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May 15, 2017
What's real and fake in 'The Americans,' according to real-life spies
Although the FX series "The Americans" has been praised for its nuance, it creates a cloak-and-dagger world where tools never fail, master plans almost always work out and the...
July 22, 2014
The C.I.A. Doesn't Need To Be On Twitter; It Needs A Public Makeover.
My most impressive career skill used to be fending off sleazy hecklers in smoky nightclubs, where I performed improv comedy to half-drunk crowds. So I took the obvious next...
May 05, 2014
24: Live Another Day - Jack Bauer is as unrealistic as ever, and that's ... OK
The show returns with Snowden-style leaks and drones upon drones. But trust me: that's enough non-fiction. Real spy work isn't nearly as exciting.
As a former CIA operations...