In this piece, Glenn Greenwald argues that Obama surpasses all previous presidents in his eagerness to undermine the civil liberties of Americans. Plenty of stiff competition, but Obama wins this dubious honor.
Free market advocates often get enthused about Republicans only to find out that they are really not much interested in the free market. Similarly, Democrats often get enthused about their candidates because they talk a good game on civil liberties, only to later find out that those candidates are perfectly happy to increase the government’s power in ways hostile to civil liberties.
