That’s one way to say it

by | Feb 14, 2017 | News & Commentary

http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/13/politics/michael-flynn-white-house-national-security-adviser/”I inadvertently briefed the Vice President-elect and others with incomplete information regarding my phone calls with the Russian ambassador. I have sincerely apologized...

The Manchurian Candidate

by | Dec 11, 2016 | News & Commentary

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-intelligence-community-232463 Trump, a career businessman with no national security experience, has long taken positions that have alarmed intelligence officials, such as supporting torture and suggesting that it’s OK...

You can’t believe a word he says

by | Nov 30, 2016 | News & Commentary

http://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2016/11/a-reflexive-liar-in-command-guidelines-for-the-media/508832/Most people would hesitate before telling easily disprovable lies like these, much as shoplifters would hesitate if the store owner is looking at them. Most people are...

It’s only democracy at stake

by | Nov 23, 2016 | News & Commentary

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/11/activists-urge-hillary-clinton-to-challenge-election-results.htmlNormally, I’d call this sour grapes lunacy, but we know that the Trump campaign was in cahoots with the Russians and we know that the Russians...

Facebook’s declining value

by | Nov 20, 2016 | News & Commentary

http://arstechnica.com/staff/2016/11/its-time-to-get-rid-of-the-facebook-news-feed-because-its-not-news/Fundamentally, the Facebook News Feed has two problems: It’s frequently made up of fake news, and the user doesn’t control the feed.