The Politics of Crime.

TomInReston | April 26, 2009

I’ve been away from my keyboard awhile, completing a grueling project at my day job. But I’ve followed the release of the torture memos by the Justice Department and the ensuing debate.
Sometimes I’m baffled by our collective ability to miss the obvious.
Ask yourself this: Since when does the President of the United States get to [...]

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TomInReston

I'm a former working journalist and now communications director for a small Washington DC trade association. I'm also a political activist and technology enthusiast, two things I once thought were different.