Closing Guantanamo Bay

I was recently interviewed regarding President Obama’s decision to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.  The interview is 15 minutes long. The interview can be heard here: https://gsmcneal.blip.tv/file/2171326/ Or if the link doesn’t work for you the...

Institutional Legitimacy and Counterterrorism Trials

I’ve posted a draft version of my article Institutional Legitimacy and Counterterrorism Trials to SSRN and SelectedWorks.  The article is forthcoming in the Richmond Law Review and addresses the relationship between conformity and legitimacy in the institutional...

Onus to Protect Identity

– The Washington Times Onus to Protect Identity June 3, 2006 By Gregory S. McNeal The personal information of 26 million veterans is still at risk thanks to poor security procedures at the Veterans Administration. Unfortunately those veterans and other potential...

The Terrorist and the Grid

– The New York Times The Terrorist and the Grid August 13, 2005 By GREGORY S. McNEAL AFTER the blackout of 2003, addressing the vulnerabilities of America’s electrical grid was a top priority. Not only was the creaky system going to be repaired and...