One of the great intellectual failures of the American intelligence community, and especially the counterterrorism community, is to assume if someone hasn’t attacked us, it’s because he can’t or because we’ve defeated him. less than 1 minute read
How can faceless bureaucrats in an intelligence agency deny brave soldiers a chance to tell the truth? less than 1 minute read
Louis Freeh said on national TV that actionable intelligence could have allowed us to stop the hijackings. less than 1 minute read
Despite our very recent appearance on the planet, humanity combines arrogance with increasing material demands, even as we become more numerous. Our toughness is a delusion. Have we the intelligence and discipline to vigilantly guard against our tendency to grow without limit? less than 1 minute read
Look, people have an image of Italians. When I go somewhere in the world, I don’t care where it is, when they look at me it’s not about my intelligence. It’s who can I beat up. less than 1 minute read
People have an image of Italians. When I go somewhere in the world, I don’t care where it is, when they look at me it’s not about my intelligence. It’s who can I beat up. less than 1 minute read
George Tenet has been the director of central intelligence since 1997, time enough to have changed the Agency’s culture. He has failed. He should go. less than 1 minute read
These days, newish art can be priced between $10,000 and $25,000. When I tell artists that a new painting by a newish artist should go for around $1,200, they look at me like I’m a flesh-eating virus. less than 1 minute read
I’ve always chosen my band members based on their sense of humor. It might sound stupid, but it means not only are they fun to live with on a tour bus for years, but humor implies intelligence. less than 1 minute read
I began even as a boy to realize how wide the world can be for a man of free intelligence. less than 1 minute read
