An NSA fix

[Commentary] Since the disclosure of highly classified National Security Agency programs in June, the nation has engaged in a heated debate over electronic surveillance, particularly as it affects the privacy of the American people. The need to strike a balance between security and privacy is a constant challenge, and it's the mark of a free society that we debate that balance vigorously and in public. Perhaps the most controversial revelation in the material leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden is the size and shape of the so-called bulk phone metadata collection program, which was the focus of a House Intelligence Committee hearing. That program in its current form should be brought to an end by the Administration. The Administration and the NSA would be wise to restructure it in a way that protects our privacy. If they fail to act, it's likely that Congress -- where legislation already has been introduced -- or the courts will do it for them.