It is completely wrong for this country to change ANY policy in response to Edward Snowden’s actions

TweetSlatest got straight to the heart of the matter: Edward Snowden was the first to declare victory. On Monday night, the Obama administration had, via the New York Times, announced the imminent end of the bulk collection of metadata and proposed new rules requiring the National Security Agency to get warrants before grabbing individual records. It was far […]

Snowden’s new employer kept secret ‘for security reasons.’ No, I am not making this up.

TweetThe Slatest brought this to my attention: Edward Snowden has a new job. His lawyer, Anatoly Kucherena, tells Russian outletRIA Novosti that Snowden has landed a new gig in technical support. Kucherena isn’t saying who Snowden’s new employer is, but did describe the company as a major Russian website. “He will be part of the support […]

Edward Snowden, the sniveling ‘hero’

TweetThis piece over at Slate… On the merits, Snowden’s claim for asylum would not count for much in any country. Applicants for asylum typically must prove they are the victims of persecution on account of their race, ethnicity, religion, or membership in a social or political group. Frequently, these are political dissidents who are fleeing […]

Another great Brooks column, on the nature of moderation

TweetIn response to my praise of David Brooks’ column from earlier in the week, Cindi Scoppe Tweeted this: Cindi Ross Scoppe‏@CindiScoppe .@BradWarthen It’s a very good column, but if it’s the best you’ve seen in years, you obviously missed THIS one http://nyti.ms/QJ87fm  Well, she knows what I like to read, which shouldn’t be surprising, since […]

The majority isn’t always wrong, but it isn’t always right, either

TweetWith Scott Walker in town today, I took a moment to read a letter that some New Hampshire Democrats wrote to him upon his visit to that state. An excerpt: We wanted to welcome you to the First in the Nation Primary. You are a little late to the game, so we decided to help […]