Ed Krayewski, an associate editor at Reason.com, discusses the baby critically injured by a flash bang grenade thrown by a Habersham County sheriff deputy during a drug raid; and why many Americans would rather have a police state than the burden of personal responsibility.

Michael Scheuer, former Chief of the CIA's Bin Laden Issue Station, discusses how US foreign policy has made the Al Qaeda problem enormously larger than on 9/11; why it's in the US national interest to fight a war in Nigeria; and the self-perpetuating nature of today's jihad.

Journalist Joshua Eaton discusses what we've learned about NSA surveillance abuses from nearly a year of Edward Snowden's revelations - helpfully compiled in a timeline at Al Jazeera America.

Jacob Hornberger, founder and president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses Edward Snowden's interview with NBC's Brian Williams; reminding Americans that patriotism doesn't mean blind obedience to government; Glenn Greenwald's promise to reveal a list of US citizens spied on by the NSA; and why it's time to pull out the impeachment papers on President Obama.

Andy Worthington, an investigative journalist, author, and filmmaker, discusses President Obama's credibility problem on his repeated promises to close Guantanamo prison and release or prosecute the remaining prisoners.

Nadia Kayyali, a member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation's activism team, discusses her article "How the NSA is Transforming Law Enforcement."

Ray McGovern, co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS), discusses the Washington Post's proposal for a US-patrolled "safe zone" in Syria; and Russia's promise to respect Ukraine's election results.

Philip Giraldi, Executive Director of The Council for the National Interest, discusses his article "Baiting Dragons, Bears and Lions" about the US's dangerous and provocative relations with China, Russia and Iran.

Eric Margolis, an internationally syndicated columnist, discusses how occasional diplomatic niceties have prevented India and Pakistan from going to war; and why the US remains silent about anti-Muslim violence in India, China and Russia.