Whenever I talk about government surveillance, especially cameras, somebody will inevitably say, “You have no expectation of privacy in a public place. So what’s your problem?” Well, let me explain. It’s true I have no expectation of privacy when I walk down Vine...
Trump appointed Thomas Blank to be Cheif of Staff of ICE. Blank is a former lobbyist. [Link] John McCain will be out of the Senate for several weeks for medical reasons. Senate Republicans believe they need McCain's vote to pass the healthcare bill. [Link] The FBI has...
In the six years since the Syrian civil war erupted on the heels of the Arab Spring, with few exceptions Syrian viewpoints have been conspicuously absent from western media coverage of the conflict. What follows are excerpts from a lengthy conversation I had with...
In the six years since the Syrian civil war erupted on the heels of the Arab Spring, with few exceptions Syrian viewpoints have been conspicuously absent from western media coverage of the conflict. What follows are excerpts from a lengthy conversation I had with...
