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October 7, 2016
Gavin Jacobson
Snowden vs. Le Carré
What do John Le Carré's classic espionage novels mean in the age of surveillance?
October 4, 2016
Nicole Narea
Yahoo’s surveillance program shows why internet companies shouldn’t be deputies of law enforcement.
September 22, 2016
Jacob Silverman
The CIA Road Show
How the intelligence community has used "transparency" to create perfectly dull political theater.
December 30, 2015
Sasha Belenky
The NSA’s spy powers are irresistible, apparently.
November 18, 2015
Nausicaa Renner
Why We Trade Privacy for Facebook Likes
A legal theorist’s new book explains how our desires are woven into the surveillance state.
May 21, 2015
Brian Beutler
Rand Paul's Fake Filibuster Was Nakedly Political. Good For Him.
October 25, 2014
Yishai Schwartz
The Edward Snowden Documentary Accidentally Exposes His Lies
September 2, 2014
Yishai Schwartz
The Nude Celebrity Photo Theft Should Scare You More Than the NSA Does
August 13, 2014
Yishai Schwartz
Wired Conveniently Forgot to Ask Edward Snowden a Single Tough Question
May 30, 2014
Benjamin Wittes
Edward Snowden’s NBC Interview Revealed His Ultimate Arrogance
April 23, 2014
Sam Kleiner
The Obama Administration Just Got Busted Over Excessive Secrecy—Again
March 10, 2014
Mimi Dwyer
SXSW Grants Edward Snowden Immunity From Tough Questions
A softball interview did the leaker no favors
January 21, 2014
Benjamin Wittes
Obama's NSA Speech Wasn't an Apology. It Was a Clever Defense.
January 18, 2014
Geoffrey R. Stone
President Obama Asked Me to Review the NSA. Here's How I Grade His Reforms
January 17, 2014
Jeffrey Rosen
Obama May Be Blowing His Opportunity to Reform the NSA
January 15, 2014
Jack Goldsmith
What the Latest NSA Bombshell Reveals About Media Standards Today
December 23, 2013
Jeffrey Rosen
"Metadata Material Shouldn’t be Held by the Government"
Interview: A key NSA reform panelist explains their recommendations
December 19, 2013
Benjamin Wittes
The NSA Report Is Incredibly Awkward for Obama
December 17, 2013
Jeffrey Rosen
Inside the Stunning Court Smackdown on NSA Spying
November 3, 2013
Cameron Abadi
The Betrayal of Angela Merkel
She loved America more than any other European leader. So why did the NSA target her?

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