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The Lincoln Project: Mourning in America

The Lincoln Project: Mourning in America

Donald Trump’s failed presidency has left the nation weaker, sicker, and teetering on the verge of a new Great Depression. There’s mourning in America.

The Entirely Predictable Subversion of the US IC

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The Entirely Predictable Subversion of the US IC

I hear a lot of people saying that "the warning lights are blinking red" this week but the truth is that they were blinking in late 2015. The dismantling of institutions and norms has been systematic and if you think this is bad - it's just getting started.

The Future of Signal and Other Stories in Encryption

The Future of Signal and Other Stories in Encryption

Once information leaves your head it is at risk. There is always some level of risk when traversing other people's hardware, software, and networks. Always.

The Lincoln Project: Telling the Truth

The Lincoln Project: Telling the Truth

The Lincoln Project's new ad addresses the treatment of Lt. Col. Alexander S. Vindman

The Friday Night Massacre

The Friday Night Massacre

In America war criminals are celebrated and dutiful soldiers and diplomats are harassed and shown the door. It's not like we didn't see this coming. You shouldn't have any doubts about what is coming next either. It gets much much worse from here.

Deep State Conspiracies

Deep State Conspiracies

Alex Finley, a former officer of the CIA’s Directorate of Operations, joined me to discuss the rise of deep state conspiracies that often feature a monolithic, highly partisan, intelligence community at their center.

Counterintelligence in the Trump Era

Counterintelligence in the Trump Era

William J. Tucker, regular contributor on counterintelligence topics for Blogs of War and Covert Contact, joins me to discuss the unprecedented challenge the Trump presidency poses to both U.S. counterintelligence and the intelligence community as whole.

Understanding the Pace and Scope of Technology Driven Change with Andrew Trabulsi

Understanding the Pace and Scope of Technology Driven Change with Andrew Trabulsi

Andrew Trabulsi, entrepreneur, consultant, and co-editor of Warlords, Inc.: Black Markets, Broken States, and the Rise of the Warlord Entrepreneur, joins me again for a discussion about the inherent challenges in understanding and forecasting technology-driven change.

Russia, Trump, and Hillary: What a Debate

Russia, Trump, and Hillary: What a Debate

In episode 62 I look at what may have been the most bizarre presidential debate in U.S. history. Covert Contact regular William J. Tucker joins me later in the show to discuss the U.S. government’s formal acknowledgement that Russia is meddling in the U.S. election. You

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump: The First Debate

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump: The First Debate

I’m a little under the weather but here is a short wrap-up of last night’s debate.

Inside the President’s Daily Brief with David Priess

Inside the President’s Daily Brief with David Priess

Dr. David Priess delivered the Presidents Daily Brief during the Bill Clinton and George W. Bush administrations and has produced the definitive history on the subject with The President’s Book of Secrets: The Untold Story of Intelligence Briefings to America’s Presidents from Kennedy to Obama [https://www.amazon.

Talking Russia, Trump, and the 2016 Election with William J. Tucker

Talking Russia, Trump, and the 2016 Election with William J. Tucker

Regular Blogs of War and Covert Contact contributor William J. Tucker joined me on Covert Contact Sunday evening to dig into the 2016 election insanity from a counterintelligence perspective. The DNC email hacks and Donald Trump’s deep policy alignment with Putin have caused a great deal of (completely legitimate)

Russian Hackers Run Wild on the DNC

Russian Hackers Run Wild on the DNC

Regular Blogs of War and Covert Contact contributor William J. Tucker joins me to discuss the apparent Russian state-sponsored hack of the DNC. We also spend quite a bit of time discussing the sorry state of security. We’re talking about cyber issues constantly but the intrusions, threats, and vulnerabilities

The Senate Torture Report

The Senate Torture Report

It is always disheartening when America does not live up to the standards many of us expect and in the adoption and execution of enhanced interrogation we have failed to do that on many levels. The primary failure is that our elected officials and the people who serve them strayed