Matt Welch Criticizes NSA Spying, Liberty-for-Security Swaps on Fox News

Matt Welch | 8.12.2013 7:04 AM

On Thursday, Aug. 1, I appeared on Fox News's Your World With Neil Cavuto to talk about the ongoing NSA revelations triggered by Edward Snowden, and where Americans should "draw the line" between liberty and security:

Start your day with Reason. Get a daily brief of the most important stories and trends every weekday morning when you subscribe to Reason Roundup.

NEXT: Matt Welch Talks Rand Paul vs. Chris Christie, GOP Civil War on Huckabee

Hide Comments (9)

Editor's Note: As of February 29, 2024, commenting privileges on reason.com posts are limited to Reason Plus subscribers. Past commenters are grandfathered in for a temporary period. Subscribe here to preserve your ability to comment. Your Reason Plus subscription also gives you an ad-free version of reason.com, along with full access to the digital edition and archives of Reason magazine. We request that comments be civil and on-topic. We do not moderate or assume any responsibility for comments, which are owned by the readers who post them. Comments do not represent the views of reason.com or Reason Foundation. We reserve the right to delete any comment and ban commenters for any reason at any time. Comments may only be edited within 5 minutes of posting. Report abuses.

Fist of Etiquette 12 years ago

The resolution of this video is so bad I can't focus on the quality of knot in Welch's tie or his level of facial hair.

Props to Cavuto for focusing the conversation on the NSA revelations and not the leaker. As much as I like to hear Repukes getting hammered on the traitor talk, the NSA must be the focus. And props to Welch for getting pissed off on the "bumper stickers" talk and reminding Cavuto that there's a constitution that doesn't allow for "tough on terror" at any cost.
MappRapp 12 years ago

lol, ok now that dude cracks me up man.

http://www.Anon-Tactics.tk
All-Seeing Monocle 12 years ago

Can we get beyond bumper-sticker politics and policy-making in this country?

Outlook not so good.
My sources say no.
All-Seeing Monocle 12 years ago

Next up, a discussion of how to Get Back At Russia, tit for tat, eye for an eye, we're rubber they're glue.
1. some guy 12 years ago
  
  I think Russia is still catching up on the whole "welcoming defectors" tally.
BakedPenguin 12 years ago

Not just under the Founders - we were under an existential threat during the Cold War, and there was (mostly) more respect for civil liberties. That we should lose them for fear of a bunch of savages trying to bomb planes is just sad.
Ted S. 12 years ago

On Thursday, Aug. 1, I appeared on Fox News's Your World With Neil Cavuto

You should have backdated your post, Matt.
1. Matt Welch 12 years ago
  
  But then no one would have seen it!
  1. Bee Tagger 12 years ago
    
    Did you try forward-dating your television appearance?

Please log in to post comments

Matt Welch Criticizes NSA Spying, Liberty-for-Security Swaps on Fox News

Latest

Mothers Are Losing Custody Over Sketchy Drug Tests

Should the Civilization Video Games Be Fun—or Real?

Government Argues It's Too Much To Ask the FBI To Check the Address Before Blowing Up a Home

The U.K. Trade Deal Screws American Consumers

A New Survey Suggests Illicit Opioid Use Is Much More Common Than the Government's Numbers Indicate

Recommended

Login Form