Outside the Beltway

A man suspected in a bombing spree killed himself with explosives as authorities were closing in.

We don’t yet have enough information to assign blame here. Naturally, that’s not stopping anyone.

A D.C. lawmaker latches on to an insane conspiracy theory.

Will Bunch wildly exaggerates the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

After a year in space, Astronaut Scott Kelly was no longer 100% genetically identical to his twin brother. However, the changes are not as significant as initial media reports made them out to be.

The Treasury Department has designated five entities and 19 individuals tied to the Russian government for cyber espionage.

Wisconsin-Stevens Point is shuttering 13 majors, including English, history, political science and sociology while expanding more job-oriented programs.

Stephen Hawking possessed one of the greatest minds in history, but he will likely be most remembered for not letting a debilitating disease stop him from contributing to our understanding of the universe.

The British prime minister and outgoing US Secretary of State declared a red line crossed. There’s no reason to think this White House will follow through.

A majority of Americans say their lives are not “disrupted” by the time change. They’re wrong.

CJR’s Dan Mitchell has a tiny quibble with a recent viral NYT thumbsucker. 

Yet more absurdity from Brussels, where regulators seemingly don’t understand how the Internet works.

The Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether an American company can be required to turn over data stored on servers located overseas.

President Trump has announced that he’ll be imposing significant tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. This is an unwise decision.

A German court has ruled that the EU’s “right to be forgotten” does not require search engines to verify sites are free from malicious content before listing them.

Some thoughts on the biggest Marvel blockbuster yet. [Modest spoilers]

An emerging technology will take “fake news” to a whole new level.

I’ve noticed in the last day or two that, suddenly, all of Google’s search services have gotten ridiculously worse.

Pork barrel politics is complicating Germany’s replacement of its 1970s fighter jet.

Nick Statt argues that the iPhone X is just too nice to ruin with a plastic case.

Why does the U.S. continue to pursue the seemingly impossible goal of denuclearization with regard to North Korea? In part, it’s because we’re still locked into thirty-year-old rhetoric.

The Judge presiding over a case dealing with Trump’s proposed border wall expressed doubts about the project. The President will no doubt be irked by the identity of that Judge.

Yesterday’s Falcon Heavy Launch was a near-complete success and another amazing advance in the race to the stars.

The rise of ‘car sharing’ services has greatly benefitted consumers but had a devastating effect on taxi drivers.

Congress seems no closer to a DACA deal than they were in January.

Have we reached the point where the processing speed, connectivity, and cameras on our smart phones are simply good enough?

Senator Mark Warner, Vice-Chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence, says, “We Need Revolution, Not Just Evolution” in Security Clearances.”

A quarter century ago, soldiers were first using GPS to help them navigate the battlefield. Now, GPS is giving away their location.

And a little Electoral College for good measure.

A group of 21 states has filed a petition to review the F.C.C.’s recent net neutrality rule changes, but it faces an uncertain future.

Late last week, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case involving the question of whether online and out-of-state businesses can be required to collect sales taxes in states with which they have no connection.

An increasing number of businesses are refusing to accept cash as payment, that raises some interesting social and legal issues.

President Trump announced a goal of returning American astronauts to the Moon, but that’s easier said than done.

The Supreme Court heard oral argument yesterday in what could end up being a landmark case on the issue of the scope of Fourth Amendment rights in the 21st Century.

A Fox News host has debunked the Uranium One conspiracy theory being pushed by his own network.

A preemptive attack on North Korea would be illegal, immoral and, most importantly, insane.

What could possibly go wrong?

Former N.F.L. player, and convicted murderer, Aaron Hernandez suffered from a severe case of C.T.E. at the time of his death according to a post-mortem brain study.

The First Amendment protects the rights even of the people who gathered in Charlottesville to promote hatred and violence, However, it does not shield them from the consequences of that speech.

It couldn’t happen to a nicer domain. But it’s a slippery slope.

In a short period of time, SpaceX has become a huge success, as has the commercial space launch industry.

A Federal Judge has ruled against an elected official who blocked a constituent from accessing her Facebook page.

Another escalation on the Korean peninsula.

Twitter users who have been blocked on the service by President Trump are suing him, claiming that their First Amendment rights have been violated.

More provocation from Pyongyang.

The Supreme Court rules that states cannot bar convicted felons from using social media sites.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear its first case on partisan gerrymandering in more than ten years, but opponents of the practice shouldn’t start celebrating just yet.

Donald Trump thinks the media doesn’t like his Twitter habit. In reality, they love it.