Science What would it be like if we all wore accurate lie detectors around all the time? Rose Eveleth
Journalism VICTORY! New Free File rules ban tax-prep firms from hiding their offerings, allow IRS to compete with them (a love-letter to Propublica) Cory Doctorow
leaks Antipolygraph.org publishes secret guidelines for the federal "Test for Espionage and Sabotage," a psuedoscientific feature of government life Cory Doctorow
authoritarianism Cops and spooks all over the world rely on a junk-science "walking polygraph" method to steer their investigation Cory Doctorow
politics Papadopoulos allegedly told confidant in 2016 he was pursuing Russia deal that would help Trump: Report Xeni Jardin
happy mutants The Lie Behind the Lie Detector: how to beat the pseudoscientific polygraph Cory Doctorow
labor The Big Lie: how polygraph companies convinced the US government to use pseudoscience on job applicants Cory Doctorow
trumpism Applicants for the Customs and Border Protection agency keep admitting to ghastly crimes during polygraph tests Cory Doctorow
corruption Customs and Border Patrol can't find qualified applicants for Trump's immigration crackdown Cory Doctorow
corruption It's really easy for fired, dirty cops to walk into a new police job in a new town Cory Doctorow
