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Sovereign Citizens: More Than Paper Terrorists
A scholar of "sovereign citizens," writes about their ideology and organization, and how they fit into the array of domestic violent extremists in the United States.
Getting Real About General Flynn
At a rally in Dallas on May 30, 2021, retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General Michael T. Flynn put his foot in his mouth. Again. This time his offense was a comment in response to…
Controlling the Lens of History: From Tulsa to the Capitol Mob
(Editor’s Note: This article is part of a Just Security series on the hundredth anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, with more essays in the following days.) The centennial…
How the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 Was (and Might Be) Forgotten
"This effort exemplifies what the philosopher Charles Mills calls 'white ignorance,' in which the ideology of white supremacy infects what counts as knowledge, and testimony about…
Reckoning with State-Sanctioned Racial Violence: Lessons from the Tulsa Race Massacre
Top legal scholar outlines five "features of what a capacious commitment to democratic repair in the wake of state violence might mean" for Tulsa.
Introduction to Just Security’s Series on Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
This article introduces a new series on the hundredth anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. The series will bring together experts to re-examine different aspects of the Tulsa…
A New Consensus Around Transparency and National Security Surveillance
Civil libertarian arguments that were dismissed a decade ago are now broadly accepted, even at the highest levels of the intelligence community.
The Passionate Intensity of Ammon Bundy and the People’s Rights Movement
Ammon Bundy remains an influential figure, and as Jan. 6 proved, the well of anti-government sentiment is deeper than many realized.
The Hidden Rules that Govern Our Supply Chains
Despite the explosion in the use of hidden trade deals in recent years, Congress has only barely spoken to the problem. It doesn’t have to be that way. But proposed changes in…
The Official and Unofficial Timeline of Defense Department Actions on January 6
A look at the questionable omissions in the Pentagon’s official timeline of its actions on January 6.
To Thwart the Illegal Narcotics Trade, Expose the Dark Economy
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse on the need to combat drug trafficking and corruption by confronting the powerful economics that drive them.
Stopping Torture: Why Professional Governance Failed, and How It Can Do Better
Professionals -- psychologists, physicians, lawyers -- played key parts in enabling post-9/11 torture programs. Yet professionalism can also constrain state power. Gregg Bloche…