There Are No More Honest Conservatives, So Stop Looking For One There Are No More Honest Conservatives, So Stop Looking For One
The mainstream and liberal press’s quixotic search for a ‘good’ conservative merely reinforces the soft bigotry of low expectations.
May 29, 2014 / Rick Perlstein
Computer Programs Are People, Too Computer Programs Are People, Too
How treating smart programs as legal persons could change privacy as we know it.
May 29, 2014 / Samir Chopra
Fear and Self-Loathing in Isla Vista Fear and Self-Loathing in Isla Vista
The UCSB shooter was obsessed with class status, racial hierarchies and the belief that certain women owed him sex and their attention.
May 28, 2014 / Dani McClain
Conservative Jones, Boy Detective, and the Mystery of the Unhinged Netizens Conservative Jones, Boy Detective, and the Mystery of the Unhinged Netizens
Why are certain Internet users so irrationally attached to the notion of net neutrality?
May 27, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow
The Tabloid Shaming of Chirlane McCray Ignores the Realities of Motherhood The Tabloid Shaming of Chirlane McCray Ignores the Realities of Motherhood
So she was ambivalent at first. So were a lot of us.
May 23, 2014 / Lizzy Ratner
Western Media Coverage of the Ukraine Crisis Is as Distorted as Soviet Propaganda Western Media Coverage of the Ukraine Crisis Is as Distorted as Soviet Propaganda
Why is the Western press so invested in expounding the highly unconvincing narrative of the official line?
May 22, 2014 / Vladimir Golstein
How Muslim Americans Combat Online Hate Speech How Muslim Americans Combat Online Hate Speech
A new report documents incidents of bigotry and suggests fighting bad speech with counter speech.
May 21, 2014 / Anna Lekas Miller
Why You Need to Tell the FCC to Save Net Neutrality Now Why You Need to Tell the FCC to Save Net Neutrality Now
The commissioners are considering rules that would allow telecom giants to control it with “pay to play” schemes.
May 21, 2014 / The Editors
Global Warming’s ‘Useful Idiots’ Global Warming’s ‘Useful Idiots’
Why do ideologues who would leave the country vulnerable to catastrophe enjoy prestigious posts in journalism?
May 21, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman
The FCC’s Net Neutrality Proposal Explained The FCC’s Net Neutrality Proposal Explained
What the proposal means and how you can make your opinion heard.
May 21, 2014 / Leticia Miranda