FBI Made 'Inappropriate Use' of Foreign Surveillance Program To Spy on Americans

Plus: Americans love NASA, but private firms do the real work in space

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you can view it in a browser here. The latest news and analysis from Reason.com Monday, July 31, 2023 FBI Made 'Inappropriate Use' of Foreign Surveillance Program To Spy on Americans A White House panel says the FBI's internal control over Section 702 databases are "insufficient to ensure compliance and earn the public's trust." By Eric Boehm   When Our Weapons Go Missing Washington is doing a poor job of monitoring whether the weapons it sends to Ukraine are ending up in the right hands. By Jordan Cohen and Jonathan Ellis Allen   Americans Love NASA, But Private Firms Do the Real Work in Space People see a continuing role for the space agency, but mostly in national defense. By J.D. Tuccille Minnesota Caretaker Gets Lifetime Ban for Crime She Didn't Commit Even if background check applicants are guilty of wrongdoing, imposing lifetime bans on gainful employment is not a good policy. By Daryl James and Mike Greenberg   Studies Keep Finding That Social Media Algorithms Don't Increase Polarization. Why Is the Press So Skeptical? New research on Facebook before the 2020 election finds scant evidence to suggest algorithms are shifting our political views. By Elizabeth Nolan Brown   An Infuriating New Online Game Asks: Would You Be Able To Immigrate to the U.S.? Players can experience for themselves how difficult, expensive, and exhausting it is to come to the country legally. By Fiona Harrigan Dallas Law Against 'Manifesting' Prostitution Declared Unconstitutional The law "is seeking a shortcut that trespasses on the constitutional rights of Dallas citizens," wrote Judge Kristin Wade in her decision. By Elizabeth Nolan Brown   The Return of MDMA Some doctors are itching to prescribe ecstasy again. How do we avoid the regulatory mistakes of the '80s? By Niko Vorobyov   The Chicago Boys' Deal With the Devil The Chile Project surveys neoliberalism's most polarizing experiment. By Andrew Farrant   Jean Twenge and Elizabeth Nolan Brown: What Do Millennials Want? A boomer, a Gen Xer, and a Millennial discuss the causes and conflicts of today's generational gaps. By Nick Gillespie   Illustration: Photo 215853907 © Rik Trottier | Dreamstime Donate

 

 

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