Moscow has a long tradition of gathering and using compromising material. It’s so common it even has a special name: kompromat. “Kompromat,” says David Filipov, “means 'compromising material' … [Read more...] about Moscow’s Long History of Gathering ‘Kompromat’
Trump’s Public Disagreement with Intelligence Community Unprecedented and ‘Adversarial’
Let's start this story with a tweet, since that's the way President-elect Donald Trump seems to prefer … [Read more...] about Trump’s Public Disagreement with Intelligence Community Unprecedented and ‘Adversarial’
Former CIA Chief Calls Trump ‘Moscow’s Useful Idiot’
President Barack Obama says the US will retaliate against Russia for allegedly hacking and trying to influence the US election. But President-elect Donald Trump refuses to acknowledge the intelligence … [Read more...] about Former CIA Chief Calls Trump ‘Moscow’s Useful Idiot’
Why America Doesn’t Ban Hate Speech
Donald Trump's victory has left some Americans feeling that the lid on hate speech has been ripped off. The Southern Poverty Law Center has reported some 700 incidents of harassment and abuse … [Read more...] about Why America Doesn’t Ban Hate Speech
The Secret Story of the Last Presidential Visit to Cuba
President Obama arrived in Cuba on Sunday, the first sitting US president to visit Cuba since Calvin Coolidge in 1928. Coolidge was known as Silent Cal, a dour New Englander; an old … [Read more...] about The Secret Story of the Last Presidential Visit to Cuba
