The morning after Marine Le Pen was caught using stirring language in an address to supporters that was copied straight from a speech given two weeks ago by François Fillon, a defeated rival, her campaign aides claimed that the uncredited… Read More ›
Archive for May 2017
Former Texas Prosecutor Probably Sent Innocent Man to His Death. Now He’s on Trial for Misconduct.
The courthouse in Corsicana, Texas, roughly 60 miles southeast of Dallas, has been meticulously restored to its original 1905 glory, a time when the county was awash in oil money. Its main courtroom has soaring, two-story pink walls and gold-flecked architectural details… Read More ›
Cybersecurity for the People: How to Keep Your Chats Truly Private With Signal
Video by Lauren Feeney Whether your private conversations are personal, professional, or political, what you say or type into your phone may be of interest to snooping governments, both foreign and domestic. Criminals might be interested as well, especially when… Read More ›
Barack Obama Is Using His Presidency to Cash In, But Harry Truman and Jimmy Carter Refused
Defenders of Barack Obama’s decision to do things like accept a $400,000 check for a speech to a Wall Street brokerage house argue that the former president might as well cash in — everyone else does. That was Daily Show host… Read More ›