Homeland Security: Going Places the Government Shouldn’t Go

Homeland Security: Going Places the Government Shouldn’t Go

The Department of Homeland Security, which was supposed to streamline government security operations because of 9/11, is a monstrous entity that has completely lost its way. ...
Jack Kenny

It’s not a question likely to be asked in a high-school civics class or found in a college textbook, but as a reality check on how government really operates, try answering the following: Which agency, bureau, or department of the federal government exercises jurisdiction over the following matters?

• Tracking down fraudulent Native American art.

• Investigating pickpocketing.

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