorism policies are playing right into al-Qaeda's hands.
Counterterrorists are after al-Qaeda scalps—and doing more harm than good.
In a war with no draft, no tax and no pilots, Americans are too busy asking "why not?" to ask "why fight?"
Are drones simply providing policy makers a more antiseptic avenue for satiating their endless appetite for intervention?