Slate explains why we should expect more attacks on companies like Sony Pictures. The hacking of Sony Pictures’ computer files, apparently in retaliation for a movie about a fictitious plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has cast a spotlight on the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, cybercrime, and cyberwarfare. To date, cyberattacks have been […]
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The power of social media has been a topic of discussion for years, and the similarities between Facebook and cults have been a recent point of interest. Mark Zuckerberg, the leader of Facebook, has been compared to L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology, due to their both coming to power in questionable ways. The
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The Senate has approved a $1.1 trillion federal spending bill which includes an amendment that effectively ends the federal war on medical marijuana. The amendment, known as the Hinchey-Rohrbacher amendment, prevents the Department of Justice from spending money to prosecute medical marijuana dispensaries or patients that comply with state laws. Rep. Sam Farr (D-Calif.), a
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ThinkProgress explains the new charges… Federal prosecutors are preparing to bring criminal charges against car-racing mogul Scott Tucker, whose online payday lending empire uses American Indian tribal lands as a base of operations to evade state law, according to Bloomberg. Predatory payday loans with triple-digit interest rates remain legal in many states, and even those
ıThe ‘miracle of Chile’ has been lauded by many, including Milton Friedman, for its high-income economy and strong sovereign bond rating. Neoliberalism, the belief that less government leads to more profits for the private sector, has been adopted in Chile and is seen as a potential model for the future of America. However, beneath the
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The Founding Fathers were Deists, not Christians. Rick Santorum, also-ran presidential candidate, believes that America is a Christian nation. This is based on the Pilgrims’ trek to the New World in search of religious liberty. However, the Pilgrims were not the Founding Fathers, and the Founding Fathers were Deists, not Christians. According to thinkers like
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1) Woman Preparing to Shoot Ferguson Protesters Accidentally Shoots Self The irony of Becca Campbell’s death is surpassed only by its tragedy. While the passenger in a car being driven by her boyfriend in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, Campbell “jokingly” waved a gun around while reportedly exclaiming, “We’re ready for Ferguson!” Her boyfriend ducked, which
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