Sure, it's nice to not have to worry about being late for your plane because you are a U.S. air marshal.  Turns out they will hold the plane for you and even let you on if the gate has already…

Originally, this post was about a debate over a Kentucky law that requires the state Office of Homeland Security to give God credit for being a vital member of its staff. Section 39G.010(2)(a) of the Kentucky Statutes requires the office's executive director…

Amid all the post-election [euphoria]/[depression] (choose one), it should not be forgotten that, behind the scenes, the Department of Homeland Security is still quietly on the job. And that is still terrifying. The DHS reported recently that tests of its…

Sources reported today (August 22) that the federal government would be ending Operation "Scheduled Departure," an innovative pilot program under which illegal immigrants would have up to 90 days to leave the country on their own initiative.  Under the program,…

He was "detained" only because of a mechanical problem with a plane on which he had hoped to fly to the Ninth Circuit conference in Sun Valley, Idaho.  But former deputy AG and "torture memo" author John Yoo‘s failure to…

Anyone who thinks the "War on Terror" will be declared over anytime soon should think about this: the U.S. government just now removed Nelson Mandela from its official terrorist watchlist. Mandela was put on the list along with other members…

CNN reported on June 24 that U.S. immigration authorities had denied a visa to George Alan O’Dowd, better known to some as Boy George of "Culture Club" fame.  O’Dowd, 48, had been scheduled to perform a series of concerts in…

If you have been taking any comfort in the idea that our strategy in the War on Terror can’t get any worse, cut it out.  MSNBC reported recently that the Pentagon has spent $2.5 million to date on a project…