books Charles Stross's "Dark State": transdimensional, nuclear-tipped mutually assured destruction by way of a first-rate spy novel Cory Doctorow
security When Justin Trudeau was in opposition, he voted for Canada's PATRIOT Act but promised to fix it; instead he's making it much, much worse Cory Doctorow
scholarship Terrorism is way, way down, except in countries torn apart by civil war, often where the US has sent occupying troops Cory Doctorow
trumpism The DoJ's top crypto warrior wants "strong" encryption that he can break at will Cory Doctorow
security How landscape architects fight the last war while designing against mass shootings Cory Doctorow
aviation Last Friday, a white dude tried to blow up a plane to "fight a war" in America and no one cared Cory Doctorow
media theory UK press doesn't understand chemistry or Amazon, launches bomb-making panic Cory Doctorow
law Jury to rule on whether the CIA's torture architects will stand trial for killing and maiming Cory Doctorow
security Australian police seek the right to install malware on home devices during "emergencies" Cory Doctorow
privacy China forces Xinjiang Uyghurs to install mobile spyware, enforces with stop-and-frisk Cory Doctorow
security Canada: Trump shows us what happens when "good" politicians demand surveillance powers Cory Doctorow
christ what an asshole Theresa May wants to ban crypto: here's what that would cost, and here's why it won't work anyway Cory Doctorow
happy mutants With Briggs Land, Brian Wood gets inside the scariest terror threat in America: white nationalists Cory Doctorow
police America's top cop-killing domestic terror threat is far-right "sovereign citizens" and militias Cory Doctorow