Outside the Beltway

Obama proposes four ‘net neutrality’ rules.

The Fourth and Fifth Amendments do not prevent the police from compelling you to unlock your phone if you used fingerprint scan technology to lock it, Virginia Judge has ruled.

Another example of the silliness of the “trade deficit” concept.

We are obviously moving toward an era of streaming and other services that don’t rely on Cable/Satellite providers, but it will still take some time to get there and for it to be cost effective.

A pair of accidents has led some to wonder if we are at the end of commercial ventures in space. Clearly, we are not.

Would increasing the size of the House of Representatives be the cure for what ails Congress?

Another setback for commercial space ventures, the second this week and this time with tragic consequences.

Pope Francis restates something the Catholic Church has taught for a long time and, again, the American media thinks its something new and revolutionary.

A disappointing setback.

In many states, there aren’t really any races at all this year even if both parties have candidates on the ballot.

A Google Executive jumps from the edge of space, breaking a record.

Law enforcement remains unhappy about the recent changes that will make it harder to break into a locked smartphone.

The start of a trend? Probably.

MSNBC’s attempt to be the liberal Fox News isn’t working.

Attorneys for celebrities caught up in the leak of nude photographs are targeting Google.

We’ve got one foot in two very different technological worlds.

The nation’s newspaper of record is slashing its reporting team.

A long standing rule is finally repealed, but it’s not likely to change your viewing choices.

Danny Sullivan reflects on the end of another era.

There is apparently such a thing as too Jewish.

A recent change by Apple is good news for advocates of privacy and civil liberties in the Internet Age.

A nation known for adopting new technology is behind the rest of the world in one interesting way.

The courts have been striking them down at a dizzying pace since June.

Apple announced a stunning array of upgraded and new products yesterday.

Two men in North Carolina are free after spending 31 years in prison for a crime they didn’t commit.

The Copyright Office says that works not “created” by humans are not entitled to copyright protection.

The “open and free” Internet is an ideal type, not a myth.

The situation in Ferguson, Missouri isn’t calming down.

In some sense, justice has prevailed.

The U.S. and Europe have announced a new round of sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis, but it’s not clear that the Russians will be motivated to change course.

Our laws and social norms have not caught up to modern life.

Just about two years ago, we dodged a bullet. We might not be so lucky next time.

Health experts are saying we could basically eliminate AIDS, or at least bring it under control, in fifteen years if we do the right things.

The US intelligence community is gambling that it can be more efficient through a public-private partnership than going it alone.

Judging by the early results, the so-called “Right To Be Forgotten” recently created by Europe’s highest court is creating more problems than it will solve.

Kickstarting a dream of potato salad to the tune of $40k+

All you have to do is make up unique password for each site based on randomly chosen details of an incredibly complex story associated with the first letter of the site.

Hobby Lobby Is an important decision, but it’s one that the Supreme Court handed down a week earlier that will have the widest impact.

Another area where the law has not caught up with technology.

Modern devices are more fragile, frustrating, and resource intensive than those of a decade ago.