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

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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

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More about the Wirecard scandal…

I should have pointed out that Dan McCrum, the British Financial Times journalist who uncovered the scandal, has a book out about it: Money Men: A Hot Startup, A Billion Dollar Fraud, A Fight for the Truth. If the New … Continue reading

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