“Good riddance,” by Warren Kozak

“Good riddance,” by Warren Kozak

The death of Aldrich Ames, earlier this month, went by almost unnoticed. That’s a shame. It’s a name that should never be forgotten—and not for his good deeds. Ames was eighty-four years old when he died in the federal correctional institution in Cumberland, Maryland, where he was serving a life sentence without parole. He had been behind bars since his arrest in 1994. If you don’t know why, you should. Throughout the 250-year history of the Uni…