The national security state gives us neither security or liberty

Thanks to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, we now know many of the dirty details behind the U.S. government's surveillance programs and the creation of a vast surveillance and data storage system. Not only has Snowden helped further unturn the rock of secrecy behind these surveillance programs but his revelations and leaks have helped spark the debate about the proper balancing of freedom and security. If we are to supposedly accept these unprecedented powers and violations of civil liberties, does this type of mass surveillance at least actually keep us safe? While the official party line, repeated ad nauseum, is that the NSA surveillance program has helped stop "dozens" of terrorist...