The government's power to see is its power to oppress. The more the state knows about us, the more levers it has to control us. Understanding that connection, its history and its application, is critical if we are to secure our liberties in the face of authoritarian threats, such as the illegal and unconstitutional actions of the federal government in Los Angeles.I'd scheduled this episode—with returning guest <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/pgeddington.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patrick Eddington</a> about his new book <a href="https://amzn.to/44kypjt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Triumph of Fear: Domestic Surveillance and Political Repression from McKinley to Eisenhower</a>—before ICE set off protests in LA. But what's happening there highlights the need for conversations like the one that follows, because the tools we give the state to protect us are the tools a rogue administration can use to destroy our freedoms.Patrick Eddington is a senior fellow in homeland security and civil liberties at the Cato Institute. He was formally a CIA analyst, but left the Agency in 1996 after he and his wife Robin, also at the CIA, became whistleblowers, publicly accusing the CIA of hiding evidence that American troops were exposed to Iraqi chemical weapons during the Gulf War.Join the <a href="https://bit.ly/4dKBxct" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ReImagining Liberty community</a> and discuss this episode with your fellow listeners.<a href="https://bit.ly/3T32UoC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Support the show and get episodes ad-free.</a>Produced by&nbsp;<a href="https://bit.ly/3Fx2ML2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Landry Ayres</a>. Podcast art by&nbsp;<a href="https://bit.ly/4jxSp7B" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sergio R. M. Duarte</a>. Music by&nbsp;<a href="https://bit.ly/3ZO90gn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kevin MacLeod</a>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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