Companies that try to sell "smart guns" (with access control) in the US have faced violent threats.

The access control in these guns is not DRM, because it is under the control of the gun owner.

Russia says it arrested the director of the Ukrainian library because it had a banned book. The deputy director says that the banned book in question was not theirs; that Russian thugs planted it to frame them.

We don't need to ask which one is telling the truth, because the Russian state is wrong either way. It is wrong to ban books.

Non-extremist imams in Afghanistan teach the use of birth control.

Calling for a Jewish-Arab peace and justice party in Israel.

Why Every Environmentalist Should Care about Inequality.