Author: BooMan

Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth. As a child, I had difficulty understanding what was supposed to be ‘good’ about the execution of a man that was supposed to have been God’s gift to...

There is a certain kind of wisdom, we can call it “conventional” or “insider” or “beltway” wisdom, that places a tremendous amount of emphasis on America’s “prestige”. I...

Reading through Scooter Libby’s defense discovery motion makes for some intereting reading. I think I find the following to be the most intriguing. It relates to the documents the CIA drew up for the Department of Justice,...

My friend Anne Dicker gets a good write-up today. You can contribute to her campaign here. What’s on your mind?

Why do I keep going back to the 1970’s? Why do I keep bringing up the Church Committee and thirty year-old articles like Carl Bernstein’s classic CIA and the Media? It’s because America seems to have forgotten...