Immediately after the terror attacks of 9/11, Congress quickly passed the PATRIOT Act to strengthen counterterrorism efforts across the...

Edward Snowden’s revelation that the US government was spying on millions of communications between civilians sent shock waves through...

On October 29, the European Parliament voted on a resolution encouraging member states to offer asylum to Edward Snowden, the former...

Joel Simon is the executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, an independent nonprofit that provides assistance to...

Standing before a packed audience in the Taubman Center for Public Policy, Timothy Edgar called this past summer a “crisis of confidence”...

It’s not often we get to feel sorry for an elected politician. Government shutdown here, Weinergate there, a Parliamentary expenses...

The BPR Media Team explores international spying and the NSA via stop-motion animation. #BarackObama #surveillance #foreignintelligence...

The Edward Snowden saga is far from over. Last week, the Guardian and Der Spiegel broke a story, based on evidence reportedly found...

Bill Belichick often implores his players to “ignore the noise.” Unfortunately, the noise surrounding this summer’s disclosures about the...

“Gentlemen do not read others’ mail.” –Henry L. Stimson. “One might expect Europeans to protest loudly — if only to appease their...

Stephen Baker is a former senior writer and technology correspondent for BusinessWeek and the author of “Final Jeopardy” and “The...

Forgetting the Orwellian aspects of the NSA surveillance program (and you shouldn’t), this story has been pretty fun. Some have labeled...