Am I the Only One Who Is Not a Russian Spy?

At what point did it become OK to be a Russian spy? I was raised long ago in the 1980s, and back then, it was sooooooo not OK to be a Russian spy. Like, every movie and most books made the Russian-spy thing seem like the political third rail. In those days, it was totally kosher to assassinate Central American socialists or run guns to America-hating jihadists. But for cripesakes, don’t you dare spy for Russia. That’s just how we did things then!

I read a lot of news and listen to a lot of podcasts, so I’m surprised I…