Apple Boosts Encryption Model
Reading Time: 2 minutes Assange Loses Internet ; John Bolton’s History of Advocating for War …and More Picks 3/29
Remember the 1953 Coup in Iran?
Reading Time: < 1 minute Scrutiny of Germ-Fighting Chemicals ; Trump Immigration Policy Apparently “Working” …and More Picks for 7/3
Spotlight on the FBI: The Bureau’s Checkered Past and Present
Reading Time: 7 minutes The FBI’s role in the presidential election has put a spotlight on the Bureau. A good time for us to turn the investigators into the investigated.
Classic Who: How a Plan for a Nuclear-Free World Was Sabotaged
Reading Time: 6 minutes When trying to pursue his dream of a world free of nuclear weapons, President Barack Obama found that some obstacles were too big to overcome — like the giant Bechtel Corporation.
Barack Obama Once Had a Dream
Reading Time: < 1 minute Barack Obama’s words, so full of hope and naivete, now seem poignant as we realize how little he was allowed to do by the powers that be.
A Much-Needed Primer on the Emoluments Clause
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ethics experts believe the danger is great that Donald Trump and his various global business dealings will run afoul of conflict of interest laws.
Norman Lear, Archie Bunker’s Creator, Discovers Black Hole in GOP
Reading Time: 11 minutes Norman Lear writes to WhoWhatWhy — and asks a great question, one we had not thought of before.
Ruminations on the Greatest Mystery Never Solved
Reading Time: 29 minutes More than 50 years after the assassination of JFK, questions of who, what, and why remain unresolved. Despite valiant efforts by a dedicated research community, the obstacles remain formidable. At a recent JFK research conference in Dallas, Russ Baker addressed some of these challenges and how to move forward.
It’s Not Too Late to Read Our Most Awesome Articles of the Year
Reading Time: 9 minutes WhoWhatWhy produced some pretty remarkable stuff this year. Here’s a sampling. You might have missed some — but now you can catch up.
Brooding Thoughts on Tenth Anniversary of Saddam Hussein’s Hanging
Reading Time: 2 minutes How are you celebrating the tenth anniversary of Saddam Hussein’s death? There are plenty of reasons not to be smug about it. Because this “accomplishment” set a pattern for a continuing series of bloody disasters.