The Center for Democracy & Technology reported to the UN how Australian mass surveillance violates human rights norms.

That was before Australia passed a law imposing even more surveillance.

Unfettered Religious Freedom Really Does Mean the Freedom to Do Harm.

We may be headed for a "sofalarity", in which people spend so much time in fantasy worlds, that are presented as vividly as reality, that they care less about reality.

Iraqi Sunnis are changing their names so as not to be persecuted by Shi'ites.

The UK government dumped a surprise on communities: they can't block nuclear waste dumps.