Ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, Bennie Thompson, just wrote a letter to Peter King asking him to include other terrorists, in addition to Islamic extremists, in his fear-mongering hearing this month. I write to request that you broaden the scope of your examination of ideological-based violence. Terrorists of all ideologies seek to [...]

This entire interview between TSA Director John Pistole, James Fallows, and Jeffrey Goldberg is worth reading. But I’m particularly interested in what Pistole says about his role in finding the appropriate balance between security and privacy. James Fallows: I’d like to start with a question both Jeff and I have raised, which is the whole [...]

Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee Bennie Thompson sent Transportation Security Administration Director John Pistole a letter on Friday expressing concern that the TSA did not review privacy and civil liberty concerns before implementing the new “gate rape” procedures at airports. The letter demands additional information on the pat-downs and calls on Pistole to [...]

Folks are worried about Jane Harman opposing satellite surveillance of Americans. They shouldn’t be.