War on Terror
Let Us Be Skeptical of the CIA's Support for Limits on Interrogations
Remember the role they played in Zero Dark Thirty, used to publicly justify waterboarding
U.S. Orders Families of Military Personnel Out of Southern Turkey
Families of State Department employees also leaving.
Easter Terrorist Attack Leaves Christians, Other Minorities Worried About Future in Pakistan
Government ramps up counter-terrorism efforts.
John Kerry: ISIS Striking in Europe Because It's Losing Its 'Fantasy' of a Caliphate in Middle East
John Kerry visiting Belgium after terror attacks
Turkey Strikes Kurdish Positions After Ankara Terror Attack
Ankara and Istanbul have faced multiple attacks from a PKK off-shoot as well as ISIS.
Ted Cruz Wages Jihad on Truth
Senator scaremongers to deflect from his lack of a real plan to deal with ISIS.
John Kasich Says Targeting Muslim Communities Would Lead to More 'Polarization'
Dangerous play with identity politics.
Hillary Clinton on Brussels: Terrorists Won't 'Undermine Democratic Values'—But She Already Has
Candidates say dumb things after terrorist attack in Brussels.
Brussels Attacks Give Cruz Another Occasion to Slam Obama for Refusing to Say 'Radical Islamic Terrorism'
The Texas senator seems to think the phrase has magical powers.
Sen. Tom Cotton's 'Brand' Depends on Americans Remaining Ignorant, Fearful of Apple's Encryption
Accusing Apple of "hyperbole" is pretty ballsy...and utterly wrongheaded.
How Drone Kills Happen: "Eye in the Sky" Dramatizes Techno-Moral Dilemma
Director Gavin Hood on the legal and ethical questions surrounding drone strikes.
Three Ways Trump is a Democrat Problem Too
So much blame for Donald Trump's populism. What about Bernie Sanders'?
Obama Administration Working on Drone War Transparency… By Offering Numbers of People Killed
Don't hold your breath on the government identifying who they're actually killing-often they don't know
150 Killed in U.S. Airstrike in Somalia, Officials Cite 'Imminent Threat' to U.S. Troops in the Country
Reportedly the largest counter-terrorism strike in U.S. history.
More Defense Dollars Don't Guarantee a Better Military
The truth about military spending.
Obama Administration to Expand Sharing of NSA Data from Snooping
This is why you shouldn't accept the FBI's 'just one phone' decryption argument.
Republican Candidates All Agree: Apple Should Be Obligated to Work for the FBI
Rubio, Cruz accept claim that the encryption fight is over "just one phone."
Obama Proposes Basic Plan to Close Gitmo, Needs Congress to Approve
Doesn't appear to be doing much to get Congress on board.
Troops Withdrawing in Afghanistan—Afghan Troops
U.S. troops still in the country to "train" and "assist."
Criminal Penalties for Companies that Won't Help Decrypt? Not Yet—But Keep Watching
The stick has been suggested. Now where is the carrot?
4 Reasons to Fear Encryption 'Back Doors,' Even Though You're Not a Terrorist
This seemingly simple demand opens a massive can of extremely dangerous worms.
The Encryption Fight We Knew Was Coming Is Here—and Apple Appears Ready
Company will not compromise user security to help access terrorist's phone.
Experts Quietly Admit to Senate Torture Report's Accuracy, But Does Anybody Care Anymore?
We have a presidential frontrunner who openly embraces abusing prisoners.
What Rand Paul Brought to the Presidential Race
The Kentucky senator encouraged his fellow Republicans to be more consistently skeptical of big government.
Tonight on Shark Tank: Commandos Who Fight Wars With Flip Flops
Watch the Army Rangers who founded Combat Flip Flops speak with Reason TV. Then watch them pitch the sharks on ABC at 9 p.m.
FBI to Muslim Immigrants: Snoop for Us or Get Deported
The need for information about possible internal threats creates some predictably twisted incentives.
Kasich: Shut Up and Let Your Political Masters Secretly Decide How to Break Your Encryption!
Gov. Kasich's response on security highlights politicians' lack of interest in dangers of mandating 'back doors.'
Terrorism In Europe is Less Common and Less Deadly Than in the Recent Past -- And Doesn't Justify Expanded Repressive Surveillance
International security researcher: "Western Europe is safer now than it has been for decades and is far safer than most other parts of the world."
Multiple ISIS-Linked Attacks in Central Jakarta Kill At Least Two, Injure 19
Attack in Indonesia fourth Islamic State attack outside Iraq and Syria in 2016
Gunman Tries to Kill Cop in West Philly 'in the Name of Islam,' Mayor Calls for More Federal Gun Control
Gun used was a stolen police firearm.
U.S. Special Ops Soldier First 2016 Casualty of War in Afghanistan That Ended in 2014
Killed in a firefight in Marja, the site of the first operations of the 2010 U.S. "surge"
Despair at the Number of Americans Who Choose Security over Liberty, Privacy
Poll shows citizens fine with warrantless snooping to fight terrorism.
America's Asymmetrical War on Terror
The U.S. government and its accomplices are waging actual war. In contrast, terrorists commit crimes.
Putting the Terrorist Threat in Perspective
How likely is an American to be a victim of terrorism?
Pretend Answers on Terror
Politicians and pundits think they know what should be done.
To Keep Your Second Amendment Rights, 'Show You're Not a Problem'
Why are avowed civil libertarians so eager to abandon due process and the Bill of Rights?
It's Time to Go After Those People!
Who those people are depends on your partisan affiliation.
Liberty, Fraternity, Security
After ISIS attacks, France follows in America's footsteps on targeting civil liberties.
Donald Trump is an Awful Frontrunner, But Hillary Clinton Is Worse, for Practical Purposes
She gets a free pass on her policies but is much closer to winning the White House.
