Europe is being torn by an angry argument. This time, it’s not the euro’s fault.
Over the last few weeks, the European Union has been torn apart by bitter disagreement over a new crisis: the huge numbers of refugees and migrants who are turn…
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The dangers of trusting robots
In February, a South Korean woman was sleeping on the floor when her robot vacuum ate her hair, forcing her to call for emergency help. It may not be the dystop…
Ban Killer Robots before They Become Weapons of Mass Destruction
Last week the Future of Life Institute released a letter signed by some 1,500 artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and technology researchers. Among them were…
Open Letter to the Sponsors of the Revised Defend Trade Secrets Act
VIA EMAIL TO THE SPONSORS OF THE DEFEND TRADE SECRETS ACT An open letter to the sponsors of the revised Defend Trade Secrets Act: We write to express our cont…
'First We Pray, Then We Organize' The Unlikely Coalition for Net Neutrality
This article first appeared on The Huffington Post. On Tuesday, July 28th, a diverse group of faith leaders and advocates posted the same video on the Twitter…
With your tattoos and topknots, who do you think you are?
Ezra Klein and Paul Krugman are having a friendly argument about hipster topknots and tattoos (full disclosure: I played an indirect role in the prehistory of t…
Can Americans Resist Surveillance?
Abstract This essay analyzes the ability of everyday Americans to resist and alter the conditions of government surveillance. Americans appear to have several…
A jail for babies: Absurdity and abuse at the American border
The government’s approach at the edge of our nation, our southern border, mirrors the way we think of the edge of our own consciousness: a dark place to hide ou…
The FBI’s Problem Isn’t “Going Dark.” Its Problem is Going Slowly
It should be clear to even casual observers today that the “golden age of surveillance” thesis is fundamentally correct. We live in a time when far more data an…
Real Family Values: Planning for a Future that Ensures Dignity for an Aging Population
In the coming years, our nation will face myriad challenges related to the care of the growing number of aging Americans. Elder care encompasses many things, fr…
The Iran deal reflects the U.S.’s overwhelming power over the world’s financial system
There is good reason to believe that Iran was prepared to reach a deal over its nuclear program because it was tired of dealing with U.S. sanctions. In Presiden…
The euro zone was supposed to strengthen European democracy. Instead, it’s undermining it.
Is the euro weakening democracy in Europe? After tense and bitter negotiations, Greece and the other euro zone countries (countries that share the common curre…