Ferguson’s government was run like a racket
Ta-Nehisi Coates is combing through the Department of Justice report on racism in Ferguson and finding evidence that the local government saw its inhabitants, w…
Other Writing
Opinion: After high-profile hacks, it's time for a bolder approach to cybersecurity
In the wake of the Sony Pictures hack, the cybersecurity firm FireEye demonstrated that the sort of breach that Sony experienced is not likely preventable with…
Don't Worry, This Net Neutrality Order Will Survive in Court
Today, the FCC is voting on its third major net neutrality opinion since 2008. The last two failed in court. So you might wonder: why would this one survive? B…
European privacy policy is not a cynical anti-competitive plot
Read the full piece at The Washington Post. Carrie Cordero at Lawfare has written a post which appears to be in large part a riposte to an earlier Monkey Cage…
Ten Reasons The Net Neutrality Victory Is Bigger Than The SOPA Win
Tomorrow, the FCC is voting on its long-awaited net neutrality rule. Everyone is hoping for a huge, enormous victory for the open Internet we all know and love.…
God in the Machine: The Role of Religion in Net Neutrality Debates
The public movement to protect a free and open Internet is approaching a critical moment this week: on February 26, the Federal Communications Commission will v…
How social science explains the Silk Road
I just wrote an article at Aeon, looking at the rise and fall of Ross Ulbricht, the Texan who created and ran the online drugs market Silk Road. The piece uses…
Dark Leviathan
The Hidden Wiki holds the keys to a secret internet. To reach it, you need a special browser that can access ‘Tor Hidden Services’ – websites that have chosen t…
SOPA Sequels: The Method to the MPAA's Mississippi Madness
A few weeks ago, the New York Times reported on increasing dissatisfaction that the big movie studios are having with the MPAA, their big trade association. And…
CPJ calls on U.N. to protect use of encryption for journalists
Cross-posted from the Committee to Protect Journalists blog. For journalists to work safely they must be able to protect themselves and their sources, which is…
Obama says that Europeans are using privacy rules to protect their firms against U.S. competition. Is he right?
In an interview with the tech site ReCode, President Obama has suggested that European distrust of U.S. tech firms has base motivations. In his description: We…
Why Greece’s finance minister denies that he’s a game theorist
Greek finance minister and academic game theorist Yanis Varoufakis has an op-ed in the New York Times today arguing that he does not really believe in game theo…