Technology
Are We Just Really Smart Robots?
Two books on the mind put the human back into human beings.
A Cold Shower for World Water Day
"Democratic" water distribution won't quench anybody's thirst
D.C. Schoolmarms Build Better Mousetrap
P2P paranoia leads Disney into the culture warriors' den
The Poor May Not Be Getting Richer
But they are living longer, eating better, and learning to read
Neal Stephenson's Past, Present, and Future
The author of the widely praised Baroque Cycle on science, markets, and post-9/11 America.
Michael Powell's Invisible Legacy
If the FCC chairman loved markets, he had a funny way of showing it
John Kerry's Dark Record on Civil Liberties
The Democratic candidate is no friend to the Bill of Rights.
Transhumanism: The Most Dangerous Idea?
Why striving to be more than human is human
The Transhumans Are Coming!
And they're promoting mito flushes, sousveillance, cyberglogging, and genetic virtue
John Perry Barlow 2.0
The Thomas Jefferson of cyberspace reinvents his body -- and his politics.
John Kerry's Monstrous Record on Civil Liberties
The Man from Beacon Hill's "New War" on the Constitution