…and no whistleblower either. I can’t say I’ve agreed a whole lot with Jeffrey Toobin (or anything political in the New Yorker) in recent years. But for the most part I agree with Toobin about Snowden. In fact, what Toobin … Continue reading →
…does not think Snowden’s any kind of hero, and believes the brouhaha over the NSA program is overblown. I don’t find his arguments all that compelling, although I’m not part of the unequivocal “Snowden’s a hero” bandwagon, either. I see … Continue reading →
We need a break, don’t we? This will do nicely: Masterfully done.
Continue reading →Not surprisingly, Daniel Ellsberg thinks Edward Snowden’s a great hero. I’ve written at length about Ellsberg before: a historical look here, and especially this one about his more recent activities (including, interestingly enough, a group he formed a few years … Continue reading →
Gone to Hong Kong, at least for now. The plot thickens as Edward Snowden, 29—IT guy, apparent Ron Paul supporter and disillusioned Obama-hoper—declares himself as the leaker of the NSA data-collection disclosure and then hot-foots it to Hong Kong because … Continue reading →
Here’s the scoop on the little buggers. I remember them well from my youth, circa 1962. In the well-arbored suburbs of New York and New Jersey, they sang in the trees and then carpeted the ground like fallen leaves in … Continue reading →
National Journal‘s Ron Fournier (who used to be Washington bureau chief at the AP), is puzzled and perturbed by the disconnect between his preferred vision and the recent news: I like government. I don’t like what the fallout from these … Continue reading →
I’d heard about some of Obama’s half-siblings, but not much about this guy Mark Okoth Obama Ndesandjo, who really does resemble Obama physically and even vocally, although his affect is different. Even his body language and movement is somewhat similar … Continue reading →
Kimberly Strassel on the IRS timeline. She’s been doing great work lately. And here’s another good one by Mark Steyn on how political correctness hampers the fight against terrorists.
Continue reading →…was a 35-year-old pregnant sometime-actress and mother of five who was trying to frame the husband who had initiated divorce proceedings against her? Egad. You can’t make this stuff up. Well, maybe you can, if you’re a grade-B movie writer. … Continue reading →
From Jane Mayer at the New Yorker: …[A]ccording to the mathematician and former Sun Microsystems engineer Susan Landau…it’s worse than many might think. “The public doesn’t understand,” she told me, speaking about so-called metadata. “It’s much more intrusive than content.” … Continue reading →
And now for something completely different. You may not have heard of it but there are some women who claim to have orgasms during birth. Not their birth, that is; while giving birth to their babies. Each seems equally improbable, … Continue reading →