Author Archive

Anne Wagner

Defense

Secret wars

A new biography of a former CIA director explores the parallels between Vietnam and the war on terrorism.

News

In government we (sort of) trust

The flap over the FBI's handling of files in the Timothy McVeigh case did little to help the agency's reputation, or to shore up the public image of government in general, recent polls show.

News

Transition veteran: It pays to plan ahead

Mistakes made, lessons learned and advice for the incoming administration from a veteran of President Carter's transition.