A new semi-regular column of essays on law and computation, not quite ready for Substack

Join us to celebrate the fourth issue of THE BREAK—DOWN: CHINA, with a live podcast featuring a conversation between Deputy Editor John Merrick and Li…

A first-hand retrospective on three eras of ML and NLP research, from pre-ChatGPT workflows to agentic research.

Dozens of cities canceled contracts with Flock Safety, which makes license plate readers for police departments, amid strong backlash. Privacy experts say some alternatives are no better than Flock.

What this essay presupposes is … maybe it isn’t?

EDITORIAL NOTE: Given the importance of this issue, and in a desire to be fair when writing such a critical piece, I sent a draft of this article to Ed Zitron to review and give his response to. I've ...

Perhaps no player sends a clearer message to New York kids that making it to the NBA is achievable.

The feds were pushing a landmark case about Amazon’s control of its contract drivers. Then the president put Amazon’s former lawyer in charge.

Is Social Security really in crisis? This report examines the OASI Trust Fund, lessons from 1983, and policy options to secure benefits for the future.

My favorite thing about the belief that developers regularly make huge profits is that it suggests an immediate and obvious solution to the housing crisis: you! That's right, you can simply build affo...

Edward Fishman's Chokepoints explains how the US came to rely on its economic arsenal, but stops short of a complete assessment of the unreliable tactic and its often devastating consequences.

The warning came shortly after Congo officials reported more than 130 suspected deaths and 513 cases, a sharp rise since the outbreak was first reported over the weekend.