On This Day: “I am not a crook” and other political gaffes

Throughout the course of American history, many politicians have landed memorable bonehead one-liners. Scandals, failures, straight up lies, political unrest, bi-partisan derisiveness… none of them are new, or unique to our current political setting. And none of them are free of from politicians saying something that makes you think, “Did they just say that?” Though, […]

Is it time to shut down Wikileaks?

Unambiguous cold opening: Wikileaks is a threat to American intelligence operations and diplomatic relations, and is thus a threat to American national security.  It is also a threat to Americans’ personal privacy. Do not believe me? Let us lay out the evidence.  Exhibit A is the recent so-called “Vault 7” release of roughly 9,000 alleged […]