The Math Behind Trump’s Deportation Plan Makes No Sense
As police are embracing data-driven, targeted enforcement, the Trump administration is turning to old-timey dragnets that won’t make anyone safer.…
The Internet Gave Us Milo. The Internet Can Take Him Away
What becomes of an internet troll with a rapidly shrinking island on the internet to call home? Milo Yiannopoulos is…
Leaks Are Totally American—They’re Just Easier Now
President Trump has denounced leakers as “un-American.” Actually, some of the founding fathers were well-known whistleblowers. The post Leaks Are…
Millions Need the Broadband Program the FCC Just Put on Hold
The FCC’s new chairman says the program is overrun with waste and abuse. In the meantime, kids are going to…
The Internet Won’t Let the Senate Censor Elizabeth Warren
Senator Mitch McConnell, we present to you the Streisand effect. The post The Internet Won’t Let the Senate Censor Elizabeth…
The US Needs Real Data to Confront Bias in Police Shootings
Researchers learned police were twice as likely to fatally shoot unarmed black civilians. Those findings are terrible—and too hard to…
A Heroic AI Will Let You Spy on Your Lawmakers’ Every Word
A new platform uses artificial intelligence to let voters keep track of every official word uttered by state legislators. The…
Tech Giants Have the Legal Clout to Help Stop Trump’s Refugee Ban
In the face of the outcry against the ban, tech’s friend-of-the-court brief is good optics. But legal experts say it’s…
Trump’s Gifts to Wall Street Threaten Retirees—and Robots
Retirees who lost big in the 2008 financial crisis have good reason to worry about Trump’s new rollbacks of Wall…
Trump’s SCOTUS Pick Needs to Get Tech—These Cases Show Why
“When it comes to technology in particular, traditional labels like liberal and conservative don’t always apply.” The post Trump’s SCOTUS…