Proposal: Break up the Department of Homeland Security

Moving forward on one of the most dangerous threats to American democracy.

The Department of Homeland Security was created in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks as one of the more controversial components of George W. Bush’s war in terror. Since then, it has largely vindicated critics who warned that it would grow beyond recognition, duplicate existing offices, evade oversight, and all while straying away from its orig…