The GOP And The Conspiratorial Mindset
The wacko fringe of the GOP is increasingly finding room in the mainstream of the party.
A Word About Jumping To Conclusions, Boston Edition
There’s a lot we still don’t know about what happened in Boston, so maybe it’s time to stop speculating.
29% of Facebook Users Have No Filter Whatsoever
Alex Madrigal reports that “71% of Facebook Users Engage in ‘Self-Censorship.'” That strikes me as low.
Dark Social: The Hidden Web
The “social web” was with us long before the rise of Facebook, Twitter and its kind and that the old style sharing is actually much more important than the new.
American Charged With Using Weapon of Mass Destruction that Isn’t a Weapon of Mass Destruction
An American fighting with Syrian rebels faces life in prison for firing an RPG against a government we’re trying to oust.
Internet Surveillance State
All of us being watched, all the time, and that data being stored forever.
Republican Obsolescence: Ideas, Not Technology
NYT Magazine asks “Can the Republicans be Saved From Obsolescence?”
City Paints Handicapped Spot Around Car, Tows It
A Tel Aviv woman found her car towed and a handicapped parking space painted around where she’d left it.
Suicide Not a Victimless Crime
When someone kills himself after being bullied, we rightly condemn the bully. Should we condemn his victim, too?
US Programmer Outsourced Coding to China, Watched Cat Videos
A company’s best programmer was a Chinese man working for a fifth of what lesser employees earned. Alas, one of those employees was getting paid the other four-fifths.
Has Social Media Taken The Sting Out Of Political Scandal?
Does the public still care about the personal transgressions of politicians? The evidence seems to suggest they don’t.
Governing Requires Compromise
There are factions of the American right that really need to understand this.
Germany Orders Facebook to Allow Spam Accounts
Germany recognizes a right to use pseudonyms online and has ordered Facebook to honor it.
Transgender Woman Plays College Basketball to Little Controversy
Gabrielle Ludwig played college basketball as a man 25 years ago; now, she’s playing as a woman.
America’s Deadliest School Massacre And The New Media World
Is it good to live in a world where news of a massacre can travel around the world in an instant?
Prestige Schools Dominate Academic Placement
Want to teach political science for a living? Go to one of a handful of top schools or don’t bother.
Dick Armey Quits FreedomWorks in Huff
Dick Armey has resigned as chairman of Tea Party group FreedomWorks over unspecified principles.
College and Path Determination in American Economic Life
The best single means of becoming such an economic winner is to gain admission to a top university
Some Respond To Election Results By Advocating Secession
Some people on the right apparently want to return to this map.
The Conservative Political Media Complex
Many conservatives are living inside of a media bubble and they’ll continue to have problems until the consciously decide to break out of it.
Immigration, The 2012 Elections, And The Future Of The GOP
The 2012 Election should be a warning to the GOP that it needs to open itself up to minority groups, especially Latinos.
Why Romney?
Why I supported Mitt Romney despite his constant flip-flopping, fibbing, and fecklessness.
It’s Illegal to Photograph Your Ballot. In America.
Posting pictures of your ballot to Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram is a crime in some parts of America.
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