Germany has a far-right enemy within
After six long months of coalition talks, the new German government of Christian Democrats and Social Democrats finally got off to a start two weeks ago …
It’s not just Facebook. Thousands of companies are spying on you
In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, news articles and commentators have focused on what Facebook knows about us. A lot, it turns out. It collects …
Did Trump campaign and John Bolton PAC get help from overseas?
Recent revelations about Cambridge Analytica raise serious questions about whether President Donald Trump’s campaign received illegal support from a …
Mueller’s critics are wrong about his role
Recent criticism of the appointment of Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller by Alan Dershowitz and Ken Starr, among others, appears to have created some confusion …
Harry Potter inspired the Parkland generation
After the 2016 election, I was bewildered by many things. One of them was how 41% of millennials voted for Trump when they had been raised on Harry Potter. I …
The IRS is still using fax machines. It’s time for a makeover
Thanks to the Internal Revenue Service, many dread the month of April. In fact, if given the option between (a) dealing with the IRS or (b) undergoing a root …
Austin seeks peace amid the grief
Austin seems to be back at peace after 19 days of horror. Awaiting an elevator in downtown on a recent morning, I heard a woman joke about how a child’s …
Putin won’t care about expulsion of diplomats
Every week, I offer a glimpse of the kind of intelligence assessments that are likely to come across the desk of the President of the United States. Modeled on …
Stormy Daniels’ interview holds a mirror up to Trump and the picture isn’t pretty
It was not about Stormy Daniels, it was about Donald Trump. With a huge TV audience watching Anderson Cooper interview her on “60 Minutes” on …
America’s global friends and foes are on the edge of their seats
Every week, I offer a glimpse of the kind of intelligence assessments that are likely to come across the desk of the President of the United States. Modeled on …
Stormy, don’t worry about violating your NDA
Donald Trump’s favorite hammer in his bully-boy toolbox is the nondisclosure agreement, backed by million-dollar penalties for each violation. His legal …
Trump’s mistake: Choosing golf club over America’s children
“Our children are dying! Trump is golfing!” Those seven words, which appeared on one of the thousands of signs at Saturday’s “March for …
Trump’s mistake: Choosing golf over America’s children
“Our children are dying! Trump is golfing!” Those seven words, which appeared on one of the thousands of signs at Saturday’s “March for …
Why the Stormy Daniels interview should scare Republicans
Republicans should be worried about Anderson Cooper’s “60 Minutes” interview with the porn actress Stephanie Clifford, who performs as Stormy …
The marching students wowed this security mom
To: The Enough is Enough Generation From: A Security Mom Re: Passing the Baton Remarkable job on Saturday. I joined the crowd in Boston and watched images of …
The lawyer Trump wants to represent him has been dead for 32 years
It’s becoming increasingly clear who President Donald Trump really wants to represent him in the Robert Mueller investigation — and there’s a …
This case shows why dog breeders need to be regulated
It’s hard to imagine a mansion serving as a house of horrors. But that’s exactly what it looked like inside of Christina Fay’s Wolfeboro, New …
In Sacramento and in Austin, black people just want this
Police officers should not shoot people unless there is no other way to protect themselves or others from lethally dangerous situations. They should not …
Want gun reform? Republicans who support gun control need to run in the primaries
March for Our Lives and other demonstrations that have students at the forefront protesting gun violence are showing the nation a new, formidable political …
What Melania now has in common with Hillary
A former Playboy model who alleges that she had an affair more than a decade ago with President Donald Trump apologized to Trump’s wife, first lady …