Court Approves NSA Interception of American Communications
Courts gave the NSA broad powers to intercept overseas communications of Americans . . . 30 years ago.
Al Jazeera America’s Inauspicious Debut
Al Jazeera debuted its American broadcast Tuesday. Fewer Americans have access to Al Jazeera than they did Monday.
America Has Options in Egypt
Andrew Bacevich argues, persuasively, that “absence of leverage does not preclude options” with respect to Egypt.
William P. Clark, Reagan National Security Advisor, Dead at 81
Bill Clark, who served as National Security Advisor and Interior Secretary under Ronald Reagan, has died at 81.
New Owner Of The Washington Post: Print Newspapers Will Be Dead In 20 Years
For a guy who just bought a newspaper, Jeff Bezos wasn’t too optimistic about their future less than a year ago.
TSA Expanding Beyond Airports
TheTransportation Security Administration is expanding its purview to train stations and sporting events.
Washington Post To Be Sold To Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos
One of the nation’s papers of record is changing owners for the first time in 80 years.
New York Times Sells Boston Globe For 95% Loss
A business move that signals the continuing death of the newspaper industry.
Bradley Manning Acquitted Of ‘Aiding The Enemy,’ Could Still Face Up To 136 Years In Prison
Bradley Manning was acquitted of the most serious charge against him, but is still likely to spend most of his life in prison.
Gay Bars Boycott Russian Vodka
Gay bars around the world are banning Russian vodka to protest the lack of gay rights in that country.
Syrian Anti-Regime Forces Carry Out Mass Executions
Anti-Assad forces are committing atrocities in Aleppo.
Egyptian Government Massacres More Peaceful Protestors
The US backed Egyptian government is massacring supporters of the ousted democratically elected government.
Juror B29 Did Not Say Zimmerman ‘Got Away with Murder’
ABC News selectively edited their interview with Juror B29 to give a false impression of what she said.
Groundswell: Conservatives’ Lame Answer to JournoList
Conservatives are doing what they criticized JournoList for doing—even though JournoList didn’t.
Federal Judge Not Buying Administration Arguments In Lawsuit Over Drone Killings
A Federal Judge wasn’t very pleased when Administration lawyers told her that she doesn’t have jurisdiction to hear a lawsuit over the President’s drone policy.
Race In America And The Time Barack Obama Was Mistaken For A Waiter
What can an incident at an elite New York party ten years ago tell us about race in America?
Nate Silver Leaving New York Times For ESPN, ABC
Three years after joining The New York Times, Nate Silver is jumping ship to Disney’s ESPN and ABC.
Federal Court Rules That NY Times Reporter Must Testify In Leak Investigation
Once again, a Federal Court rules that the First Amendment rules does not protect a reporter from being compelled to reveal sources or the results of an investigation.
If This Samantha Power Video Is The Next “Big Controversy”, Will It Be The Right Controversy?
Some thoughts on a decade old video in which Samantha Power speculates on actions to take against an unfolding genocide.
Obama Handing Out Ambassadorships To Top Donors And Friends, Just Like His Predecessors
President Obama has appointed a lot of donor’s and supporters to plumb Ambassadorial slots. That’s not at all unusual.
Could Today Be The Day Harry Reid Goes Nuclear? [Update: Tentative Deal Reached]
The Senate may be headed for an historic confrontation today if an 11th hour deal isn’t reached.
The Disappearing Oval Office Address
The Oval Office Address, once a common tool of the Presidency, has been in declining use of late.
Obama Words on Military Sexual Assault Backfire
President Obama is rightly outraged by a wave of sexual assaults in the military. He unwittingly made them harder to prosecute.
Did The Egyptian Military Set Morsi Up To Fail?
Certain aspects of Egyptian civic life have improved rapidly in the wake of the military coup, raising at least some questions about the events leading up to it.
Harry Reid To Make Another Attempt At Filibuster Reform?
Harry Reid is supposedly making another run at filibuster reform.
Frustration With Karzai Pushing Obama Toward “Zero Option” In Afghanistan
Frustrations with the mercurial leader of Afghanistan may increase the pace of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Jay Rosen Retires From Criticizing CNN
The prominent media critic will no longer bother criticizing CNN for not living up to the standards of the profession.
Privacy Group Petitions Supreme Court Over FISA Court
A privacy rights group has filed a Petition with the Supreme Court regarding recent actions by the FISA Court.
FISA Court Does Job Congress Assigned It
Don’t blame “secret courts” for the government’s expanded spying on American citizens and allies.
Joyner Unfair to Krugman
A decade ago. a certain New York Times columnist was more right than your humble host.
On The Coup In Egypt And The Future Of Democracy
The events of the last week in Egypt raise a whole host of questions.
June Jobs Report Positive, But Not Spectacular
June’s Jobs Report was healthy, but the economy still needs to do better.
The GOP’s Battle Plan Against Hillary: Arguing That “She’s Old?”
The GOP is going to have to come up with a lot more than just age if they end up facing off against Hillary Clinton in 2016.
Crossfire Returns with New Hosts
CNN is reviving the Crossfire shoutfest with Newt Gingrich, S.E. Cupp, Stephanie Cutter, and Van Jones as hosts.
SCOTUS: ‘Can’t Rely on Past’ for Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court today struck down the most controversial part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
