Patrick G. Eddington

senior fellow at the Cato Institute

Patrick G. Eddington is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. He is a former CIA analyst and ex-House senior policy adviser and the author of “The Triumph of Fear: Domestic Surveillance and Political Repression from McKinley through Eisenhower.”


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Patrick G. Eddington

4d ago
Opinion

Look who’s buying up your personal data to get around the Fourth Amendment

Massive quantities of Americans’ personal information are being purchased by federal agencies from private brokers.

4mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

ICE and CBP’s use of facial recognition technology needs guardrails — now

If left unchecked, immigration enforcement’s use of facial recognition technology could potentially trigger a constitutional crisis.

10mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

REAL ID is useless, unconstitutional and finally here

Among other problems, a REAL ID requirement potentially creates an end-run around direct regulation of the right to travel.