Stop Listening to the Spymasters and Generals
The Mueller report is a timely reminder not to take John Brennan and James Clapper seriously.
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Millennial News Site Thinks the CIA Being Run Entirely by Women Is a Progressive Victory
This is not the first time generic "yaaassss slay kween" feminism has been used to obscure an awful person's record.
The Wild Rise of Lyndon LaRouche
What a conspiracy theorist, a Vietnam War deserter, and a Trump adviser have in common
Elizabeth Warren's Corporate Buttinskyism Is the Future Liberals Want: Podcast
What could go wrong with federalizing the corporate charter process and putting bureaucrats in charge of long-term business thinking?
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Revoking Ex-CIA Chief John Brennan's Security Clearance Is Both Good and Bad News
Brennan was awful and defended the indefensible, but Trump is clearly trying to silence critics.
Rand Paul Encourages Trump to Attack Security Clearances of Government Critics
This will have potentially serious consequences for those investigating election meddling.
James Clapper Thinks Americans Are Dumb Enough to Vote for Trump Because of Facebook Ads
The former head of our intelligence agencies thinks we're all easily manipulated rubes. Is that why he lied to the Senate?
Top LGBT Magazine Invokes 'HerStory' Covering Gina Haspel's Swearing In and Gets Smacked Down
Many aren't willing to ignore her ties to torture just because of her sex.
Senators Want to See Secret Torture Memo Before Haspel's Confirmation
As the Senate prepares to vote on Gina Haspel's nomination, senators call for more transparency on torture and her role in it.
Is Trump Just Doing the Crazy Things Republicans Always Promised?: Podcast
From ripping families apart to nominating a torture-enabler as CIA director, the administration is calling the GOP's bluff, Reason editors argue.
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Gina Haspel, Susan Collins, and the Folly of the 'Good Soldier' Defense of Torture
Haspel's defenders say she was just following protocol when she oversaw the waterboarding of a suspected al-Qaeda operative. That's not good enough.
Gina Haspel's Confirmation Hearing Is a Reckoning for America's Use of Torture During the War on Terror
"It says that it's OK to engage in war crimes and crimes against humanity, and if you do it, you'll get promoted."
The Deep-State Liars of the #Resistance
Democrats are rehabilitating the deservedly poor reputations of surveillance-state officials who were caught lying to the American people
Rand Paul Will Oppose Trump's Pro-War, Pro-Torture Nominees for State, CIA
Paul says Mike Pompeo, Trump's pick to be the next secretary of state, will repeat the foreign policy mistakes of the past two decades.
Trump to Rex Tillerson: Someone Has Told You That You're Fired!
Secretary of State replaced by CIA Director Mike Pompeo, who is replaced by torture aficionado Gina Haspel.
If You Think The Nunes Memo Will 'Discredit' FBI and DOJ, You Haven't Been Paying Attention For the Past 50 Years
Democrat Adam Schiff might be right that GOP operatives want to derail the Russia probe. But the FBI and Justice Department lost credibility a long time ago.
Wormwood's Bad Trip Peddles CIA Conspiracies
The facts don't add up in re-enactment of famous LSD death of Frank Olson.
CIA Director Tom Cotton: A Disaster for Foreign Policy or a Boon for Better Lawmaking?
The Senate would lose an authoritarian who wants to crack down on immigrants and fight the drug war. But he's also a hawk in favor of foreign interventions.
Thanks, Obama, for That Unaccountable System of Deadly Drone Strikes!
Now that it's in Trump's hands, even the illusion of responsibility is fading.
How the CIA Turned Us onto LSD and Heroin: Secrets of America's War on Drugs
New History Channel series explores the dark corners of prohibition and takes viewers on great, freaky trip.
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You Won't Read a Full Accounting of America's Use of Waterboarding and Torture Anytime Soon
Supreme Court turns away transparency lawsuit trying to force release of Senate report.
CIA Head Pompeo Would Like to Decide What Counts as a Real Media Outlet
A war on WikiLeaks will ultimately threaten a free press.
Vault 7 Versus Snowden: Why Was One Such a Bigger Story?
Vault 7 serves as another reminder of the inherent folly in building government-mandated backdoors into secure systems.
The Future of War Under President Donald Trump Looks Like a Swarm of Drones
Reports show possible loosening of restrictions on strikes, more CIA participation.
CIA: Protect Americans First Instead of Hacking Their Phones and TVs
'Fundamentally, security is more important than surveillance.'
CIA Leak Shows How We're Losing Both Privacy and Security with Tech Data
Agency hoards infiltration tools and puts our information at risk of exposure.
4 Takeaways from the Wikileaks 'Vault 7' CIA Leak
From using smart TVs for spying to hoarding IT vulnerabilities
The Deep State's 'Political Assassination' of Michael Flynn Was an Epic Abuse of Power (Reason Podcast)
Q&A with Bloomberg View columnist Eli Lake.
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Fables of the DeFlynnestration: The New Fifth Column
Podcast talks IC drama, media idiocy about uninviting Kellyanne Conway, and Thomas L. Friedman's awfulness
Mike Flynn Volunteers His Scalp to the Deep State
Who the hell is really running Washington? Explore the topic on tonight's Kennedy at 8 p.m. ET on Fox Business Network
Will Trump Really Bring Back CIA 'Black Sites'? Even If He Wants To, He Might Not Need To
The Trump administration can always outsource its dirty work to allies.
CIA 'Black Sites' Could Be Back Soon, Per Leaked Trump Administration Draft Order
The secret prisons used by the CIA during the Bush administration-where torture took place-could get a Trump-era reboot.
Domestic Surveillance Fan Pompeo Confirmed as CIA Head
Sen. Rand Paul the sole GOP opposition.
Donald Trump vs. the Deep State: Matt Welch on Tonight's Kennedy
Analyzing the president-elect's unusual conflicts before Inauguration Day, on 8 p.m. ET on Fox Business Network
Report on Russian Involvement in U.S. Election Primarily about RT Network
Coverage of third-party candidates presented as attempt to discredit American democracy.
Obama Administration Should Be More Transparent About Russia Allegations
Public hearings and documents, not anonymous sources describing unreleased reports, should drive any substantive discussion.
Obama Preserves Torture Report While Keeping It Secret
Will we ever truly know the full extent that we used waterboarding and abusive techniques on prisoners during the war on terror?
CIA and FBI Should Make Public Any and All Evidence That Russia Tampered with Election
U.S. intelligence agencies (not to mention Congress) have little to no credibility with public. They should heed Justin Amash's call for transparency.
Watch Trump's Pick to Run the CIA Call Edward Snowden a 'Traitor' Who Should Be 'Given a Death Sentence'
Friday A/V Club: Mike Pompeo vs. Edward Snowden
Government Creates a Fake Expert, Won't Release Files on Him Because Privacy
In search of Guy Sims Fitch
Former CIA Head Supports Clinton over Trump for All the Wrong Reasons
It's important to be the right kind of war hawk.
This Used To Be a Helluva High-Trust Country, But Our Leaders Are Destroying That
There's simply a huge cost when officials and politicians lie all the time.
Will We Ever Truly Know the Extent of CIA Torture During the War on Terror?
Copy of Senate report 'mistakenly' gets destroyed as government successfully resists release.
CIA Wants Its Narrative Back, Live-Tweets bin Laden Raid Five Years Later
On Meet the Press, CIA Director John Brennan disputes the alleged Saudi-9/11 connection in the "28 pages" of congressional inquiry.
Let Us Be Skeptical of the CIA's Support for Limits on Interrogations
Remember the role they played in Zero Dark Thirty, used to publicly justify waterboarding
