The Lie Machine

April, 1973

The Lie MachineWe humans value our secrets as highly as we do our gold watches and money clips, and just as muggers wait in parks to rifle our pockets for things to pawn, spies make a living stealing and trading those secrets. They've become very damn good at it by now. They can get into our businesses and houses (it's so easy for them) or onto our telephones or even into our martinis. They can use the light of the stars to photograph us where it's too dark for an ordinary thief to see, and abou...