“We do not believe any group of men adequate enough or wise enough to operate without scrutiny or without criticism. We know that the only way to avoid error is to detect it, that the only way to detect it is to be free to inquire. We know that in secrecy error undetected will flourish and subvert.” –J. Robert Oppenheimer
I was going to do this as a comment but decided it would be better as an article… And then it grew and grew. I think we are going to be adding to this as events unfold. So put on your tinfoil hats, buckle your seat belts, grab your eye bleach and salt cellar and … Continue reading Spies, Spooks, Snakes and The Sea Eye Aye
In the fog of war, as I learned from the Balkans, the first side that the sheep are told to pick is usually the wrong side, which is not to say that the other side is great - it's just less of an immediate danger. We in the Fakely Democratic West have learned the hard … Continue reading Don’t Be a Yellow-and-Bluseful Idiot