Marc Ambinder

MSNBC Columnist

Marc Ambinder is a senior fellow at the USC Annenberg Center for Communication Leadership and Policy. A former White House correspondent and political reporter, he is the author of several books about national security, including “The Brink: President Reagan and the Nuclear War Scare of 1983.” He is a consultant for Spycraft Entertainment and lives in Los Angeles. 


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Marc Ambinder

4years ago
Opinion

‘Fake news’ can’t be fixed by more journalism, not when our democracy is broken

A “more media” strategy will inevitably lead to more “anti-media” attacks.

4years ago
Opinion

Kamala Harris getting mocked for wired ear buds is peak absurdity

The criticism of Kamala Harris not using Bluetooth is the most absurd attack on the vice president yet.

4years ago
Opinion

Virginia election postmortem: Democrats can’t fight Republican fear with facts

Republicans have mastered the art of hypercharging and polarizing cultural debates to win votes.

4years ago
Opinion

America’s new war on terror has gone digital

The U.S. is treating ransomware as a critical national security threat, even if U.S. government systems aren’t being targeted.

4years ago
Opinion

AT&T wanted OAN to compete with Fox News. It worked too well.

In trying to pay less in fees to Fox, the communications giant helped empower a monster.

4years ago
Opinion

Trump was just the latest American president whose sanity the military questioned

The scary truth about the U.S.’ nuclear command system: It’s designed for rational presidents.

4years ago
Opinion

America left the Taliban in Afghanistan with a valuable weapon: data

America left behind a wealth of personal data it collected from Afghans in the withdrawal. Now the Taliban are weaponizing it.

5years ago
Opinion

Twitter keeps riding the line between moderation and censorship

Have we been looking at the problem of platform moderation through the wrong lens?

5years ago
Opinion

What the Trump DOJ subpoenas and an NSA whistle-blower have in common

NSA whistle-blower Reality Winner’s release from prison feels like a good time to examine the government’s approach to information leaks.

5years ago
Opinion

Colonial Pipeline hack gas shortage warns of worse future cyberattacks

The Colonial pipeline hack is just the latest in a string of major cyberattacks.