How we betrayed the rule of law for the fool's gold of security
Revelations of Bush-era excesses in the name of national security continue to drip like water upon the stone of public conscience. In our post 9/11 paranoia, we resorted to torture techniques that violated the nation's core principles. We sold our national honor for fool's gold.
People came out of the McCarthy era marveling at how easily fear and paranoia had stampeded us into surrendering principles that are supposed to define us. Mark my words: We will look back on this era the same way. Full Story »
Posted by Dwight Rousu
