Danny McDonald
We Talked to a Former CIA Spook About Political Murder
After ruffling some feathers at the CIA, Robert Baer resigned from the agency in 1997. We spoke to him about his new book, The Perfect Kill, which chronicles the art of political murder.
The FBI Is Allegedly Using No-Fly Lists to Recruit Muslim Snitches
Once you’re on these lists and terrorist databases, it’s a bitch to clear your name.
The FBI Is Trying to Recruit Muslims as Snitches by Putting Them on No-Fly Lists
How did an innocent Malaysian architectural scholar remain on a terrorism no-fly list—effectively branding her a terrorist—for years after an FBI paperwork screw-up put her there?
Remembering Charles Bukowski Through One of His Lovers
Yes, Linda King is the one who taught Charles Bukowski how to perform oral sex. She still remembers the conversation: Bukowski said he'd never done that, because no one had asked him to. She wasn’t having it.
How JFK's Myth Has Prevented People from Taking a Look at the Man Himself
Today we think of Kennedy in terms of myth: the golden hero of a bygone age whose life was cut down in a mysterious tragedy. But if we move past nostalgia and conspiracy, what remains of the 35th president's legacy?
Fat Anarchists Are Pissed Off at Skinny Liberals
In Nicole Sullivan's presentation, "Fat Justice," at the Boston Anarchist Bookfair, she hit the expected notes about body image being a tool of the state and capitalism, but she also lambasted leftist movements like LGBT advocates, vegans, and...
Why Is Everyone Freaking Out About MDMA?
MDMA has caused something of a stir here in the US recently. Ever since Miley bragged about "dancing with molly" like one of those tedious nerds who brags about ripping bongs for breakfast, columnists have had a field day analyzing why we've all fallen...
What Do the Tea Party Think About the US Government Shutdown?
I spoke to the president of the Greater Boston branch to find out.
'The Peace Process Is a Sham': The British Government Are Trying to Access Confidential IRA Recordings
But researchers don't want to endanger the lives of ageing paramilitaries.
Is Obama Any Better Than George W Bush?
"I feel like Obama can get away with things that Bush couldn’t."
Less Coca in Colombia Means Nothing for Your Supply
You might think that less coca must mean less cocaine coming out of South America, translating to less cocaine on the streets of places like New York and London. Well, not necessarily. It’s complicated, according to the people who know about this sort...
Have You Ever Been in a Situation Where You Needed a Gun?
"No. Gun ownership is normally about either bad geography knowledge or phalluses."