Ignore the Haters. Russia Is Not Our Enemy.
There is greater danger in not engaging Vladimir Putin.
Intelligence
Jared Kushner's Russian Escapade
It raises the perennial question about Trump: What's worse-if he doesn't know what he's doing or if he does?
The Dangers of President Trump's Incompetence
His recklessness doesn't necessarily weaken the executive branch. In fact the opposite may be true.
Revenge of the Deep State
The unseen government within the government has so much data on Americans that it can reward or punish at its own discretion.
Sessions, Speeches, and Showers: The Fifth Column Reacts
From repealing Obamacare to dissecting Buzzfeed, the three-headed podcast is back
Smarter People Are Happier People
New study contradicts earlier findings of no correlation between intelligence and happiness
5 Reasons America Should be Happy to See James Clapper Leave His Post
The departing director of national intelligence had no respect for our rights, no problem lying about it, and no apparent ability to do the basics of his job right.
NSA 'Cyber Weapons' Leak Shows How Agency Prizes Online Surveillance Over Online Security
The NSA opportunistically hoards and deploys powerful bugs that make everyone less secure online.
Smart People Tend to Be Lazier, Says New Study
New study confirms my views about IQ and the propensity to exercise
Senate Votes to Allow 9/11 Families to Sue Saudi Arabia. Will the U.S. Be Sued Over Drone Strikes Next?
Stripping foreign officials of immunity from lawsuits works both ways.
9/11 Commissioner Breaks Ranks, Says Saudi Government Officials Implicated By Secret "28 Pages"
"Our report should never have been read as an exoneration of Saudi Arabia," says former Reagan administration Secretary of the Navy John Lehman.
Liberals Are Simple-Minded
...and often more dogmatic than conservatives, according to a new study.
Is Assortative Mating Responsible for Rising Income Inequality?
George Mason University economist Tyler Cowen suggests that it might be.
Encryption Was Most Certainly Not the Reason Why the Paris Attacks Weren't Foiled
Investigators find phone data wasn't even protected at all.
The Government's Latest Attempt to Stop Hackers Will Only Make Cybersecurity Worse
"Cyberweapons" crackdown could be used to criminalize basic software-bug testing.
How Human Are Monkeys?
Sunday night's National Geographic documentary shows warfare, lying.
Lying Surveillance State Bootlickers Tell More Lies in Order to Spy on Americans
They want to repeal requirements for warrants and prohibitions on weakening Internet security
NSA, British Intelligence Poke Holes in Virus-Protection Software
According to newly released Snowden docs, the spy agencies use security vulnerabilities to hack and track users.
Average IQ Scores Have Risen 30 Points During the Past 100 Years
Did folks back in 1900 really have IQs averaging 70 points?
How CISA Threatens Both Privacy and Cybersecurity
Information sharing just doesn't work like CISA advocates imagine.
Obama Throws Intelligence Director James Clapper Under the Bus
President Obama is attributing the rise of ISIS to the intelligence community's failures in order to deflect criticism of his own incompetence.
Will Superintelligent Machines Destroy Humanity?
In a thoughtful new book, a philosopher ponders the potential pitfalls of artificial intelligence.
Are Conservatives Dumber Than Liberals?
It depends on how you define "conservative." The research shows classical liberals/libertarians are smartest of all.
NSA Admits to Wrongdoing—What Now?
The Director of National Intelligence lied to a congressional committee about the most massive Fourth Amendment violation in history. Will he be prosecuted?
Freedom for Me, but Not for Thee
Sen. Dianne Feinstein has no problem with experiments with American liberties, unless she and her staff are the victims.
Advocates Want Mentally Disabled Included in Minimum Wage Hike
The fact that they often can't contribute nearly as much labor is apparently not relevant
American and British Officials Worried About "Doomsday" Cache Stored By Snowden
It is believed Snowden has a lot more information to release
Anonymous Hacker Jeremy Hammond Handed 10-Year Jail Sentence
Released emails related to intelligence firm Stratfor
