What Would We All Say If Iran Razed MIT Because of Military-Related Research?
The destruction of parts of two universities in Iran fits with Israel’s M.O. of crippling countries’ ability to rebuild.
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ICE at Airports Trains Us to Accept Being Terrorized in Our Daily Lives
I had an ultimately harmless encounter with ICE at a TSA checkpoint. It was a preview of a new, more sophisticated way to terrorize people.
The Regime Survives, Trump Has to Deal, and Iranians Are the Biggest Losers
Short of a full-scale invasion, it looks like Trump will need to deal with the Iranian regime.
Pentagon Wants It to Be Illegal for Reporters to Ask “Unauthorized” Questions
The Trump admin wants to criminalize a key part of journalists doing their jobs — a broadside attack on a free press.
U.S. Oil Blockade Could Condemn Cubans to Die Without a Deal
The American oil blockade of Cuba has made conditions on the island dire, and reaching a deal has become a matter of life and death.
Trump Wants to Put You in a Massive, Secret Government Database
Agencies are reportedly pooling immigration data, Social Security numbers, and more into a central database. FPF is suing to learn how deep it goes.
Why We Have to Fight Back Against ICE Protesters’ Terror Convictions
Since his first inauguration, Trump has been throwing charges at protesters and seeing what sticks. He always failed — until now.
Senate Dem Leaders Are Trying to Sink Graham Platner. Voters Aren’t Convinced.
Despite his high-profile controversies, Platner is still popular with Mainers. But leadership isn’t budging from its centrist pick.
Why Dems Keep Saying Trump Has “No Plan” Instead of Calling to End the War With Iran
By rallying behind process-based critiques, the Democrats are refusing to stand against the war on moral grounds.
I Wrote a Movie Review. Cops Took It From a Protester’s Home to Make the Case That He’s a Terrorist.
My little horror movie review was introduced to prove a conception of antifa that — like many of the monsters we scream at in horror flicks — isn’t quite real.