surveillance The predictable dystopian trajectory of China's Citizen Scores Cory Doctorow

corruption Could a random lottery solve the sociopath problem in American politics? Mark Frauenfelder

mistakes Texas cop on leave after handcuffing man who tried to "argue the facts of the case" while receiving mistaken traffic ticket Rob Beschizza

books Pulitzer prize winner Matthew Desmond's "Poverty, By America" is about consumption, exploitation and how money trickles up Elías Villoro

tabletop gaming What's new in tabletop gaming Gareth Branwyn

ireland Irish customs accepts Native American passports, 12 years after UK rejection Thom Dunn

Boing Boing Gadgets Self helps you build credit just by building savings. Boing Boing's Shop

movies Citizen Kane loses 100% "Fresh" rating after 80-year-old negative review added to Rotten Tomatoes Rob Beschizza

trump The Trump 63-second press briefing Kevin Reome

immigration The US Department of Justice has officially begun to un-naturalize citizens Thom Dunn

privacy Toronto approves Google's surveillance city, despite leaks revealing Orwellian plans Cory Doctorow

finance "The People's Money": A crisp, simple, thorough explanation of how government spending is paid for Cory Doctorow

racism #Rickyrenuncia: Bowing to popular pressure, Puerto Rican governor Ricardo Rossello has resigned Cory Doctorow

AI EU expert panel calls for a ban on AI-based risk-scoring and limits on mass surveillance Cory Doctorow

Business Patronscan wants cities to require bars to scan your ID with its service so it can maintain a secret, unaccountable blacklist Cory Doctorow

books The National Security Sublime: On the Aesthetics of Government Secrecy Matthew Potolsky

education Millionaire dilettantes' "education reform" have failed, but teacher-driven, evidence-supported education works miracles Cory Doctorow

Food Court strikes down Iowa's unconstitutional ag-gag law Cory Doctorow

happy mutants America's Fiber Future: Susan Crawford on how America's wired future is slipping away Cory Doctorow

Science The future of science is in your hands: An interview with Michael Nielsen Karl Schroeder