Skip to main content
The homepageVoxVox logo
The homepageVoxVox logo

The context you need, when you need it

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own.

We rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. Will you support our work and become a Vox Member today?

Join now

Defense And Security Archive

Archives for June 2015

Defense & Security
Vox Sentences: America argues over whether the flag of a white supremacist army is racistVox Sentences: America argues over whether the flag of a white supremacist army is racist
Defense & Security

How is this still a question?

By Dylan Matthews
Politics
Jeb Bush is modeling his campaign on one of military history’s great disastersJeb Bush is modeling his campaign on one of military history’s great disasters
Politics

“The culture of the Bush operation will now be a Pickett’s Charge engagement campaign with his main opponents.”

By Matthew Yglesias
Explainers
Why the latest Patriot Act reform won’t be enough to rein in the NSAWhy the latest Patriot Act reform won’t be enough to rein in the NSA
Explainers

The National Security Agency has at least two other legal grounds for collecting Americans’ private information.

By Timothy B. Lee
Explainers
The Senate just approved the USA Freedom Act. Here’s what it does.The Senate just approved the USA Freedom Act. Here’s what it does.
Explainers

The Senate has passed legislation renewing controversial provisions of the Patriot Act while imposing significant new restrictions on government surveillance.

By Timothy B. Lee
Explainers
Everyone’s heard of the Patriot Act. Here’s what it actually does.Everyone’s heard of the Patriot Act. Here’s what it actually does.
Explainers

What hasn’t expired (most of it), what has (a few parts), and whether the government has less surveillance power now.

By Dara Lind
Politics
Rand Paul is getting way too much credit for killing 3 Patriot Act powersRand Paul is getting way too much credit for killing 3 Patriot Act powers
Politics

Other members of Congress did a lot more to build a consensus to rein in the National Security Agency.

By Timothy B. Lee

Most Popular

  1. The alcohol crisis quietly hitting high-stress, “high-status” workers
  2. Donald Trump messed with the wrong pope
  3. Take a mental break with the newest Vox crossword
  4. What trainers actually think about the 12-3-30 workout
  5. The Air Quality Index and how to use it, explained