Espionage

May 18, 2026 — Scott Johnson

Quote of the day

Featured image In the third of Pirate Wires’ Three Morning Takes today, Riley Nork writes under the heading “Please accept our aporogy.” That got my attention. Referring to this NBC News story, Nork writes: * * * * * [The following take was written with assistance from Pirate Wires’ in-house counsel.] Readers: we’re sorry. On May 13, 2026, we covered the story of Eileen Wang, the California mayor who confessed to working »
August 31, 2025 — Scott Johnson

Meet Charles Chan

Featured image The Times of London occasionally makes editorial content accessible to us without a subscription. It remains accessible for a few days. Last week’s column by Elsa Johnson is one that remains accessible as I write and I urge readers to check it out: “I’m a Stanford student. A Chinese agent tried to recruit me as a spy.” Subhead: “For three months a man bombarded me with messages, trying to lure »