There's growing pressure on President Trump to pardon Julian Assange, who leaked information about our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as about Democrat party corruption, and Edward Snowden, who leaked information about America's spy network.  Both caused tremendous damage and harmed many innocent people.  However, we've learned in the last four years that the American Deep State, especially in the intelligence divisions and the Pentagon, is as corrupt as Snowden and Assange said.  If we'd learned this lesson sooner, America might be in better shape now. Many years ago, I heard a talk from my friend, the brilliant Mary Theroux of the Independent Institute.  Until then, I'd heard only the Obama administration's spin on what Assange and Snowden did.  While I never supported or trusted Obama, I believed in our war efforts and the necessity for our country to have spying...(Read Full Post)