Homesick in the Modern World
What does it mean to be homesick in 2015, and does technology help or hinder us when we move to a new place? John Osborne revisits his past to find out.
How States Are Fighting to Keep Towns From Offering Their Own Broadband
FCC voted earlier this year to ease the way for municipal broadband. Now states are blocking them. Why? Money, of course. Leticia Miranda investigates.
Lots to dislike in the “Eco-Modernist” Manifesto
In order to solve our global environmental and inequality crisis we must go deeper into the wormhole; more of the same is the cry is the cry of the Ecomodernist Manifesto. Deric Gruen writes.
A Meditation on the Declaration of Independence
Max Reif lays down some thoughts on the spirit of ’76.
Research Shows Internet Shutdowns and State Violence Go Hand in Hand in Syria
Recent research by Anita Gohdes, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Mannheim, suggests that Internet shutdowns are becoming part of a toolkit for more violent repression. Sarah Myers West reports.
The Sausages Are Free
A tale of Ronald Reagan, LSD and sausages from the divine Marwood Williams.
Lower the US Flag on July 4th! (Or: I’ll Take Down My Flag, When You Take Down Yours)
Take down the Confederate Flag? Why stop there? Gary Corseri drops it.
Vicious Little Thing
That Cole Hornaday just keeps cranking it out. Another chapter of his novel, The Ghost and The Owl Wife, bows today in the Star. You should read it.
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