My new paper examines three critical issues in the NSA’s collection of Call Detail Records.

Numerous individuals and groups are posing—both online and in person—as members of groups they oppose. Malign state actors have also begun to enter the fray.

In both debates, the central question is one of scope: How much should the police and military be asked to do in creating and maintaining safety and stability, and how competent are they to do what is be...

Congress should investigate what just happened in the Southern District of New York.

Emerging trends in terrorist attacks will present new challenges for agencies working to prevent them.

Without grandstanding, the Justice Department’s report on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act offers several proposals that ought to have bipartisan appeal.

Protests against police brutality and coronavirus lockdowns have gripped the U.S. in recent weeks. Examining both protests simultaneously provides an opportunity to better understand the nature of violen...

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The costs of escalating conflict along the China-India border are greater than they were in 1962. Both sides know they must avoid the worst-case scenario.

Bolton’s lawyers persuasively argue that the court lacks the authority to issue the requested injunction.  They also show why his non-disclosure agreements are narrower than the government portrays, an...

Most governments consider tear gas a weapon of war yet routinely use it against their own populations during periods of internal unrest. The history is complicated.