A Spymaster Opens Up

Spymasters are supposed to be good at keeping their mouths shut, so it’s striking how many heads of the Central Intelligence Agency have published memoirs. They are no doubt driven by the same motives that lead other public figures to write autobiographies—money, narcissism, score-settling, concern for their place in history. Now, Michael Hayden, the former C.I.A. chief and N.S.A. director, has written a memoir about transparency and torture. By George Packer.
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