Surveillance State supporters have a temper tantrum

In a bizarre move that I do not recall ever seeing in my years on Capitol Hill, the Intelligence Committee has sent a letter to members of Congress who voted for the Massie-Lofgren amendment to the Defense Appropriations bill, asking them to [...]

The USA Freedom Act: A Step in the Right Direction

By: Michael Clayton Seemingly lost in the fold because of all the mess regarding Obamacare, last week, lawmakers introduced legislation to curtail the National Security Agency’s overreaching phone record collection program. The USA Freedom [...]

Return of the Church Committee?

By: Matt McBride In 1974, it was revealed that the CIA was involved in illegal intelligence operations against thousands of American citizens. The following year, a special committee, chaired by Idaho Senator Frank Church, was tasked with [...]