terrorism After Nice attack in France, Newt Gingrich wants First Amendment repealed in America Rob Beschizza

fashion Here's what official Islamic State "wear a hijab, or else, ladies" paperwork looks like Xeni Jardin

The Psychedelic Guide to Preparation of the Eucharist Allan Rose Hill

taliban Taliban fires 281 officers because they can't or won't grow beards Rob Beschizza

kosher Religious authorities establish new rules for lab-grown Kosher or Halal meat Thom Dunn

iran Iran's morality cops say if women aren't forced to wear hijabs, they'll choose nudity Mark Frauenfelder

weirdos of christofascistland Bizarre GOP Mark Finchem, running for secretary of state in Arizona, could decide elections in the state Jennifer Sandlin

racism Black student, harassed by teacher after refusing to stand for "Under God" flag pledge, wins $90,000 settlement Rob Beschizza

Alex Jones A former InfoWars employee describes Alex Jones' bizarre and dangerous behavior Mark Frauenfelder

corruption Why do people believe the Earth is flat? Cory Doctorow

despots Brunei has a new law: death by stoning for gay sex Mark Frauenfelder

racism Portrait of a fake news troll and the racist retiree who believes everything he writes Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Portuguese translation of Zuck's Empire of Oily Rags Cory Doctorow

surveillance China is sending its ethnic minorities to torture camps to be brainwashed out of Islam Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Exit West: beautifully wrought novel about refugees, mobility and borders Cory Doctorow

class war The other class war: technocrats vs plutocrats Cory Doctorow

trumpism Donald Trump redesigned the Presidential Challenge Coin, replacing "E pluribus unum" with "Make America Great Again" Cory Doctorow

politics Former judge Roy Moore wins Alabama Republican runoff Rob Beschizza

alt-right Linguistic data analysis of 3 billion Reddit comments produces a taxonomy of trolls Mark Frauenfelder

LGBTQ Two gay men in Indonesia sentenced to 85 lashes for having sex Xeni Jardin