NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden performed a “public service,” according to former Attorney General Eric Holder, but he added that the fugitive’s actions were “inappropriate and illegal.” In an interview with David Axelrod for his “The Axe Files” podcast, Holder said…
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Shock: NSA Routinely Spying on Tennesseans
A while back, we noted a report showing that the “sneak-and-peek” provision of the Patriot Act that was alleged to be used only in national security and terrorism investigations has overwhelmingly been used in narcotics cases. Now the New York…
Read MoreIs the Shift Towards Nationalism Good for Liberty?
In Sunday’s first-round of regional elections in France, the clear and stunning winner was the National Front of Marine Le Pen. Her party rolled up 30 percent of the vote, and came in first in 6 of 13 regions. Marine…
Read MoreThe NSA Has All of Your Emails, Texts and Phone Records; Do You Care?
Last summer, after months of encrypted emails, I spent three days in Moscow hanging out with Edward Snowden for a Wired cover story. Over pepperoni pizza, he told me that what finally drove him to leave his country and become…
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