Obama Authorizes Air Strikes in Iraq: Will Americans Be Evacuated?
On Thursday, as Islamic militants closed in on the Kurdish capital of Irbil, President Obama authorized targeted air strikes in Iraq if necessary to prevent the capture of the city, which is a base...
View ArticleYour Cellphone Company Says Your Location Info Is Private. Think Again.
On Sunday, the Washington Post published an exposé revealing that private companies are peddling surveillance systems to foreign governments that track the location of cellphone users in the United...
View ArticleEx-George Washington University President Responds to Controversy Over His...
A former university president came under fire this week for the advice he gave on how to combat sexual assault on college campuses. On Tuesday, George Washington University President Emeritus Stephen...
View ArticleControversial Former College President Mansplains Alleged Rape Victim
Two weeks ago, Stephen Trachtenberg, the former president of George Washington University, made headlines when he appeared on NPR’s The Diane Rehm Show to discuss sexual assault on college campuses...
View ArticleDem Candidate for Pennsylvania Governor Vows to Block Texas-Style Abortion Bill
Tom Wolf, the Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania governor, promises that if he’s elected he won’t support a controversial bill that could force some abortion clinics in the state to close. Wolf’s...
View ArticleThe Demise of a US Group Backing Moderate Syrian Rebels Is a Bad Sign for...
Last week, President Barack Obama outlined his plan for expanding military action against ISIS, the murderous Islamic extremist group that controls territory in Iraq and Syria. His beefed-up campaign...
View ArticleMicrosoft Wants Minecraft to Make It Cool. Good Luck.
Microsoft rattled the gaming world this week when it announced it would spend $2.5 billion to acquire Minecraft, a wildly popular indie videogame. By buying the game, Microsoft hopes to tap into...
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Why Facebook, Google, and the NSA Want Computers That Learn Like Humans
Illustration: Quickhoney In June 2012, a Google supercomputer made an artificial-intelligence breakthrough: It learned that the internet loves cats. But here’s the remarkable part: It had never been...
View ArticleTop Al Qaeda Bomb Maker Reportedly Killed In Air Strikes
Update (11/7/2014): CBS News reported on Thursday that one of Al Qaeda’s lead bomb makers, a member of the Khorasan group targeted by the first US airstrikes in Syria, is dead—according to US...
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This Is What Happens When We Lock Children in Solitary Confinement
“They left me in that little room with nothing,” Kenny said. Maddie McGarvey One night in March 2013, a 17-year-old named Kenny was walking with a friend through farm country in Reilly Township, Ohio....
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