Marc Ambinder wrote a must-read post at The Week about what NSA could theoretically get away with if all oversight was removed. He ended with some rational, non-histrionic suggestions for reform: And...
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Another Wild Story About Government Spying Circulates the Internet, Only to Be Debunked Later
My Friday column: As news of Edward Snowden’s one year asylum in Russia and his subsequent departure from his stay at the Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow (a story for another day) broke across...
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Buzz Burbank News & Comment 8/1/13
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Here’s What You’re Missing on the After Party (Subscribe Already!)
Join the After Party. Only $6 per month! If you’re already a member, go on in. Here’s What You’re Missing This Week: Arkansas School District Arms Teachers with Handguns; Another...
Warp Speed! Engage!
It’s official. NASA is investing in warp speed research: NASA has invested $50,000 in equipment for “warp speed” research that would allow space travel faster than the speed of...
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Buzz Burbank News & Comment 7/31/13
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Bradley Manning Lives in a Nation of Laws, and, Hero or Not, He Broke 20 of Those Laws
My Wednesday column: While fleeing from the law in Hong Kong, Edward Snowden encouraged a return to "the rule of law rather than men." In spite of his politically incorrect usage of "men" instead of...
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Buzz Burbank News & Comment 7/30/13
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Another Baby With a Gun for Steve Stockman
Rep. Steve Stockman’s hilarious bumper sticker (“If babies had guns they wouldn’t be aborted!”) keeps getting more and more horrendous. GREENVILLE, N.C. – A 6-year-old...
New Poll About NSA Indicates Paranoia, Pervasive Misunderstandings About Surveillance
My Tuesday column: Glenn Greenwald ballyhooed the results of a new Pew poll on Monday and while Americans still generally support the National Security Agency’s surveillance operations...
Worst Person in the World
Forever and always, it’s Ted Nugent. Here he accuses President Obama and Eric Holder of being racists: “We are most offended that the president of the United States and the U.S. attorney...
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Buzz Burbank News & Comment 7/29/13
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Peak Fox News Channel
Worst interview ever. Clearly a producer or executive decided on the angle for this interview, and that would make it even worse because it’s not just an anchor’s misguided opinion, but a...
Outrage Porn
Salon picked up on Greenwald’s ridiculous bombshell with this headline: Glenn Greenwald: Even low-level NSA analysts can spy on Americans Yes, of course they can, with an individual warrant...
Far Fewer French Children Suffer from ADHD
If there’s any better evidence that we’re poisoning our kids, I don’t know what it is. This article is a year old, but somehow it slipped under the radar: In the United States, at...
Greenwald’s Shocking Bombshell: NSA Analysts Can Analyze NSA Intelligence
My Monday column: Glenn Greenwald leaned heavily on his overworked panic button yet again on Sunday during an appearance on This Week with George Stephanopoulos. In a rare spoiler, Greenwald revealed...