The 1984th Amendment

Democrats Angry & Bewildered by Failed Leadership on FISA Bill

Today in the Senate, Democrats are debating the merits of a deeply flawed FISA Amendments Act that should probably have never seen the light of day. Read more

Lessons from 1984 …

Few years have been as infused with as many seeds of symbolism and consequence as 1984. In the year that the AIDS virus was identified by French immunologist Luc Montagnier and the first Apple Mac went on sale, a gallon of gas cost $1.10 in the US while Indiana Jones, Ghostbusters, Michael Jackson and “Do They Know it’s Christmas” put an entertainment band aid on the troubles of the world. But behind the smile of two Olympic Games – LA in summer and Sarajevo in winter – trouble was indeed brewing. Read more