Content tagged with "trump"
Empire: A Tale of Obsession, Betrayal, and the Battle for an American Icon
Apparently, no one knew who actually owned The Empire State Building for a period of years, back in the 90s. A Japanese billionaire had bought it at a cheap price, because it was saddled with a really crappy 114-year lease. But he had actually directed his daughter to buy it , and she and her…
Spooked: The Trump Dossier, Black Cube, and the Rise of Private Spies
This is two things: the story of for-profit spying in general, and the specific story of the “Steele Dossier” that was compiled on Donald Trump prior to the 2016 election. As for the the general story, it’s a look at how investigative journalists often turn into spies-for-hire; essentially, global…
