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Tag Archives: Snowden
A response to Keith Ng on Hobbes’s Leviathan
Thanks for the post on Hobbes’s Leviathan. As you note, it is a potent symbol and one with many meanings that wax and wane across different eras.[1] In particular, the idea of the Leviathan as a great creature of the … Continue reading
Posted in local government, public sector, statesmanship
Tagged Hobbes, Leviathan, NSA, Politics, Snowden, Surveillance, Thomas Hobbes
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How Snowden’s naivety has harmed the NSA in his own words.
For many people, the NSA’s arguments against Snowden appear hollow as they lack a smoking gun. The NSA has not provided any evidence that the leaks have damaged their ability to collect intelligence and deal with terrorist threats. For some … Continue reading
Posted in Government, statesmanship, strategy
Tagged Edward Snowden, Guardian, National Security Agency, NSA, Osama Bin Laden, Snowden, United States, Zero Dark Thirty
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How does a bureaucracy protect your freedom?
In a liberal democracy, the law restrains the government. The people consent to the law that creates the government, which in turn, enforces the law and protects the people. In the basic social contract, protection and obedience are linked by … Continue reading
Posted in Government, justice, local government, Uncategorized
Tagged David MIRANDA, GCHQ, Glenn Greenwald, Government Communications Headquarters, Greenwald, Miranda, National security, Snowden
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Snowden, Manning and Tsarnaev: is the only difference a pressure cooker? (Part 2)
(This is the second part of an essay, the first part, published earlier can be found here.) If liberalism cannot satisfy the disgruntled individual, what will? Manning, Snowden and Tsarnaev attack on America has revealed liberalism’s limits in the social … Continue reading
Posted in censorship, education, Government
Tagged Boston Marathon, Democracy, Snowden, Tsarnaev, United States, Wikipedia
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Edward Snowden and America’s suicide
The Snowden revelations are a wakeup call for the United States. He and his promoters have preached a jeremiad, but not the one most people believe they are hearing. Most people will believe they are trying to wake America up … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American, Martin Luther King, National Security Agency, NSA, Snowden, United States, WikiLeaks
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Snowden, Manning and Tsarnaev: is the only difference a pressure cooker?
If we answer this question with a tentative yes, we uncover a deeper problem for liberal democracy. Exasperated by politics, the political process, and society’s failure to change the political system, the three men[1] acted in their respective ways to … Continue reading
An alternative view of how the Terrorism Act may have applied to Mr. Miranda
disclaimer: I am not a lawyer so this is a layman’s reading of the Act. As such, it is a speculative piece of writing. Please do not take it as a legal interpretation of how the Act works. For a robust … Continue reading
Posted in Government, privacy, transparency
Tagged Drug prohibition law, Miranda, National Security Agency, NSA, Snowden, Terrorism, Terrorism Act 2000, Terrorism Act 2006
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A suggested summer reading list for Edward Snowden
Dear Mr. Snowden, I realize that you have a lot of time on your hands so I thought I would suggest a summer reading list for you. The various books, speeches, dialogues and letter may prove educational and useful in … Continue reading