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Civil Liberties
October 18, 2022
Joanna Scutts
How World War I Crushed the American Left
Adam Hochschild’s new book documents a period of thriving radical groups and their devastating suppression.
February 28, 2022
Natalie Shure
Another No-Fly List for Airline Passengers? Has America Lost Its Mind (Again)?
The industry that’s ruined commercial aviation now wants to bring back a failed idea from the “war on terror” era.
May 18, 2021
Alex Shephard
Apple Cares More About Appeasing China Than It Does About Protecting Your Privacy
It turns out that the tech company with a commitment to civil liberties is really just committed to profits.
February 13, 2020
Alex Pareene
Michael Bloomberg’s Polite Authoritarianism
He never hid his callous indifference to civil liberties; too many people just didn't care.
November 10, 2016
Graham Vyse
Donald Trump Will Have His Eye on You
Edward Snowden warned us about the abuses of our national security state. Now look who's in charge of it.
January 30, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Porn Star Belle Knox Doesn't Know What Libertarianism Is. Neither Do Libertarians.
December 24, 2014
Danny Vinik
Tuesday's Shooting in Missouri Reveals the Limitations of Police Dashboard Cameras
June 20, 2013
Isaac Chotiner
Why Eric Holder Always Disappoints Himself
April 22, 2013
Jeffrey Rosen
Do You Have the Right to Remain Silent?
The Obama administration's radical view of Miranda rights was in place well before Boston

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