Recently, we have been treated to, or saddled with, extensive debate about whether the FBI or Apple should win the fight over whether the government may compel Apple to create a means of cracking the encryption on its iMessage technology.  Proponents of the government side argue national security and other law enforcement concerns.  The Apple […]

I often have observed that real political journalism died the day that Bill Clinton successfully substituted the word “spin” for what previously had been recognized simply as a “lie.”  I don’t suggest, mind you, that Bill Clinton is responsible for the word spin.  That term goes back to the days of sailing ships, when sailors […]