In August and September of 2017, both Florida and Texas were devastated by two catastrophic hurricanes – Irma and Harvey. Over the course of several…
On October 22, 1983, a pair of inmates killed two prison guards at Illinois’ Marion State Penitentiary. In response to these murders, prison officials put…
While outing people against their will is morally wrong, it is not seen as defamation in the eyes of the law. In fact, the morality…
A bipartisan amendment to § 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA 230) was introduced to Congress this summer that, if passed, would effectively debilitate…
In the wake of the GDPR (the EU General Data Protection Regulation), which comes into force in May of 2018, the French government passed a…
In June of 2015, 22-year old Kalief Browder tied a cord to his neck, and pushed himself out of a hole in his wall to…
In many developing countries, money remittances make up a significant portion of the nation’s economy. The majority of money transfers originate in the United States…
Prescription drug spending is the third most expensive cost in the American healthcare system, making up about 10% of the total and projected to amount…
Authors: Sreya Pinnamaneni and Stevie Shukman For free speech enthusiasts, 2017 may be the new 1984: though lacking in two-way TVs or an official slogan…
In 1868, the term “stem cell” was first coined by German scientist Ernst Haeckel to describe single-celled ancestral organisms that resulted in the evolution of…
On April 1st, 2007, Ute tribal member Todd Murray was shot by Vernal City Police Officer Vance Norton.[1],[2] Murray had fled the scene of a…
In April 2017, anonymous hackers calling themselves “The Shadow Brokers” released a set of the National Security Agency’s hacking tools, called exploits, onto the internet….