My Monday column begins like so: In the blur of unhinged rage circulating around Edward Snowden and the NSA story, you might’ve missed the bombshell New York Times article by Eric Lichtblau...
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Both Venezuela and Nicaragua (maybe) have offered asylum to Edward Snowden. The presidents of Venezuela and Nicaragua offered Friday to grant asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden, one day after...
MST3K Saturday – “Danger! Death Ray” Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading →...
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Adam Kokesh. If you recall, Kokesh was planning an armed march on Washington, which never materialized, even after he sought permission from the government he claims...
This week’s questions. Answers here. 1. It looks like poor little Eddie Snowden can’t find a country willing to give him asylum. It’s something like 20 countries now and still no...
Simon and Garfunkel – “Slip Sliding Away” Live Another light blogging day. Stand by… Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading...
In case you’ve missed the first couple of weeks of Buzz, here’s a refresher. Seriously, this is the best newscast you’ll hear all day. Happy Independence Day to our favorite news...
“Yeah, I’m thinking about it.” Ted Nugent when asked if he’s running for president I suspect he’s running in the same way Donald Trump “ran” for president...
Former NSA senior intelligence analyst John Schindler had some interesting responses in an interview with the Providence Phoenix: Unless you are a member of Al Qaeda, Google knows vastly more about...
The Declaration of Independence – “John Adams” HBO Miniseries Slow blogging day today. Happy Independence Day! Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading...
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Tony Horwitz, the author of the great Confederates in the Attic, wrote an interesting piece for The Atlantic about how the 150th commemoration of the Civil War and, this week, Gettysburg, will...
NSA insider John Schindler wrote a compelling essay about his Dad, also a career NSA employee. Here’s the heart of the piece, but I urge you to read all of it. By the early 1970s dad was...
My Wednesday column: Throughout the nearly month-long fracas surrounding the Edward Snowden leaks and the ensuing debate about the role and even the very existence of the NSA, there’s a massive...
The Civil War, by Ken Burns – Gettysburg, Day Three 150 years ago today, the high water mark of the Confederacy and (gratefully) Robert E. Lee’s biggest blunder. Continue reading →...
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Via Kevin Drum, the NYT speculates that perhaps Snowden’s actual job at Booz Allen and elsewhere might’ve been as a well-paid thief — deliberately trying to hack into systems to...
As we advance into the 150th anniversary of Gettysburg: Day Two, it’s important to note what’s happened to the battlefield during those subsequent years. Specifically, the...
My Tuesday column: Monday wasn’t a good day for Edward Snowden. Two different dispatches from the former-NSA-contractor-turned-Moscow-airport-resident were released in the space of an hour: a...
