Stephen Vladeck

Stephen Vladeck


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Stephen Vladeck

11years ago
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Restoring what we lost after 9/11

It’s not too late to revisit one of the darkest chapters in the U.S. response to terror: the unfounded, mass roundup of hundreds of Arab and Muslim immigrants.

11years ago
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The unraveling Guantánamo military commissions

A recent court decision drives home how misconceived the Guantánamo military commissions have been from the get-go, and how little they now stand to accomplish.

11years ago
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Quiz: How much do you know about the USA PATRIOT Act?

How much do you know about this controversial piece of legislation? Take the quiz.

11years ago
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Obama doubles down on perpetual war

The president’s war powers request doesn’t touch the 9/11 AUMF, leaving in place a blank check for unlimited U.S. military operations anytime, anywhere.

11years ago
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How not to go to war against ISIS

President Obama should go to Congress to seek statutory authorization for the war we will be fighting — not the war we sought to fight a decade ago.

11years ago
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Guantánamo and the erosion of habeas corpus

Whatever the reason for our loss of interest in Guantánamo, we ignore the continuing plight of the detainees at our peril.

12years ago
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Ending the ‘war on terror’ is easier than it seems

President Obama was correct last May that “this war, like all wars, must end.” But democracy demands actual leadership on that front, and not empty platitudes.

12years ago
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How to get out of Gitmo — now

Five years ago, President Obama issued his plan to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay. It’s still open. Here’s a compromise that could finally shut it.

12years ago
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My day at the NSA: A pr campaign for secret surveillance programs

The NSA remains committed to the idea that, because a surveillance program will be more effective if no one knows about it, the public should remain ignorant.

12years ago
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It’s time to fix the FISA Court (the way Congress intended)

Whatever else might be said about the disclosures by Edward Snowden, one thing that this week’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing makes clear is that we now