9/11 and the Surveillance State

September 12, 2011Erik Kain

Ryan Sigel has a good piece in Wired noting the loss of privacy in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. The Patriot Act gave law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, a great deal more leniency in how they can gather information. Using the fear of terrorism, the government has expanded its surveillance powers in ways […]

Erik Kain

Erik writes about video games at Forbes and politics at Mother Jones. He's the editor of The League though he hasn't written much here lately. He can be found occasionally composing 140 character cultural analysis on Twitter.