The Pentagon’s plan to livestream Nidal Hasan’s execution by firing squad raises a question bigger than capital punishment itself: should government transparency extend to turning an execution into a public spectacle?
On the 25th anniversary of September 11, we remember the lives lost and those who answered the call while reflecting on the wars, surveillance, expanded government power, and erosion of individual liberty that followed 9/11.
When government claims the power to protect adults from their own choices, personal responsibility gives way to state supervision. Seatbelt laws may seem like a small example, but they reveal a much larger problem: the gradual acceptance of paternalistic government in everyday life.
The Fourth Amendment exists to protect citizens from unchecked government intrusion. Privacy rights and constitutional protections remain essential in the digital age.
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