Now, to use his own coinage, it’s Roger Stone’s turn in the barrel, or in his case — the jug. The notorious consultant has been engaging in dirty tricks to corrupt the political process since Nixon’s 1972 race. It’s finally … Continue reading
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A Cold War cautionary tale from 1959, “Alas, Babylon,” begins when a Strategic Air command colonel warns his brother that nuclear war with the Soviet Union may be imminent. One data point is the detection of four enemy submarines in … Continue reading
Balzac, with amused cynicism, said, “The secret of a great fortune without any apparent cause is a crime not yet discovered, because it was carried out so well.” The UK is now hot on the tail of such cases of … Continue reading