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The word that best describes the set of nasty things that the US
The word that best describes the set of nasty things that the US (and all other countries) do abroad to further its interests is “statecraft”. Thu...

But in Washington, real leverage will soon ... shift toward the
But in Washington, real leverage will soon ... shift toward the Democrats in a big way. The reason Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) was willin...

A discussion by an industry insider about the conflicting needs of
A discussion by an industry insider about the conflicting needs of civil society, domestic surveillance, and contemporary statecraft as they apply to ...

"[Evan Eichler, a professor of genome science at the University of
"[Evan Eichler, a professor of genome science at the University of Washington] and others caution that the findings apply to only a small proportion o...

"I want to live in a society that is willing to critically
"I want to live in a society that is willing to critically interrogate how power is operationalized and how institutions and the rule of law function ...

"But if most of us want to be good — to match our actions to our
"But if most of us want to be good — to match our actions to our best intentions — our brains sometimes have other ideas. Just as the human eye ha...

""" My five tips [for using encryption to avoid/delay online
""" My five tips [for using encryption to avoid/delay online surveillance] suck. They are not things the average person can use. One of them is to use...