3 Reasons to Kill the Dept. of Homeland Security
It's unnecessary, ineffective, and expensive. And that's just for starters.
Science & Technology
Blue Science and Red Science
Examining the Democratic and Republican platforms on stem cells, space, and more
U.S. Denies Cyberattack on Then-French President Sarkozy
Americans may have been prepping for France's change of administration
Leahy Drops Surveillance Proposal
The senator took heavy fire from civil liberties groups
Governments Remain Greatest Threat to Internet Freedom
Control-freakery with laws and guns
Louisiana Coal Plant to Pay $14 Million in Pollution Suit
Largest Clean Air Act settlement in state's history
California Raises $233 Million to Not Cut Pollution
Cap and trade auction serves goal of giving state more money, not any environmental purpose
Woman Put on Leave for Posting Photo Some Find Offensive
One does not simply offend the military state
Megaupload Helped US Prosecute Smaller Uploading Service
Company was piggybacking off Megaupload's file-sharing infrastructure
FDA Took Nearly Two Years to Warn Meningitis-Related Pharmacy about Problems
And yet the FDA is trying to use the outbreak to increase its regulatory power
Google Attacks UN Conference on the Internet
Fears of governmental censorship of online speech
Another Government Agency Ditches Blackberry
National Safety Transportation Board looks at iPhones
Engineers Design Space Junk Killer
Would attach to satellites and burn them when they're obsolete
Planck Telescope Observes Ten Million Light Year Long Gas Bridge
Natural phenomenon, as far as scientists know
Doctors Back Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill Sales
Regulations, protectionism in the way
HP Admits to "Accounting Improprieties" at Software Unit
Will cost company an estimated $8.8 billion
UN Sees Progress in Battle Against HIV
Pace on new infections dropping among newborns
Parody New York Times Twitter Account Restored
"The Times Is On It" is back on it after dealing with Trademark whining from the Gray Lady
NSA Won't Release Obama's New Cybersecurity Directive
Believed to expand government authority, but the details are classified
Feds Profit Off Charging for Access to Public Records
Government takes in millions more from PACER than it costs to operate the system
Sen. Leahy's Office Says Warrantless Searches Won't Be in Tech Bill
Draft of bill circulating that would allow regulatory access to private electronic correspondence not under consideration
San Diego Refuses to Answer FOIA Request on Drones
Comes up with myriad excuses not to comply with the law
Bill Intended to Secure Email Privacy Now Does the Exact Opposite (Updated: Leahy Responds)
Sen. Patrick Leahy folds to the Justice Department
Nokia Trying to Capitalize on Apple Maps Failure With Own Mobile Map Software
"Here Maps" available to Apple users who lost Google Maps; will be available to Android users with Google Maps early next year
Windows 8 "Misguided Product," Says Design Guru
Poor review for the newest installment of Windows
Targeted For Its Success, Google Faces High-Stakes Antitrust Cases
Doing something well puts you on governments' hit lists
Border Agency Looks to Expand Drone Fleet
Secures five-year deal worth more than $400 million
Florida Officials Seek to Ban Cell Phone Use in Cars and Public Meetings
The Sunshine State contemplates a new direction in regulatory overreach.
Men Plead Guilty to Stealing Identities of Terminally Ill
Collected $30 million from insurance companies and brokerage houses
Rubio: Creation of Earth One of Those "Great Mysteries"
Seven days, seven million years, whatever.
Anonymous Hacking Attacks on Israel Not Going Well
Website take-downs mostly of small businesses with no connections to IDF
