Mattis, Not Trump, Is Now in Charge of America’s Military Might
The Department of Defense may send thousands more U.S. troops to Afghanistan. But the real news is who's ordering their deployment.
The Futile War Against Civilian Casualties
The rise of precision munitions should have made civilian casualties an avoidable relic of yesteryear. It didn't.
How Facebook Sees the World
By acknowledging the existence of an editorial compass, the technology giant tacitly accepts its role as a de facto censorship power—and opens itself to government attack.
Trump Praises Philippine Leader Duterte for Extrajudicial Killings
It's hard to tell how much of Trump's call was diplomacy and how much was genuine kowtowing.
Trump Reportedly Bragged About Highly Classified Intelligence to Russian Officials
How is it that so many U.S. officials know what happened in a closed-door meeting?
Nearly Four Years After the Snowden Revelations, the NSA Backs Off (Some) Warrantless Surveillance
Almost four years after former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden first began to unveil the size and…
Exxon, Russia, and Rex Tillerson’s Delicate Dance
Though a waiver request by Exxon to resume a joint venture with Rosneft in the Black Sea was shut down, it still reignited concerns over Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s conflicts of interest with Russia.
How the End of the Filibuster Undermines the Supreme Court’s Claim to Political Independence
After years of gridlock and partisan pressure, the United States Senate seems to have finally cracked. On Thursday,…
Jeff Sessions Is Throwing the Brakes on Criminal Justice Reform
This summer marks nearly three years not only since the deaths of Eric Garner in Staten Island, New…
Flint Has Finally Been Handed a Legal Victory
Almost three years after the city of Flint, Michigan, began using its namesake river as a source of…