Beyond Intimidation of Journalists

Manning has asked Obama for a pardon, and in the process, has taken back the ill-conceived apology.

Amnesty International says Obama should commute Manning's sentence and investigate the abuses he exposed.

I think Amnesty's stand is too weak. It should ask for a pardon, not a commutation.

A 2011 FISA court decision, published in fragmentary form, rebuked the NSA for unconstitutionally stretching its surveillance powers.

The Koch brothers have reportedly given up on trying to buy the Los Angeles Times and other newspapers.

This avoided an immediate defeat but may not be a lasting victory.

Egypt after the revolution: curfew nights and blood-stained days.