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Of the various branches of U.S. statecraft, intelligence is unique for its combination of influence and obscurity. As Amy Zegart notes in her new book Spies, Lies, and Algorithms, American colleges have more courses on rock music than on espionage. Zegart manages both to give an educational overview of American intelligence and show precisely how sorely policymakers need that education. Like the general public, congressmen have only the foggiest notion of how the CIA or NSA work — their views of the intelligence field are more likely to come from Bond or Bourne than from real life.

<p>Standardized testing originated when public schooling was expanding and eugenicists were arguing that many immigrant and nonwhite groups were not capable of educational achievement. Tests were developed to sustain this viewpoint.&nbsp;</p>

A single reference in the historical record has spawned an array of adaptations, most of which overstate the anonymous figure's role in the Culper Spy Ring

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While the U.S. has made it clear that American troops will not fight Russia in Ukraine, there is still a lot the U.S. government is doing behind the scenes.