D.B. Grady

D.B. Grady is the coauthor of Deep State: Inside the Government Secrecy Industry. He can be found online at dbgrady.com. More

D.B. Grady is the pseudonym of author David Brown. He is coauthor of The Command: Deep Inside the President's Secret Army (Wiley, 2012) and Deep State: Inside the Government Secrecy Industry (Wiley, 2013). He is a graduate of Louisiana State University, a former U.S. Army paratrooper, and a veteran of Afghanistan. He lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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The State Department Needs a Watchdog—Now, Not Later

The State Department Needs a Watchdog—Now, Not Later

A Foreign Service whistle-blower is doing her best to fight promotion irregularities. But she should have an inspector general to back her up. More »

'Self-Harmers Are Not Just Depressives': Writing a Book About Cutters Who Cook

'Self-Harmers Are Not Just Depressives': Writing a Book About Cutters Who Cook

Jessica Soffer talks about her beautiful debut novel, Tomorrow There Will Be Apricots. More »

Today Is Bradley Manning's 1,000th Day Without a Trial

Today Is Bradley Manning's 1,000th Day Without a Trial

What the treatment of the WikiLeaks detainee says about our government's most damning secret More »

Why We'll Never Get a Full Account of the War in Iraq

Why We'll Never Get a Full Account of the War in Iraq

It will take decades to break the vault of Dick Cheney's secrets. More »

The Russian Meteorite Was an Early Glimpse of the End of the World

The Russian Meteorite Was an Early Glimpse of the End of the World

Think a tsunami is bad? Here's a giant rock. More »

'Man in the Empty Suit' and the Sad Side of Time Travel

'Man in the Empty Suit' and the Sad Side of Time Travel

Sean Ferrell's second novel addresses what it means to really look at yourself, literally. More »

Why Is the Marine Corps Fighting With the Navy Over a Camouflage Pattern?

Why Is the Marine Corps Fighting With the Navy Over a Camouflage Pattern?

Two branches of the U.S. military are locked in a property battle worthy of Google and Apple. More »

Why the Old 'Star Wars' Formula Can't Work in the War-on-Terror Era

Why the Old 'Star Wars' Formula Can't Work in the War-on-Terror Era

In order to connect with a new audience, 'Star Wars' needs to catch up with the modern political zeitgeist. More »

'That's Not a Feeling' and the 10-Year Path to Publishing

'That's Not a Feeling' and the 10-Year Path to Publishing

A conversation with author Dan Josefson about the evolution of his debut novel and its ringing endorsement from David Foster Wallace More »

Happy 70th Anniversary, Casablanca

Happy 70th Anniversary, Casablanca

Why the film still resonates, more than half a century on More »

To Paint or to Breastfeed? The Dilemma of the Artist-Turned-Mother

To Paint or to Breastfeed? The Dilemma of the Artist-Turned-Mother

Paula Bomer's debut novel, "Nine Months," examines how having a baby changes an artist's life. More »

The Man Who Won Normandy

The Man Who Won Normandy

Stephan Talty's 'Agent Garbo' sheds light on an amateur spy who saved the world. More »

Scarlet-Letter Status: Should Sex Offenders Admit Crimes on Facebook?

Scarlet-Letter Status: Should Sex Offenders Admit Crimes on Facebook?

A new Louisiana law requires convicted sexual deviants to note their past on their profiles. More »

A Thousand John Yoos

A Thousand John Yoos

Arcane legal theories interfered with the credibility and efficiency of the Obama administration and frustrated the soldiers trying to fight terror overseas. More »

'The Year of the Gadfly': Young-Adult Fiction for Smart Adults

'The Year of the Gadfly': Young-Adult Fiction for Smart Adults

A conversation with Jennifer Miller about her new novel More »

Suffrage in the Age of the Hashtag

Suffrage in the Age of the Hashtag

How writer Jen Deaderick took inspiration from Occupy Wall Street, founded the #UseThe19th campaign, and mobilized women across all social platforms to fight for reproductive rights. More »

'Act of Valor': The Military's Bid for an Authentic War Movie Pays Off

'Act of Valor': The Military's Bid for an Authentic War Movie Pays Off

The film that started as a recruiting video gives Naval Special Warfare its due. More »

The Hideous Marketing of 'Modern Warfare 3'

The Hideous Marketing of 'Modern Warfare 3'

The game's commercial trivializes war to an extreme, setting a new low for video game advertising. More »

Another Very Bad Day for U.S.-Pakistan Ties

Another Very Bad Day for U.S.-Pakistan Ties

It couldn't have come at a worse time More »

Mr. President, the Republicans Mean Business

Mr. President, the Republicans Mean Business

These countless GOP debates are creating strong candidates for the general election More »

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