Outside the Beltway

In some sense, justice has prevailed.

The U.S. and Europe have announced a new round of sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis, but it’s not clear that the Russians will be motivated to change course.

Our laws and social norms have not caught up to modern life.

Just about two years ago, we dodged a bullet. We might not be so lucky next time.

Health experts are saying we could basically eliminate AIDS, or at least bring it under control, in fifteen years if we do the right things.

The US intelligence community is gambling that it can be more efficient through a public-private partnership than going it alone.

Judging by the early results, the so-called “Right To Be Forgotten” recently created by Europe’s highest court is creating more problems than it will solve.

Kickstarting a dream of potato salad to the tune of $40k+

All you have to do is make up unique password for each site based on randomly chosen details of an incredibly complex story associated with the first letter of the site.

Hobby Lobby Is an important decision, but it’s one that the Supreme Court handed down a week earlier that will have the widest impact.

Another area where the law has not caught up with technology.

Modern devices are more fragile, frustrating, and resource intensive than those of a decade ago.

In previewing a story about an Arkansas town fighting to keep phone booths, The New York Times explains what those are.

A new app allows customers to cut the restaurant reservation line. What could go wrong?

Another area where the law has yet to catch up to technology.

The burgeoning science of additive manufacturing is on the verge of being able to print functioning human organs.

The Supreme Court has saved the biggest case of the term for its last day.

The news media of 1914 didn’t see World War One coming, but it’s not clear that we’re any better.

A century later, the shots fired in Sarajevo 100 years ago still echo.

We’ve seen a notable number of 9-0 Supreme Court decisions this term, but that doesn’t mean that the side that lost was making an extreme or meritless argument.

New technology doesn’t mean that the laws don’t apply.

A unanimous Supreme Court rules that the Fourth Amendment bars police from searching your electronic device without a warrant.

It is now illegal to teach creationism as science in the United Kingdom in any school, public or private, that receives public funding.

A committee of journalists who work in the “traditional” media has once again denied press credentials to SCOTUSBlog.

Retired General Keith Alexander is hawking his services to banks at princely sums.

Stephanie Kwolek was looking for a way to improve tires. She invented a life-saving material.

Some thoughts on Amazon’s new smartphone: Fire

Yet more adventures in bad records retention policy at the IRS.

Should the police be able to track you without a warrant? One Federal Appeals Court says no.

It’s sure beginning to look like a civil war in Iraq, albeit a rather one sided one at the moment.

A landmark ruling out of California that could help propel a real debate on education reform.

How the richest man in the world quickly changed the education curriculum in 45 states.

Once ubiquitous, checks are disappearing as a means of payment.

The May Jobs Report was fairly good, and it marks the end of a jobs recession that started six years ago. But things aren’t entirely rosy.

The EPA’s new carbon rules leave much to be desired.

The so-called “right to be forgotten” created by Europe’s highest court is unworkable, and ultimately absurd.

It’s that time of year again.