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…wenty-four hours before Leo Szilard conceived of the nuclear chain reaction—that nuclear energy was “moonshine.” Essentially nobody at that time saw the nuclear arms race coming. Third, psychologists have discovered that we tend to avoid thinking of disturbing threats when we be...

…ment, which was kept online, many said they had never met or even spoken to the disgraced financier. And they were appalled to discover he had their contact details, often including home and mobile telephone numbers. Lord Palumbo, the former Arts Council chairman and godfathe...

…n. Some animals, including some frogs and my cat, have a tapetum lucidum. This is a reflective backing to the eye that allows each photon two chances to react with a rod, once on the way in and, if that fails, once on the way out. This is why you can see the eyes of some animals...

…TER 19 The Rise of the NSA There are many things we do in intelligence that, if revealed, would have the potential for all kinds of blowback. —JAMES CLAPPER, director of national intelligence, 2013 [ THE GAME OF NATIONS, which often is not visible to public scrutiny, the great...

…rdan did end up in control of the West Bank, as well as the eastern half of a divided city of Jerusalem, including the walled Old City and the site of the ancient Jewish temple. The new Israel remained, at least geographically, vulnerable. It was just 11 miles wide around Tel Avi...

President Obama and Self-deception All of us are vulnerable to deceit and self-deception. Deception of parents by children actually begins in the womb, when they manipulate the mother chemically into providing greater investment than is in her best interests. It continues at six...

…up the country, the West applauded the change. The United States generously accepted Chinese products into its markets, allowed massive trade surpluses, welcomed China into the World Trade Organization in 2001, and kept global sea-lanes open so that China could trade freely. All...

…nstitution includes strong guarantees of free speech, rights for women, judicial independence, and cultural freedom for all ethnic and religious groups. Such a constitution would embody the wishes of most Turks. It might also reinvigorate Turkey’s stalled campaign to join the Eu...

…we'll see Importance: High Yes, let's do it. | like most of it. Would like less personal attacks and more reasons why allegations are ridiculous.. Love the fact checking story. Just a few days ago, | toyed with the idea of posting a photo of me doing a preflight inspection and...

each successive stage as we crossed the Galilee, I realized that it was also something that I was naturally good at. Still, the closest thing to real military activity remained my excurions with Ido and Moshe. Our ammunition trunks were stowed under our beds. But the final piece...

…ers quickly repudiated him. Tunisia’s revolution, which has overcome past crises, can overcome this one if Ennahda and all other Tunisian parties recommit themselves to nonviolence, mutual tolerance and upholding the rule of law. Article 7. The Washington Post Iraq’s return t...

…f press. Public link to manafort will be a disaster. This is a staggering shit show. Sent from my iPad Please direct all scheduling inquiries to my office ( i _ _ Follow me on twitter @lhsummers www.larrysummers.com a Forwarded message ---------- From: "The Washington Post"...

…ic rival. This doesn't mean that an Iranian invasion is likely. Yet Iranian bullying and influence-peddling is going on all the time, and if Iraq can't defend its borders, Tehran will have an extra element of coercive leverage. Under these circumstances, leaving Iraq entirely wo...

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… outrageously lenient. They insist that his sexual habits, although obsessive and unusual, were mostly legal and essentially harmless. As the police records attest, the girls brought to El Brillo Way were routinely told they could “say no” at any time during a massage as Epstein...