Author Archive for: emptywheel
About emptywheel
Marcy Wheeler is an independent journalist writing about national security and civil liberties. She writes as emptywheel at her eponymous blog, publishes at outlets including Vice, Motherboard, the Nation, the Atlantic, Al Jazeera, and appears frequently on television and radio. She is the author of Anatomy of Deceit, a primer on the CIA leak investigation, and liveblogged the Scooter Libby trial.
Marcy has a PhD from the University of Michigan, where she researched the “feuilleton,” a short conversational newspaper form that has proven important in times of heightened censorship. Before and after her time in academics, Marcy provided documentation consulting for corporations in the auto, tech, and energy industries. She lives with her spouse in Grand Rapids, MI.
Entries by emptywheel
Whatever Happens with the Debate, Kamala Harris’ Campaign Is Not Yet Half Done
/72 Comments/in 2024 Presidential Election/by emptywheelAs you watch the torrent of news obsessing about the debate tonight, remember this stat:
Trump’s campaign is 92% done (665 of 721 days). Kamala Harris’ campaign is not quite half done (48%, or 51 of 107 days).
Lots can and likely will still happen in this race, but Trump is almost done and the Vice President is only halfway there.
Lauren Chen’s Curious Legal Status
/17 Comments/in 2016 Presidential Election, 2024 Presidential Election, Foreign Influence, Intelligence/by emptywheelLauren Chen’s Canadian citizenship and US residence likely mean that right wing panic that she’s been FISA targeted are incorrect. But the dual-country structure of her business may exacerbate any criminal exposure for her, making it far easier to obtain her content using criminal process.
John Lauro’s Mike Pence Gateway Drug
/32 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, 2024 Presidential Election, emptywheel/by emptywheelJohn Lauro worked hard to insist that everything involving Pence be excluded without closer review. But unless he invents a procedural reason to forestall DOJ’s memo on September 26, DOJ will get one (or two, with the reply) chance to lay out how Trump tried to use his incumbency, and Mike Pence’s role as President of the Senate, to steal an election against from Joe Biden and the woman who currently is the President of the Senate.