Stephen E. Arnold: Palantir Smoking Before Vaporizing?

Palantir Technologies: Minor Questions Remain DarkCyber noted “Techie Software Soldier Spy: Palantir, Big Data’s Scariest, Most Secretive Unicorn, Is Going Public. But Is Its Crystal Ball Just Smoke and Mirrors?” The write up joins the caravan of publications digging into the ins and outs of the intelware business.

Stephen E. Arnold: Social Science Lack of Integrity

Social Science: Like Astrology and Phrenology Perhaps? After reading “What’s Wrong with Social Science and How to Fix It: Reflections After Reading 2578 Papers,” I reaffirmed my skepticism of sociology and its allied fields: But actually diving into the sea of trash that is social science gives you a more tangible perspective, a more visceral …

Review: The Permanent Coup – How Enemies Foreign and Domestic Targeted the American President by Lee Smith

6 Stars: A Superb Prequel to the  Durham Indictments* * Upgraded from 5 to 6 on basis of reader inputs related to the enormity of the crimes that our President has survived, with Mike Flynn’s help. The author is expert on this topic in part because he wrote the New York Times bestseller The Plot …