Patriot Act Archives

20 years later, America’s ‘War on Terror’ language has gone global

Somdeep Sen and John Collins - September 9, 2021

Right-wing governments and movements often use these words to justify authoritarian and racist policies.

Donald Trump says he’s just enforcing immigration law. But it’s not that simple.

Mat Coleman, Inés Valdez, and Amna Akbar - November 7, 2017

From the moment he rode down the Trump Tower escalator

Almost all news coverage of the Barcelona attack mentioned terrorism. Very little coverage of Charlottesville did.

Muhammed Idris, Fouad Pervez, and Bryan Arva - August 31, 2017

The recent attacks in Charlottesville and Barcelona both involved perpetrators

Two factors help a president get a lot done in 100 days. Trump has only one.

David Mayhew - April 28, 2017

http://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/the-first-100-days/2017/04/27/84533bc2-2b48-11e7-9081-f5405f56d3e4_video.html In early 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt launched the now-famous

This is why the first 100 days is a ‘ridiculous standard’ for judging presidents

David Jones - April 25, 2017

President Trump, who has yet to pass any major legislative

Why Trump’s focus on ‘Islamic terrorism’ misses the point entirely

Ann Wainscott - February 3, 2017

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Congress wants to rein in presidential power. Will Trump sign on?

Andrew Rudalevige - January 3, 2017

[caption id="attachment_42060" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] (Haraz N. Ghanbari — AP)[/caption] Republican

Here’s how we’ll know if Trump engages in secret surveillance

William Bendix and Paul Quirk - December 15, 2016

[caption id="attachment_51255" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President-elect Donald Trump and musician Kanye

Some lawmakers want to let the FBI monitor your Internet and email activity — without oversight

William Bendix and Paul Quirk - July 14, 2016

[caption id="attachment_43760" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] (Matt McClain/The Washington Post)[/caption] In response

Here are three ways that Star Wars is a neoconservative universe

Michael McKoy - January 6, 2016

[caption id="attachment_32707" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Daisey Ridley as Rey, left, and