Many Americans have been shocked by recent revelations of widespread surveillance on domestic citizens by the United States government. But how was this network created in the first place? Chris Coyne and Abby Hall explain how the tools and tactics used for spying on citizens are the product of the "Boomerang Effect"–the pattern by which policies and technologies developed to militarily control populations abroad are re-imported to America and used against its own citizens.
By Illinois ReviewOn Thursday, Illinois House and Senate Democrats – who maintain supermajority control in Springfield, passed a bill in less than 24 hours that protects incumbents –...
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