Killing suspected drug traffickers is both unjust and illegal. And it could be the start of an effort to turn the already awful War on Drugs into something more like a real war, thereby making it even worse.
The logic of the war on terror means infinitely expandable government power.
The conflict with Iran is the latest in a decadeslong series of regime change operations, long-term entanglements, and all-out wars that always seem to invite more problems.
Neither Russia nor Ukraine has a clear path to victory. The Ukrainian drone attack last week and the Russian air raids on Friday don't change that.
When anyone can have an air force, superpowers aren't as powerful as they used to be.
Even after the Biden administration realized the most alarming claims were bunk, it didn't publicize the evidence it had.
Are New Jerseyans mistaking normal airplanes for mysterious drones?
The wave of drone sightings is sparking sci-fi speculation mixed with war fever.
Drone maker DJI claims the Pentagon has unfairly smeared it as an arm of the Chinese military based on a mix-up of Chinese names.
State boards use outdated laws to target content creators, raising urgent questions about free speech in the digital age.
The feds charged Alex Choi with “causing the placement of explosive or incendiary device on an aircraft” after he shot fireworks out of a helicopter into an empty desert.
A WIRED investigation reveals the extent to which residents of Chula Vista are subjected to surveillance from the sky.
While drones are less likely to shoot or maim innocent civilians, they could also pose privacy issues.
Bureaucrats in cubicles will kill more people than Terminator robots will.
The court declined to address whether the search violated the Fourth Amendment and merely held that the evidence could not be excluded in a civil case.
The areas where you need FAA approval to fly a model plane or drone are surprisingly large.
The FAA imposes notoriously wide flight restrictions around stadiums. The consumer drone industry wants to change that.
Plus: A listener asks the editors for examples of tasks the government does well (yikes).
Washington quietly funded Israeli-Iranian proxy wars for years. Now American men and women are directly involved.
President Biden said that we will “do all we can to protect Israel’s security” after Israel killed an Iranian general.
The same tactics used to justify drone strikes are now being used to demonize immigrant men.
Chinese camera drones are the most popular worldwide. American drone manufacturers argue that's a national security threat.
The story behind the city's ban on unlicensed drone businesses is even weirder than the ban itself.
Rather than destruction of property, Wendell Goney was convicted of possession of a firearm as a felon.
Plus: Trump vows a costlier trade war, Elon Musk's brain implant, and more...
Plus: A listener asks if libertarians are too obsessed with economic growth.
The U.S. base on the Jordanian-Syrian border has long been "strategic baggage."
Plus: A listener asks the editors if there are any bad laws that might discourage people from having kids.
Plus: Biden staffers can't grow a pair, AI ancestor worship, Taiwanese elections, and more...
The Michigan Supreme Court will hear opening arguments today in a case that could decide whether the practice is allowed.
The state court of appeals held previously that unconstitutionally collected evidence could still be used for civil enforcement.
Possibly changing the way we live just as profoundly as the internet did.
The Institute for Justice argues evidence from warrantless searches can’t be used for zoning enforcement.
If the combat mission is over in the Middle East, Biden should follow—and make permanent—more cautious drone guidelines.
Plus: Judge rejects "terrorism" label for January 6 defendant, dozens of abortion clinics have closed since June, FTC staff recommended against Meta lawsuit, and more...
"A future of bloodless global discipline is a chilling thing."
Surveillance clearly shows children nearby as strike was called on man mistaken for a terrorist.
Our drones still patrol the skies, and our tax dollars will be paying off the costs of failed nation-building for decades.
A new, heavily investigated report shows a Pentagon uninterested in correcting its deadly errors.
But those numbers don’t include Afghanistan, and that’s a problem.
In Stephenson's near-future novel, innovation, not legislation, is the best response to a changing climate.
According to the Pentagon, no crimes were committed.
The federal government and police are finding new ways to use drones to invade privacy.
Too often, the government punishes citizens who reveal the state's true behavior to their fellow Americans.
Multiple military authorizations are still intact and we've still got troops in Iraq and elsewhere. And that's not even counting the drone strikes.
