AI is elevating a spy power debate Up for renewal on April 20, FISA Section 702 has long been criticized as a backdoor for spying on Americans Salon · Apr 6
Donald Trump and Peter Thiel Are Using AI To Supercharge the Surveillance State Peter Thiel warns of a pending one-world totalitarian government—while himself pushing to supercharge the surveillance state. Reason · Sep 25, 2025
Patrick Eddington: How to 'Tyranny-Proof' America The former CIA analyst and Cato scholar discusses Palantir, Trump's new national database, and the sordid history of federal law enforcement on Just Asking Questions. Reason · Jul 31, 2025
Migrants Rarely Caught With Drugs at U.S.-Mexico Border, Contrary to Trump Admin Claims; Report CBP data collected by Project On Government Oversight (POGO) revealed that the majority of drug seizures involved U.S. citizens—83% in fiscal year 2024, 80% in 2023 and 83% in 2022 Latin Times · May 19, 2025
Trump deports 238 ‘gang members’ to El Salvador: What’s the controversy? The US president invokes a 1798 law to deport alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua to El Salvador. Al Jazeera · Mar 17, 2025
Pictured: Deported Venezuelan 'gang members' detained in El Salvador despite US court order El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said 238 members of the Tren de Aragua gang had arrived in the country Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2025
Trump can make the CIA and FBI serve him Intelligence veterans say Trump can quickly move to reshape agencies and launch surveillance of his opponents Salon · Dec 4, 2024
Apple Makes It More Difficult for Crooks and Cops To Look at Your Phone A new "inactivity reboot" protects data from thieves and helps preserve due process. Reason · Nov 11, 2024
How Post-Arrest DNA Swabs Threaten Innocent People's Privacy Most states collect DNA from felony arrestees pretrial. They should need a warrant to do so. Reason · Aug 28, 2024