October 27, 2011
The Folly of Internet Freedom
In the past two years, protesters against authoritarian regimes have begun to heavily use social-networking and media...
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October 27, 2011
The World’s Most Popular Gun
No firearm in history has enjoyed the fame or popularity of the assault rifle known as the AK-47, or Kalashnikov....
October 27, 2011
Global Warming and Federalism
Think globally, act locally.” It’s an environmental slogan that has taken hold. But in some parts of our country,...
October 27, 2011
Health Food and the Double Helix
Chronic disease — a broad category that includes such common conditions as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and...
October 26, 2011
Subject to Review
In July 2011, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced its proposal to change the rules that...
October 26, 2011
Doctors Go Digital
Imagine that on a Thursday next February, you get your annual physical in the major northeast city you call home....
October 26, 2011
Unleashing the Nuclear Watchdog
In his classic book Normal Accidents: Living with High Risk Technologies (1984), the sociologist Charles Perrow...
October 26, 2011
‘No Shortage of Gore’
On June 27, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a 2005 California law prohibiting the sale of violent video games...
October 26, 2011
Notes & Briefs
The New Atlantis notes with sadness the passing of our contributor Jonathan Brin Tucker (1954-2011). An esteemed and...
January 21, 2011
An American Education
How did America’s schools of science and engineering come to be? When did technical education begin to supplant...