Barring Speakers Under U.S. Sanctions Puts Ideas Off-Limits, Say Free Speech Advocates
“The question at the core of the case is what control the U.S. government has over the American mind.”
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Israel’s War on Gaza
Harvard Endowment Investor and Other Business Leaders Take a Solidarity Trip to Israel
Harvard, a flash point in the campus fights over the war in Gaza, has seen controversy and activism over its endowment’s investments in Israel.
Advocates Demand Compensation for U.S. Drone Strike Victims in Somalia
Human rights groups called on the Pentagon to make amends after an Intercept investigation into the deaths of a woman and child.
The Hamas Terrorist Who Wasn’t
The NYPD and the FBI accused an autistic ex-Marine of backing Islamist militants. Maybe his real crime was being extremely online.
A Defense-Linked Contractor Took Over a Successful CDC Anti-Overdose Initiative. It Imploded in a Day.
Why did the CDC hand a groundbreaking harm-reduction program over to a new firm with “zero experience” in public health?
How to Authenticate Large Datasets
Hacked and leaked datasets are more common than ever. Here are some ways to verify they’re real.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Pentagon Taps “Tiger Team” to Rush Weapons to Israel
In its effort to speed up arms sales to Israel, the Biden administration dismissed concerns about harm to civilians in Gaza.
State Department Stuns Congress, Saying Biden Is Not Even Reviewing Trump’s Terror Designation of Cuba
In a rebuke to Obama’s effort to normalize relations with Cuba, Biden is sticking with Trump’s policy, even as a Cuban migrant crisis racks the border.
Israel’s War on Gaza
TikTok Influencer Recruiting for Secret U.S. Bases in Israel
“Being a contractor is lit.”
Henry Kissinger, Top U.S. Diplomat Responsible for Millions of Deaths, Dies at 100
“Few people ... have had a hand in as much death and destruction, as much human suffering, in so many places around the world as Henry Kissinger.”