Putting on a pair of glasses should not be enough to identify a stranger, pull up their home address, and turn a chance encounter into a data profile. But in 2024, two Harvard students did exactly that. Using Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses, the facia...
Picture this: You are freshly 16 years old, zooming down the New Jersey Turnpike with music blasting at 2 AM, hitting 103 miles per hour like it is nothing. The feeling is nipped by the glare of flashing blue lights. Panic does not set in, however, b...
President Donald Trump’s relationship with women is contentious at best. With a history of inflammatory comments and sexual assault allegations, he is far from a model feminist. Yet his second term featured a cabinet that was one-third female, a re...
The cases border on parody, and they have a peculiar ring: United States v. One 1987 Jeep Wrangler, United States v. $25,180.00 in United States Currency, or United States v. 64,695 Pounds of Shark Fins. Unlike the vast majority of legal suits, it’...
The cases border on parody, and they have a peculiar ring: United States v. One 1987 Jeep Wrangler, United States v. $25,180.00 in United States Currency, or United States v. 64,695 Pounds of Shark Fins. Unlike the vast majority of legal suits, it’...
On September 7, 2016, Donald Degraw, a 58-year-old veteran of the Gulf War, died at the hands of police, joining 72 others who were killed by police in September alone. Unlike the vast majority of the other cases, however, Degraw wasn’t killed by a...
On September 7, 2016, Donald Degraw, a 58-year-old veteran of the Gulf War, died at the hands of police, joining 72 others who were killed by police in September alone. Unlike the vast majority of the other cases, however, Degraw wasn’t killed by a...
Jestina Clayton came to America as a refugee from war-torn Sierra Leone and strived to provide for her family by creating and operating her own hair braiding business. She believed that the skills she had honed from a young age could provide a great ...
Jestina Clayton came to America as a refugee from war-torn Sierra Leone and strived to provide for her family by creating and operating her own hair braiding business. She believed that the skills she had honed from a young age could provide a great ...
“The only statement I want to make is that I am an innocent man — convicted of a crime I did not commit.” These were some of the last words Cameron Todd Willingham spoke right before he was executed by lethal injection on February 17, 2004. As ...
“The only statement I want to make is that I am an innocent man — convicted of a crime I did not commit.” These were some of the last words Cameron Todd Willingham spoke right before he was executed by lethal injection on February 17, 2004. As ...
The recent tragedy in Orlando has once again brought the perpetual debate regarding gun control, domestic terrorism, and national security to the forefront of the American political agenda. Amidst the many painful lessons of yet another incident of g...
The recent tragedy in Orlando has once again brought the perpetual debate regarding gun control, domestic terrorism, and national security to the forefront of the American political agenda. Amidst the many painful lessons of yet another incident of g...
In a 2012 survey by FindLaw.com, only 34 percent of respondents were able to name even one of the nation’s Supreme Court Justices. But as Americans are known to demonstrate, a lack of information doesn’t necessarily mean a lack of an opinion. Wit...
In a 2012 survey by FindLaw.com, only 34 percent of respondents were able to name even one of the nation’s Supreme Court Justices. But as Americans are known to demonstrate, a lack of information doesn’t necessarily mean a lack of an opinion. Wit...
In 1900, Sweden ventured into brand new territory: It became the first country in the world to introduce paid family leave for new mothers. Since then, 177 countries have joined the Nordic nation, leaving just a handful without paid family leave — ...
In 1900, Sweden ventured into brand new territory: It became the first country in the world to introduce paid family leave for new mothers. Since then, 177 countries have joined the Nordic nation, leaving just a handful without paid family leave — ...
Ryan Lewis had been exhibiting signs of clinical depression for months. Concerned about their son, his parents decided to send him to a residential treatment center to get him help. They consulted an educational expert, who referred them to the Alldr...
Ryan Lewis had been exhibiting signs of clinical depression for months. Concerned about their son, his parents decided to send him to a residential treatment center to get him help. They consulted an educational expert, who referred them to the Alldr...
The past couple of weeks have seen the FBI and Apple unlock horns after the government managed to decrypt the data found on the infamous iPhone belonging to Syed Farook. Apple in turn, for both the sake of its brand and the benefit of its customers, ...
The past couple of weeks have seen the FBI and Apple unlock horns after the government managed to decrypt the data found on the infamous iPhone belonging to Syed Farook. Apple in turn, for both the sake of its brand and the benefit of its customers, ...
On February 4, 2016, the US government won an unprecedented courtroom victory: it successfully prosecuted and imprisoned Ross Ulbricht, the founder of a website called “The Silk Road.” The Silk Road was an online marketplace that allowed people t...
On February 4, 2016, the US government won an unprecedented courtroom victory: it successfully prosecuted and imprisoned Ross Ulbricht, the founder of a website called “The Silk Road.” The Silk Road was an online marketplace that allowed people t...
When Trudy Robideau needed to finance a car repair, she decided to take out a payday loan. When she couldn’t afford to pay it back after the loan expired, she had to take out another one. She described the experience as being hooked: “You can fee...
When Trudy Robideau needed to finance a car repair, she decided to take out a payday loan. When she couldn’t afford to pay it back after the loan expired, she had to take out another one. She described the experience as being hooked: “You can fee...
Earlier this year, the world watched in consternation as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s increasingly autocratic regime closed Zaman, one of the country’s most prominent and critical newspapers, and reopened it overnight. The day before...
Earlier this year, the world watched in consternation as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s increasingly autocratic regime closed Zaman, one of the country’s most prominent and critical newspapers, and reopened it overnight. The day before...