How Music Has Made Auditory Surveillance Possible
The same technology that lets us share our favorite songs has also allowed governments to eavesdrop.
No Child Deserves to Attend a Crumbling School
So why are beleaguered buildings a defining feature of so many of America’s schools—and what should we do about it?
The Myth of Political Protagonists
What are the consequences of extending our search for virtue to today’s main political actors—to history-to-be?
The U.S. Counterterrorism Air War in Somalia Hits All-Time Strike Peak
On August 20, United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted its 50th airstrike in Somalia since the start of 2019.
FSA’s Machine Learning Hurts Low-Income Student Enrollment
Federal Student Aid’s eagerness to implement machine learning for its FAFSA verification algorithm likely perpetuates inequities.
The Data Portability Act: More User Control, More Competition
Data portability is a critical right that allows users to move the data that a company has collected about them to another service.
OTI Appalled that Administration Seeks Renewal of Privacy-Invasive and Ineffective Phone Records Program
Congress should repeal the Section 215 call detail records program now, and truly end bulk collection of Americans’ phone records.
A Generation of Hope
Community-based organizations like Generation Hope are invaluable to the students they serve.