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Charged With a Crime? Better Check Your Facebook Pictures

Earlier this year, the realms of law and new media collided when Lori Drew was hit with federal charges for creating a fake MySpace page and harassing a neighboring teenager, who then committed suicid... read more

Obama's speech in Tucson

Just a quick note while I momentarily take a break from the Book Deadline That Ate Manhattan: I thought Obama's speech, despite the weird pep-rally atmosphere, ranks with his very best moments (2004 c... read more

'I was enslaved for 40 days'

A new California state law requires manufacturers ... me and my family. I was enslaved for 40 days but it felt like 40 years. Even though my enslavement doesn't define me as a person, it makes me who ... read more

Cheers and Jeers: Tuesday

"The majority of people in this country are English speaking, and quite frankly, we can't afford to ignore them any longer," one senior aide said. "Hopefully, by doing the English simulcast, we'll be ... read more

Asylum seeker policy: we're all mad here

The asylum seeker debate has become cloaked in a surreal, Alice-in-Wonderland element. Now, the new Government is demanding a spectacular degree of trust from Australians. It's an incredibly big ask, ... read more

Toothless Serb syndrome

Many in the West who deal with Serbia see what I shall call “the toothless Serb syndrome” as part of the country’s problem. A sense of victimhood that ignores the facts. Many argue that much of this i... read more

" Death Is Sexier Than Sex (to Ann Coulter) "

Death is sexier these days, at least that's the impression I get from Ann Coulter, who makes a living calling for the "killing of Liberals ... They could have gotten some bland speaker, but she lights ... read more

On jargon, and why it matters in science writing

The other complaint is trickier: surely if people don’t know enough to understand these terms, part of our job should be educating them? It’s a worthy ambition, but the critical problem with trying to ... read more

In the News

Presidential candidate Jeb Bush commented on the decision not to indict the police officers who killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice yesterday, saying, "I think that Chicago's got a lot of work to do to rebu... read more

Family says undocumented student killed himself over fears he'd never go to college

But Republican lawmakers call the bill "blanket amnesty" and have strongly opposed ... in the November 22 CNN debate of Republican presidential candidates. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich spoke in ... read more

Thank you for the closet

...when the mcclurkin fiasco broke in the primaries. eventually, i got over it. eventually, i was convinced i had over reacted. now, i'm re-evaluating my instincts. in the meantime, i'm not using my r... read more

Clinton Unloads on Obama's 'Destructive' Tactics

"I have to express my deep disappointment that he is continuing to send false and discredited mailings," Clinton said at a press conference after a speech here, holding the mailings in her hand as she ... read more