by Daniel Koblenz | Apr 6, 2015 | Commentary
On February 22, 2015, the Washington Post ran an article about the arrest of Florida man Tadrae McKenzie. The facts of the case were relatively unremarkable: Mr. McKenzie was arrested on March 6, 2013 by the Tallahassee Police Department. Mr. McKenzie was charged...
by kuvelker | Nov 4, 2013 | Commentary
The United States is facing reproach from fellow United Nations members for domestic and international espionage. On November 1st United Nations’ diplomats from Germany and Brazil began circulating a draft resolution appealing to the UN High Commissioner for Human...
by jmacpher | Mar 21, 2012 | Commentary, Quick Links
Last year, two teams of researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) succeeded in genetically modifying the H5N1 avian flu virus. The modified virus is capable of respiratory transmission between ferrets, suggesting that it would also be...
by ericajan | Sep 7, 2011 | Commentary |
Hollywood’s Leading Lady Kathryn Bigelow has had an impressive few years. She became the first woman in Oscar history to win the Best Director award in 2010 for her film The Hurt Locker (2008). This feat was made even sweeter given the fact that she beat out the...
by fqin | Oct 31, 2010 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations
In the past year, there has been an increase in the number of hack attacks on U.S. companies. In one particularly worrisome case, the attacks were targeted against Google and 33 other companies, including financial institutions and defense contractors. In light of...