Overclassification is a threat to our democracy and our national security alike. But the key to tackling it is within reach. President Obama should adopt measures to introduce accountability into the system.
The recent indictment, conviction, and sentencing of a Massachusetts pharmacist named Tarek Mehanna highlights the Obama administration’s squeamishness with public information and oversight in national security matters.
The case tests the bite in the Supreme Court's 2008 promise that Guantanmo detainees have a constitutional right to challenge their detentions in court.
The AP reports the NYPD conducted surveillance and monitoring of Muslim communities in Newark, once again showing the need for increased police oversight.
It appears iguanas have more rights than detainees at Guantanamo Bay. I traveled to the prison recently to observe the hearing of accused U.S.S. Cole bomber Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri.
Today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing is an important opportunity to press Attorney General Eric Holder on the FBI's new domestic intelligence guidelines.
