James Woolsey

The Discreet Charms of CIA Morale

Frank Naif | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics


Frank Naif

Before Eric Holder announced his preliminary probe, and even before Barack Obama promised an end to torture and detention, morale at CIA was sagging.

Sarah Palin and her Frank Sinatra Complex

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics


Jayne Lyn Stahl

Okay, to start off with, two disclaimers: first, I'm a big Sinatra fan, always have been, and secondly, I was too young to swear that this story isn't...

DoE's Chu Wants to Gut Long-Term/Long-Range Fuel Cell Vehicles Program in Favor of Short-Term/Short-Range Plug-In Hybrids

Peter Hoffmann | Posted 06.25.2009 | Green


Peter Hoffmann

American car makers and the government didn't take the Japanese seriously with their funny little, cheap-to-run, quality cars. Ditto with the Koreans, Toyota and Honda.

Sam Stein

Jim Woolsey Praises Panetta, Obama's Foreign Policy Team

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics


Former CIA Director and John McCain adviser Jim Woolsey professes to being "impressed overall by the quality" of Barack Obama's national security team...

What Spies Think of Panetta

Keith Thomson | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics


Keith Thomson

I conducted a poll about what spies thought of the Panetta choice. The results: "Obama was wise" to choose someone out of the torture loop to run the CIA. But there's a problem.

Colin Powell for Middle East Envoy -- Dennis Ross for US Ambassador to Israel?

Steve Clemons | Posted 12.26.2008 | Politics


Steve Clemons

Colin Powell could be the person asked to do the broad negotiating and arm twisting to achieve the Obama administration's foreign policy objectives with Iran and in Arab-Israel peace negotiations.

Woolsey: Any Detroit Bailout Must Break US Oil Dependence

Nathan Gardels | Posted 12.25.2008 | Business


Nathan Gardels

Woolsey: We need to make it easier for people to buy flex fuels and electric hybrid cars. There is already a $7,500 tax credit available.

Film No Evil

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 12.21.2008 | Entertainment


Andrea Chalupa

The self-funded Passion of the Christ brought in $611 million worldwide and counting, in part thanks to Christian groups such as Campus Crusade and Focus on the Family.

Obama and the Intelligence Community: Look Inside and Learn from the Past

Frank Naif | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics


Frank Naif

The incoming administration should take care to not alienate the institutions and employees who work earnestly (though not necessarily under the best leadership) to protect America.

James Woolsey, Secretary Of Energy In McCain's Cabinet?

Posted 11.30.2008 | Green


Former CIA Director, James Woolsey, has been mentioned as a potential pick for Secretary of Energy under a McCain administration. Why? Well, according...

Greening Hollywood: The Electric Revolution

Paige Donner | Posted 10.31.2008 | Green


Paige Donner

We need to do that to oil. We need to destroy its strategic role and its monopoly over transportation. Electricity, as was the case with salt, is going to be right at the heart of that.