Michael Arria
The NYPD Gives Us Another Great Reason To Update Our Facebook Privacy Settings
NYPD police commissioner Ray Kelly issued a five-page memo last week, giving officers permission to created fake Facebook profiles to assist with electronic probes. Officers will be able to register their alias with the department and obtain a laptop...
"We Have to Force Their Hand": How the GOP Is Winning the War On Environmental Regulation
"Yes, my plan will continue to reduce the carbon pollution that is heating our planet – because climate change is not a hoax," President Obama declared at the DNC, "More droughts and floods and wildfires are not a joke. They're a threat to our children...
Like Tupac's, the Reagan Hologram Is a Delusional Lie
When the Tupac hologram "graced the stage":http://motherboard.vice.com/2012/4/16/who-actually-thought-the-tupac-hologram-was-a-good-idea--2 at the Coachella Festival this past April, I was offended on the most personal of levels. The stunt tapped into...
Sorry, Not On the Guest List
You'll hear a lot about bin Laden, but here are six names you won't hear mentioned at the DNC.
The Six Names You Won't Hear at the Democratic National Convention
Joe Biden summed up the essence of Obama’s reelection campaign months ago. “Osama bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive." These duel sentiments will be showcased at the DNC over the next few days, the slightest glimmers of hope amplified to...
The U.S. is Going After Bradley Manning's Friends, So David House Trolled Them Back
The trial of U.S. Army private Bradley Manning doesn't begin until September. But since the former intelligence analyst was placed under military detention over 800 days ago, accused of prying thousands of secret diplomatic cables and one notorious...
Drones Are Ethical, Says Military Philosopher
Thursday’s Guardian featured a "piece":http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/02/philosopher-moral-case-dronesby Rory Carroll on philosopher Bradley Strawser, who argues that there’s no downside, or moral dilemmas, when it comes to drone strikes...
Drones Over Ethics
There's no downside or moral dilemma when it comes to drone strikes, says philosopher employed by the U.S. military.
What to Do with America's Parking Lot Blight: An Interview with MIT Urban Planning Professor Eran Ben-Joseph
The image of the surface parking lot occupies permanent space in the subconscious of those raised in suburbia. Just imagine the expansive yards of pavement seemingly stretching out eternally and establishing, what James Howard Kunstler referred to as...
Fix the Broken Olympics with Tug of War
Next week the Olympic flame will arrive in London for the start of the 2012 Games. With it will come a growing barrage of criticism "from counter-event organizers":http://counterolympicsnetwork.wordpress.com/ and critical observers, skeptical of the...
Hey David Brooks: 'Born in the USA' Is an Anti-War Song
Despite what you have been told, David Brooks is not an actual human being. Every week the New York Times columnist punches into work before reviving the role of celebrated and commonsensical populist. It’s this farce that allows him to churn out...