native americans The White House declared the first "National American History and Founders Month" — and forgot about Native Americans Thom Dunn

Founding Fathers The Captioned Adventures Of George Washington Caroline Siede

occupy Seattle activists have established a 6-block autonomous zone around an abandoned police station Thom Dunn

coronavirus Right-wing websites are weighing the pros and cons of letting people die from coronavirus to help the economy Thom Dunn

guns A fascinating computer analysis of the linguistic context around the 2nd Amendment Thom Dunn

prison Why aren't more conservatives concerned about felon voting rights? Thom Dunn

tips Two ways to argue more effectively with a political opponent Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants Co-founder of Facebook calls for breakup of Facebook Cory Doctorow

corruption The growth of Jamaican phone-scamming caused a crime-wave and martial law in Montego Bay Cory Doctorow

social malaise This 70-year-old book about racist mass movements perfectly describes Trumpism Mark Frauenfelder

videos More Sacha Baron Cohen funnies: getting wingnuts to endorse "kinder-guardians" program to arm 3-year-olds Cory Doctorow

History How to assess The Federalist Papers' authorship with statistics Rob Beschizza

typography Study: two spaces after a period makes reading easier Clive Thompson

books This book explains how to tell when your country's going to hell and how to stop it Seamus Bellamy

NSFW New 'Hamilton' track about Benjamin F*cking Franklin released, sung by The Decemberists Rusty Blazenhoff

picks Arlington National Cemetery is the only monument we need to Robert E. Lee Jason Weisberger

podcasts Why we often choose to keep useful information out of our heads David McRaney

women's march One more amazing sign from the Women’s March Caroline Siede

politics NRA released video praising AR-15s just 3 days after Orlando mass shooting Xeni Jardin

corruption The more unequal your society is, the more your laws will favor the rich Cory Doctorow