The internet’s favorite former intelligence officer sits down with The American Conservative. The post The TAC Interview: John Kiriakou on Epstein, Propaganda, and Heroin appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics The TAC Interview: John Kiriakou on Epstein, Propaganda, and Heroin The internet’s favorite former intelligence officer sits down with The American Conservative. Nearly two decades after he exposed the CIA’s secret torture program—and paid for it with a prison sentence—the former intelligence officer John Kiriakou has suddenly attracted massive viral engagement on social media platforms. He spoke with The American Conservative correspondent Harrison Berger about the surge of attention, in a wide-ranging conversation on government secrecy, CIA propaganda, and the U.S. security state under the Trump…Open
In the time of text messages, romance has fallen on hard times. The post Taki’s Love Letters appeared first on The American Conservative .
Culture Taki’s Love Letters In the time of text messages, romance has fallen on hard times. In today’s cynical, unromantic times, it has gone with the wind, replaced by coarse texts and other such vulgarities. I am, of course, referring to the love letter, once upon a time the gold extracted from the dross of everyday speech. The absence of it came to mind during the recent St. Valentine’s Day, when the incalculable magic of a handwritten love letter was once expected by ladies the world over. No longer. This is the era of insipid, lazy texting, “K” or “CUL8R” are more likely to be sent or received by…Open
The country’s slow-motion collapse can be reversed. The post How to Save South Africa appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs How to Save South Africa The country’s slow-motion collapse can be reversed. When South Africa became a democracy in 1994, the world applauded. The country was hailed as a miracle: a peaceful transition, a liberal constitution, and the promise of shared prosperity after decades of racial injustice. Thirty-two years later, that optimism has curdled into disillusionment. South Africa now faces a grim reality of state-driven decay, economic stagnation, and institutional collapse—largely the result of policy choices made under African National Congress (ANC) rule. The numbers tell the story. After…Open
Four years into the war, a major sticking point in talks is control of the eastern Donetsk region. Residents could face an agonizing choice if Ukraine gives up the territory.
Whatever you make of Emerald Fennell’s R-rated “Wuthering Heights” movie, the region where the original novel was written is worth revisiting in its own right.
The U.S. and its allies have spilled blood and treasure to kill drug lords and defeat cartels, but the drugs keep coming and the new groups are more violent than ever.
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