Ahmad Shahid

The Parallels between the “Lavender Scare” and the “Red Scare”

The “Lavender Scare” was a phenomenon observed during the 1950s which led to the gross dismissal of people who were homosexual or were accused to be involved in homosexual activities. The “Lavendar Scare” was often amalgamated with “Red Scare” which like the “Lavendar Scare” was a paradigm that invoked widespread public panic in the UnitedContinue reading “The Parallels between the “Lavender Scare” and the “Red Scare””

The Dilemma of National Security and Civil Liberties

A “national security state” is a state with a government that takes extensive measures to guarantee the safety of its citizens and its interests, which can be both local and global, sometimes even at the cost of the civil liberties of its people. Cultures of Secrecy are the practices of a national security state thatContinue reading “The Dilemma of National Security and Civil Liberties”