Restaurant Reservation Scalping Is A Thing
A new app allows customers to cut the restaurant reservation line. What could go wrong?
Court Rules Defendant Must Reveal Computer’s Encryption Password
Another area where the law has yet to catch up to technology.
3D Printed Organs Coming Soon
The burgeoning science of additive manufacturing is on the verge of being able to print functioning human organs.
Previewing Tomorrow’s Hobby Lobby Decision
The Supreme Court has saved the biggest case of the term for its last day.
Sarajevo, The Media, And ‘Breaking News’ Coverage, 100 Years Later
The news media of 1914 didn’t see World War One coming, but it’s not clear that we’re any better.
Sarajevo and Europe, 100 Years Later
A century later, the shots fired in Sarajevo 100 years ago still echo.
Unanimous SCOTUS Decisions Do Not Mean The Losing Side’s Arguments Were ‘Extreme’
We’ve seen a notable number of 9-0 Supreme Court decisions this term, but that doesn’t mean that the side that lost was making an extreme or meritless argument.
Aereo Loses Big As Supreme Court Upholds Intellectual Property Protections
New technology doesn’t mean that the laws don’t apply.
Supreme Court Finds Broad Right To Privacy In Contents Of Smartphones
A unanimous Supreme Court rules that the Fourth Amendment bars police from searching your electronic device without a warrant.
British Ban Teaching Creationism As Science, Should The U.S. Do The Same?
It is now illegal to teach creationism as science in the United Kingdom in any school, public or private, that receives public funding.
Guardians Of “Traditional” Media Once Again Bar SCOTUSBlog From Getting Press Credentials
A committee of journalists who work in the “traditional” media has once again denied press credentials to SCOTUSBlog.
Former NSA Chief Cashing in Big as Cyber Security Consultant
Retired General Keith Alexander is hawking his services to banks at princely sums.
Stephanie Kwolek, Kevlar Inventor, Dies at 90
Stephanie Kwolek was looking for a way to improve tires. She invented a life-saving material.
Amazon’s next step towards total retail (and search) domination
Some thoughts on Amazon’s new smartphone: Fire
Report: IRS Destroyed Hard Drives With Lerner Emails
Yet more adventures in bad records retention policy at the IRS.
Federal Appeals Court Rules Warrant Required To Track Cell Phone Location
Should the police be able to track you without a warrant? One Federal Appeals Court says no.
Insurgents Continue Advance Toward Baghdad
It’s sure beginning to look like a civil war in Iraq, albeit a rather one sided one at the moment.
California Judge Rules Teacher Tenure Unconstitutional
A landmark ruling out of California that could help propel a real debate on education reform.
Bill Gates: The Most Powerful Man in America?
How the richest man in the world quickly changed the education curriculum in 45 states.
A Mostly Good Jobs Report, And A Milestone Finally Passed (Sort Of)
The May Jobs Report was fairly good, and it marks the end of a jobs recession that started six years ago. But things aren’t entirely rosy.
Obama’s New Carbon Rules Pose Political And Economic Risks For Questionable Benefits
The EPA’s new carbon rules leave much to be desired.
The Absurdity Of The “Right To Be Forgotten”
The so-called “right to be forgotten” created by Europe’s highest court is unworkable, and ultimately absurd.
It’s A Matter Of Trust
It’s no wonder that our politics system is a mess when you realize that people don’t trust each other much anymore.
The Anti-Vaccination Crowd Gives Us A 20 Year High In Measles Cases
Pseudoscience and hysteria have damaged public health.
Hillary Clinton Wasn’t a Horrible Secretary of State
Yet another autiobiography invites public discussion about her accomplishments.
Missing Plane May Not Be Where Everyone’s Been Looking
The saga of Malaysian Air Flight 370 continues to be just weird.
Edward Snowden: I Was More Than Just A ‘Data Analyst’
For the first time, Edward Snowden is talking to the American media.
House Science Committee Has Investigated Aliens More Than It Has Investigated Climate Change
Not much science from the Congressional Committees devoted to science.
Acquiring Crimea Vastly Increased Russia’s Potential Oil & Gas Reserves
Not surprisingly, Russia’s acquisition of Crimea comes with quite a potential bonanza in natural resources.
Should We Destroy The Smallpox Virus, Or Save It?
The last known case of smallpox happened in 1977. Is it time to destroy the virus?
New Russian Law Requires Bloggers To Register With The Kremlin
Vladimir Putin wants to put the Internet genie back in the bottle.
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