Broad Expansion of FBI's Hacking Authority Begins Today
One warrant and one judge can lead to untold numbers of system intrusions.
Foreign Policy
President Obama Just Made it Easier For Donald Trump to Wage War
Obama's legacy of expanding executive branch power now includes "limitless targeting" anywhere in the world.
You Don't Have to Be British to Be Extremely Worried About U.K.'s New Surveillance Law
Nestled deep in the Investigatory Powers Bill is the authority to mandate encryption "back doors."
Donald Trump Seems Likely to Throw Cold Water on the Thaw in U.S.-Cuba Relations
Following Fidel Castro's death, Republicans want to revert to a policy that failed for half a century.
Does Nikki Haley Have Any Clear Foreign Policy Views?
The likely next ambassador to the United Nations might be a rising GOP star, but she hasn't been very vocal on international affairs.
6 Secretary of State Appointments Trump Could Make That Wouldn't Suck
These names would be better than most of the ones being floated.
Donald Trump and the End of Free Trade
The 1930 Smoot-Hawley Act was a policy disaster never to be repeated, says Dan Griswold of the Mercatus Center. Until now.
President Trump + Military Drones = What, Exactly?
The president-elect has said he wants to continue with strikes against terrorists, but to what degree?
Five Reasons Jeff Sessions Would Be No Friend of Liberty In the Trump Administration
The Alabama senator has been touted as a possible Attorney General, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, or Secretary of Homeland Security.
Five Horrifically Bad Foreign Policy Ideas That Should Disqualify John Bolton From Being Secretary of State
Calling for the preemptive use nuclear weapons, and other potential catastrophes from America's mustachioed warmonger.
VA Backtracks on Funding Transgender Surgeries, But Not Because of the Election
Somebody neglected to account for the expenses.
Interview with Rand Paul: 'I Can't Support Anybody to Be Our Secretary of State Who Didn't Learn the Lesson of Iraq'
For the libertarian-leaning senator, just about anybody would be better than John Bolton or Rudy Giuliani.
Death from Above
Whistleblowers reveal the truth about the drone war to a nation that struggles to listen.
Does Trump's Commitment to NATO Preclude Rethinking Relationships?
Based on everything seen on the campaign trail, no it doesn't.
President Donald Trump Could Make Military Interrogations Medieval Again
The next commander-in-chief could legally bring back torture.
Donald Trump, Peacenik President?
Historian Thaddeus Russell on Trump's libertarian foreign policy.
President-Elect Trump Will Likely Not Oppose Israeli Settlement Expansion in West Bank
Every U.S. president since 1967 has officially opposed settlements as an obstacle to peace.
Rand Paul Wins, and That's Important No Matter Who Else Wins Tonight
Non-interventionism needs a voice in 2017 and beyond.
Economic Growth, Coherent Foreign Policy, Trust in Govt: What WON'T Be Settled Today
Whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump wins the election, massive challenges face the next president of the United States.
Evan McMullin on Federalism, Spending, War, Edward Snowden, and 'the Bigotry of Donald Trump'
The independent conservative ticket is threatening in Utah with a message of local control and the notion that "all men and women are created equal."
Alt-Right Nativists Launch Witch Hunt Against Chobani Yogurt Founder For Helping Refugees
They want to stop even private charity by private citizens
Top Hillary Clinton Adviser Thinks U.S. Should Attack Iran To Benefit Saudi Interests In Yemen
Indications point to more and grander military interventions under a President Clinton.
No, the U.S. Navy Isn't Battling Breast-Cancer With Pink Fighter Jets—But Israel Is
America's pink F9F-8 Cougar lives aboard the USS Lexington, a retired naval ship turned private Texas military museum.
FBI Reopens Investigation on Clinton's Private Email Server (UPDATE: Connections to Anthony Weiner)
Turns out there's still time for October surprises.
Gary Johnson's 27% Showing in Another Military Poll Is a Warning Shot to Smug Interventionists
While civilian political elites police imperial manners, the boots on the ground are being mugged into libertarianism.
Gary Johnson's Not Happy That Hillary Clinton's Geography Gaffe Didn't Get the 'Aleppo Moment' Treatment
Clinton's gaffes and foreign policy failures haven't generated the mockery Johnson has received.
The Countries Mentioned in the Last Trump-Clinton Debate
Foreign policy mostly just source material for partisan bickering now.
The Countries Clinton and Trump Mentioned in the Debates So Far
And some of the countries they didn't but should in the final debate.
Gary Johnson's Refreshing Foreign Policy Skepticism
The Libertarian presidential candidate offers a cogent critique of Clintonian warmongering.
DOJ Uses Vague Court Request to Try to Demand People Unlock Any Fingerprint-Locked Phones
Amid debate over encryption access, feds try to just sneak right through.
Libyans Would Have Preferred Hillary Clinton Kept Her 'Smart Power' Away From Their Country
Five years after the fall of Gaddafi, some Libyans say life was better under dictatorship than the current chaos.
Shhhhh! Don't Tell Russia, but We're Totally Gonna Cyber Their Asses!
Maybe focus on protecting American data, not seeking revenge for Clinton's embarrassment?
There's Never Been A Better Time to Be Alive
Ronald Bailey reviews Johan Norberg's new book celebrating Progress
Ten Reasons to Look Foward to the Future: A Review of Progress by Johan Norberg
There's never been a better time to be alive
U.S. Looking to Escalate War in Yemen?
U.S. destroyer launches missiles at Yemen radar sites after missiles from Yemen miss destroyer.
As Donald Trump Falls, Will Gary Johnson Rise?
Almost certainly, especially now that he's honed his foreign policy chops.
Clinton Is Not the Tech Privacy Candidate. Not Your Privacy Anyway.
Podesta leak acknowledges her 'instincts' are to accept law enforcement's claims on encryption access and surveillance.
Anthony Fisher Talks Gary Johnson's Foreign Policy on Kennedy Tonight
A presidential candidate who is skeptical of non-stop military interventionism? Is that even allowed?
"Donald Trump Will Protect You. He Is the Only One Who Can."
Is Trump's new campaign ad just more high-level trolling of his foes, or another sign that we can't rightly expect a peaceful, non-bellicose Trump administration?
You Should Care About This Alleged Terrorist's Encryption Charges in England
Law criminalizes anything done in preparation for attack-including behavior that is normally legal.
Gary Johnson Lays Out a Sane, Coherent, Skeptical Foreign Policy
Libertarian candidate wants Congress to declare wars, interventions to have clearly defined goals, and an end to "War on Terror" victory fantasies.
Say 'Hi' to the NSA in Your Next Email
Sources say Yahoo let government malware scan the contents of all emails sent to Yahoo accounts. And why would the feds stop with Yahoo?
Hillary Clinton's Disqualifying Comments on Russia
Using Aleppo to gain leverage over a geopolitical foe.
The Pentagon Accounts for More Than Half of the Federal Government's $1 Billion PR Budget
More than 5,000 people work in the federal government's PR machines; more than at the Department of Education.
