Every 25 Seconds, Cops Arrest Someone for Drug Possession
I urge you to read this article by Alice Speri in the Intercept. 89,000 people jailed--no, not per year, per day.The war on some drugs is fantastically cruel, counterproductive, self-inflicted...
View ArticleWhy Torture is Now De Facto a Policy Choice, Not a Crime
Absolutely not a surprise that Mike Pence refuses to rule out torture in a Trump administration.I've been writing about this since 2009. Obama had a duty to prosecute torture; instead, he decided to...
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Another Chance to Get It Right
Anyone who knows the work of novelist Andrew Vachss will recognize his influence on my latest novel, Livia Lone (along with that of his wife, former sex crimes prosecutor Alice Vachss).I've read most...
View ArticleDefense Against Foreign Danger; Instruments of Tyranny at Home
Consider the way tools of national (in)security policy initially deployed abroad inevitably find their way home: bulk surveillance, black sites, torture, police militarization.Now consider that one of...
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Predictably, ISIS is cheering Trump's Muslim ban (actually, not just predictably. Predicted). Yes, I know, it's not really a Muslim ban. You don't have to convince me. Convince the people ISIS is...
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John Rain in Zero Sum!
Hi all, I’m excited to announce that the new John Rain novel—ZERO SUM, is out today! This is another prequel, again set in Tokyo ten years following the events of Graveyard of Memories:Returning to...
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Satire Can't Keep Up With Reality
When I wrote “It’s Just a Leak” in 2010, I thought it was satire. Alas.
View ArticleThe Dark Files: Tonight at 10:00
About a year ago, I was invited to co-host The Dark Files, a special the History Channel was planning that would focus on the Montauk legends--allegations about US government experiments on unwitting...
View Article"Child Prostitute" Is A Horrible Lie
If you follow my political blogging, you know I believe nomenclature is critical (data collection vs bulk surveillance, targeted killings vs assassinations, surge vs escalation, EITs instead of...
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The Night Trade, Out Today!
Today’s the day for The Night Trade, featuring “absolutely first-rate thriller” (New York Times) character Seattle sex crimes detective Livia Lone and former Marine sniper Dox!I had a blast writing...
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What You Don't Know Can Kill You
I’ve been reading Marc MacYoung since 1989, when I stumbled across his first book—Cheap Shots, Ambushes, and Other Lessons—in a Paladin Press catalogue. I was a Career Trainee the CIA at the time, and...
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My second Earphones Award--this one for Zero Sum. Thanks AudioFile Magazine, I love narrating the audiobooks!
View ArticleOh Lucy!
I recently stumbled across Oh Lucy!, a movie that bounces back and forth between Tokyo and southern California, which sounded familiar...and I loved it.I had no idea what to expect beyond what I saw in...
View ArticleIf You Buy From Amazon, Do It At AmazonSmile
If you buy from Amazon, do it at AmazonSmile. AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know—same products, same prices, same service. The difference is, when you log in at AmazonSmile, Amazon donates 0.5% of...
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Excited to Help Launch The Correspondent!
If you read my stories and periodic blog posts, you know I have an interest in the shortcomings and failures of establishment media. Around the time I wrote The God’s Eye View, that interest led to an...
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The Religion of Liberal Hegemony is Overdue For This Kind of Apostasy—and a...
I just finished listening to an outstanding book that I hope will be widely read: The Hell of Good Intentions: America’s Foreign Policy Elite and the Decline of U.S. Primacy. It’s a study of what the...
View ArticleThe 2018 Bad Sex In Writing Nominees
“Empty my tanks,” I’d begged breathlessly, as once more she began drawing me deep inside her pleasure cave. Her vaginal ratchet moved in concertina-like waves, slowly chugging my organ as a boa...
View ArticleWhen Elites Become Parasites: The Panama Papers
I’m deep into the new manuscript, but this week I broke down and watched a documentary I’ve been waiting a long time to see: Alex Winter’s The Panama Papers. It was superb: gripping, fascinating, and...
View ArticlePublisher's Weekly Interview On The Killer Collective
A few weeks ago Publisher’s Weekly interviewed me about The Killer Collective, out on February 1. The interview is called The Killing Business and appears in this week’s issue. These things tend to get...
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The Killer Collective, Available Today!
A lot of people have been asking, so here's how to get The Killer Collective TODAY!If you’re an Amazon Prime member, you can sign up for free for Amazon First Reads. AFR gives you early access to The...
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