On December 11, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) that purports to deprive states of the ability to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) – t…
Back in 2011, as Nevada was developing regulations for automated driving, there was debate about whether vehicles should have a special external signal to indic…
Berlin, April 28, 2025 - Epicenter.works, the Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte (GFF), the Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband (vzbv), and Stanford Professor Barba…
You're a senior in high school. A number of colleges--all equally ranked by you--have offered you financial aid packages. Some offer $20,000, others $30,0…
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A letter to the editor of the NY Times suggests that the U.S. could have informed Asian leaders of the earthquake risk. I don't know the facts, but the wri…
Contributions can be made to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's relief fund or to Oxfam, among others. The Indian PM is one of the world's most im…
Morocco's King has taken the helpful step of revealing his salary, some $45,000 a month.…
Bush is busy, as much of the world is, trying to clear debris, but Bush is doing so on his ranch in Texas. Bush is on vacation--something that he will only cut…
The Deccan Chronicle offers the horrifying report that sarees, the long flowing garments that many Indian women wear, became deathtraps as women were swept up i…
I am in search of stories from scholars of their experiences with copyright -- good, happy stories that will inspire others; sad, sad tales; personal experience…
I've been thinking about the New Year and new projects. Here are some thoughts. I feel like I've been quite neglectful on this site. This will all c…
The jobs postings in the Deccan Chronicle, a large circulation newspaper, sometimes specify the gender of the desired applicant. So the ad might read, for exam…
In contrast to the paltry immediate efforts of the U.S. in the earthquake response, European nations and Kuwait offered immediate help. The Wall Street Journal…
Under the dramatic heading "U.S. sends relief teams, planes to Asian nations," CNN reports: The United States has dispatched disaster teams to the As…