Category Archives: The Facts of Life

I’m reading about Hitler’s intelligence agencies. Can’t imagine why

Re-reading, actually, the exhaustive history of Hitler’s intelligence operations, Hitler’s Spies: German Military Intelligence In World War II, by David Kahn. Exhaustive it may be, but Kahn was such a terrific storyteller the book reads like the complex thriller it … Continue reading

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Teslaspotting

The first Tesla I ever saw was parked on a street near City Hall in lower Manhattan. It was orange, I think, and striking enough in design so that passersby like me stopped to look at it. “Is that a … Continue reading

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What Senator Chris Van Hollen did echoes a remarkable 80-year-old happening

Chris Van Hollen is an impressive guy and a very smart one. What he did by going to that El Salvador prison and insisting on seeing Kilmar, was a highly effective way to protect Kilmar, to keep him alive. And … Continue reading

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