James C. Goodale

James C. Goodale, former vice chairman of The New York Times, is the author of “Fighting for the Press: the Inside Story of the Pentagon Papers and Other Battles.”

Swing and a Miss

Spielberg’s ‘The Post’: Good Movie, Bad History

It has Spielberg, Streep, Hanks, and a rollicking great story, but the lawyer at the heart of the Pentagon Papers release says it just doesn’t have the facts on its side.

James C. Goodale

Op-Ed

The Outrageous NSA Opinion

The secret surveillence court has weighed in on the NSA.

James C. Goodale

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DANGEROUS PRECEDENT

Resign Now, Holder

Pentagon papers lawyer James Goodale has seen Holder’s actions before—in Richard Nixon.

James C. Goodale

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Tricky Barack

Is Obama Worse Than Nixon?

James Goodale defended the New York Times during the Pentagon Papers. But Nixon had nothing on Obama, writes the First Amendment lawyer—and that’s bad news for freedom of the press.

James C. Goodale

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WikiLeaks Probe: Pentagon Papers Injustice Deja Vu

As we mark the 40th anniversary of the Pentagon Papers' publication, the Obama administration is doggedly trying to charge Julian Assange and WikiLeaks with conspiracy to commit espionage. Now, as then, it amounts to a misguided effort to criminalize journalism—and should fail, says James C. Goodale.

James C. Goodale

James C. Goodale

Spielberg’s ‘The Post’: Good Movie, Bad History

The Outrageous NSA Opinion

Resign Now, Holder

Is Obama Worse Than Nixon?

WikiLeaks Probe: Pentagon Papers Injustice Deja Vu

Blame the Defense Department for WikiLeaks

How the State Department Can Stop the Next WikiLeaks