Author: danps

The release of diplomatic cables by WikiLaeaks has provoked a strong reaction from the United States, but perhaps the most interesting part about them is what they reveal about an ally. For more on pruning back executive power...

The Department of Homeland Security recently shut down dozens of web sites.  Their legal authority to do so was questionable, as was the court’s, and it is part of a disturbing trend. For more on pruning back...

Since 9/11 the rallying cry of conservatives has been the authoritarian’s mantra: If you aren’t doing anything wrong, you shouldn’t worry about an intrusive government.  Now that an agency has finally gone...

With reckless behavior by the lords of finance now given the blessing of the government, the big question is not whether the era of bubbles is past but where the next one is being inflated.  The pump of choice may have...

America has passed another unfortunate milestone in its ever longer history of torture.  The latest ex-president thinks that is a good thing, but for some without an immediate self-interest it doesn’t look quite so...