This is War: Picks of the Week
The Perfect Weapon: How Russian Cyberpower Invaded the U.S. | The New York Times Trump Falsely Says U.S. Claim of Russian Hacking Came After Election | The New York Times What you need to know about Trump and Russia | Politico The United States has been attacked. The integrity of our electoral system has been assaulted by a Russian influence operation that, according to media reports of classified briefings, was … Read More
A Republic, If You’ll Keep It: Picks of the Week
How Russia Pulled Off the Biggest Election Hack in U.S. History | Esquire Steve Bannon’s Vision for the Trump Coalition After Election Day | The New Yorker Donald Trump’s Contempt for Democracy | The New York Times Hackers Used New Weapons to Disrupt Major Websites Across U.S. | The New York Times The United States is currently the target of a Russian information operation—of this there is no doubt. From … Read More
The Unmet Threat to the American Election: Picks of the Week
AP-NORC Poll: Half of Trump backers don’t trust vote count | Associated Press How Russia Wants to Undermine the U.S. Election | Time FBI director: Hackers ‘poking around’ voter systems | CNN The evidence of Russia’s efforts to intervene in the American election of 2016 is only mounting. Members of the U.S. House and Senate have raised the alarm publicly while the Obama administration hedges its bets that the American … Read More
September, 2016: “White House Chronicle: Story in the Public Square”
This weekend, “White House Chronicle: Story in the Public Square” hosts Jim Ludes and G. Wayne Miller welcome Emmy-winning broadcast journalist David Shuster to the show. Throughout his remarkable career, Shuster has covered American politics on major cable news networks from MSNBC to Al Jazeera America, and more. This episode delves into the narratives surrounding political campaigns, particularly in the 2016 presidential race. With the election fast approaching, the dominant … Read More
Politics vs. Cynicism: Picks of the Week
Old Trump: Mexicans Are ‘Rapists.’ New Trump: They’re ‘Great People!’ | The Daily Beast Trump Flip Flops on Immigration Again | Outside the Beltway First Read: Trump’s Stunning Flip-Flop on Immigration | NBC News I admire politicians—and that’s not a particularly popular point of view. Still, I admire politicians, because the best among them understand how to move society forward. They recognize that working together is essential to solving common … Read More
It’s Time for Both Parties to Get Serious about Cybersecurity: Picks of the Week
U.S. Seeks to Protect Voting System from Cyberattacks | The New York Times Political Campaigns need Chief Information Security Officers | Passcode How to Hack the Election in 7 Minutes | Politico Magazine In the wake of hacks that infiltrated the Democratic National Committee (DNC), the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), and the Hillary Clinton campaign, in addition to the political fallout and the multiple warnings from cybersecurity experts … Read More
Why the Democratic Party hacks should concern all Americans: Picks of the Week
Dem party hacks shows neither side is serious about cybersecurity | The Hill Is Hacking Hillary Clinton Russian Payback for the ‘Freedom to Connect’? | Net Politics – Council on Foreign Relations By November, Russian Hackers Could Target Voting Machines | Lawfare The news that the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), and the Hillary Clinton campaign were hacked—allegedly by Russian state-sponsored hackers or proxies—has generated … Read More
Patterns: Trump, Russia and the 2016 Election: Picks of the Week
Vladimir Putin has a plan for destroying the West—and it looks a lot like Donald Trump | Slate Is Trump a Russian Agent? A Legal Analysis | lawfareblog.com Putin, Erdogan mend ties as post-coup Turkey turns toward Russia | Chicago Tribune “Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing.” In a remarkable week that saw the first polls showing a Donald Trump … Read More
Picks of the Week: The Most Important Election in 160 Years
Terrorist Attack in Nice, France, Leaves 84 Dead and 202 Injured | New York Times Clinton Losing On Honesty In Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll Finds | Quinnipiac University Why Putin Loves BREXIT | New York Times Events in Nice, France, underscore the fact that the U.S. presidential election of 2016 may be the most important election since Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860. At stake … Read More
Picks of the Week: What Leaders Should Learn from the Clinton’s Email Controversy
Hillary Clinton’s Email Was Probably Hacked, Experts Say | The New York Times Hillary Clinton Calls for Stronger Cybersecurity Measures | Bloomberg The damning things the FBI said about Clinton’s email | USA Today This week, FBI Director James Comey concluded a year-long probe of Hillary Clinton’s email practices and her use of a private server during her tenure as Secretary of State by announcing that he would not be … Read More