Andrew McCarthy

Senior Fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies

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Senior Fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, an anti-terrorism think tank formed after 9/11; former federal prosecutor who led the 1995 terrorism prosecution against Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman and eleven others for the 1993 World Trade Center bombing

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Multi-hyphenate creative Andrew McCarthy dishes on all of the complicated feelings that led him to make his new Hulu documentary, “Brats.”

Andrew McCarthy’s new documentary is ‘brat summer’ canon

Multi-hyphenate creative Andrew McCarthy dishes on all of the complicated feelings that led him to make his new Hulu documentary, “Brats.”

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The sentencing judge in the Lewis "Scooter" Libby case is a hard-line conservative appointed by President Bush.

Bush Commutes Libby's Sentence

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President Bush  ’  s claims of executive power
over terrorist suspects have run into more trouble in both civilian and
military courts. Last week, two military judges ruled that a…

Guantanamo: The War on Terror and the Rule of Law

President Bush ’ s claims of executive power over terrorist suspects have run into more trouble in both civilian and military courts. Last week, two military judges ruled that a…

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