The Rise of Op-Ed Intelligence
Still, the culture of America’s 17 intelligence agencies is hardwired for the cloak and dagger – even among themselves.
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The World, How it Got Here, and a Stiff Drink
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- Nov 27, 2020
- 2 min
Your Holiday Beer and You
To wit: the 4717 guide to what your holiday beer choice says about you.
- Nov 25, 2020
- 5 min
A Thanksgiving to Forget
The Puritans up in Plymouth Rock ever had a happy gathering around the table. With anyone, least of all the Native Americans.
- Nov 24, 2020
- 5 min
One of Those Marriages
On the gulf’s east bank sits Iran, baring its teeth at Saudi Arabia and doing a fair job of conquest-by-internal-rot of Iraq.
- Nov 20, 2020
- 2 min
Suntory isn't a copy of anything...
Japanese markets – while inventive – rarely seem to come up with much on their own that has a shelf life longer than the pre-teen fad.
- Nov 6, 2020
- 3 min
The Only Whisky That is Talisker
Talisker, as its makers point out, is “made by the sea on the shore of the Isle of Skye.” And so it be.
- Nov 5, 2020
- 1 min
Talking Trees and Local Beers
Dropping in on world-class Crystal Bridges museum, I checked out the local beer for the Memphis Flyer.
- Oct 29, 2020
- 8 min
I've Never Been to Katmandu
“Run and find out.” Motto of all the Mongoose family Rudyard Kipling Rikki-tikki-tavi November 2012: I was starting to sweat. It was a...
- Oct 27, 2020
- 1 min
Chocolate Rye Porter
With the seasons changing, this is a great fall beer - a local favorite when the weather turns a little cooler.
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