New York Times columnist David Brooks speaks at Alvernia University in Reading, Pa., on Nov. 20, 2019. Photo: Bill Uhrich/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images The specter of authoritarianism looms large over American democracy, prompting a renewed debate about the efficacy of resistance. Last week, The Atlantic published an essay by David Brooks, a prominent conservative … Read more
The entrance of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, on July 4, 2025. Photo: Mark David Smith/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Federal prosecutors have escalated the debate surrounding domestic extremism, filing terrorism charges against two individuals allegedly involved in a July 4th protest outside the Prairieland Detention Center … Read more
Trump Administration Builds a Shadow Police Force, Enlisting Wildlife Officers and Lottery Agents The Biden administration is grappling with the fallout of a rapidly expanding network of state and local law enforcement agencies empowered to enforce federal immigration policies, a strategy critics warn is a step toward a national police force under presidential control. The … Read more
U.S. Arms Oversight in Crisis: Watchdog Report Reveals Widespread Failures in Tracking Weapons A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report exposes a critical lack of accountability in the U.S. system for tracking weapons sent overseas, raising concerns about national and global security. Despite clear guidelines requiring recipient nations to use arms responsibly, a systemic failure … Read more
U.S. Veterans Poised to Resume Gaza Aid Security Amidst Ceasefire Uncertainty As a fragile ceasefire takes hold, American military contractors specializing in security are signaling their readiness to return to Gaza, raising complex questions about the role of private military forces in humanitarian aid distribution and the future of the region’s stability. The Return of … Read more
ICE Reopens Georgia Detention Center Linked to Allegations of Medical Abuse The Trump administration is reinstating the use of the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia, a facility previously scrutinized for reports of non-consensual gynecological procedures performed on detained immigrant women, raising concerns among advocates and former officials. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency … Read more
ICE Offers Cash to Unaccompanied Immigrant Children for Deportation U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is facing mounting criticism after a government memo revealed a controversial new policy: offering $2,500 to unaccompanied immigrant children in exchange for agreeing to voluntary deportation. The practice raises serious ethical and legal concerns, prompting outrage from advocates who accuse … Read more