Tag Archives: Ben Taub
“They ruined a great spy game with this stupid war.”
In the September 16 New Yorker, Ben Taub’s “The Dark Time: On the Arctic border of Russia and Norway, an espionage war is emerging,” has enthralled me completely. It’s a must-read and for me, a must re-read. The story centers … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Politics, Propaganda, Technology, The Facts of Life, War, War on Ukraine
Tagged "Local Hero", Ben Taub, Berlin War, counterintelligence, cryptocurrency, Kirchenes, Kirchenes Norway, Norway counterintelligence, Putin, Telegram, The New Yorker, Ukraine invasion
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Is America exceptional? Well…
Half of you are yelling at me, “We’re not exceptional! Dying country, nothing good about us, oligarchs! democracy down the toilet, racism, Ron DeSantis, bank failures, MAGA, blah blah blah!!!” (I wrote “blah blah blah” not because I was running … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, The Facts of Life
Tagged 2008 financial crash, American exceptionalism, Ben Taub, Dan McCrum, Financial Times, Merrill Lynch, Paul Murphy, The New Yorker, Wirecard
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