A freedom fighter against the Russian Tsar meets a legendary witch. She promises him that the revolution will be successful, and he will become the greatest leader ever. It’s too good an offer for him to refuse, but he might regret it.
Intelligence about foreigners — state and non-state actors — is vital for the US government, of course. But how useful has US intelligence been in practice? This post is the first in a series examining several perspectives from the large literature on this important subject. The other chapters are (2) About our intelligence agences: the struggle to …
This financial crisis has revealed much about America. About the operation of our government. About our ruling elites, and what they consider important — and who they believe should pay for their mistakes. And about the American public. Our passivity and ignorance (don’t know, don’t care). If we choose to be sheep the best we …
