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Five Reasons Drones Are Here to Stay

  • By
  • Romesh Ratnesar,
  • New America Foundation
May 23, 2013 |
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Terrible News About Carbon and Climate Change

  • By
  • Nicholas Thompson,
  • New America Foundation
May 12, 2013 |
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The Worst Reason to Go to War in Syria

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  • Romesh Ratnesar,
  • New America Foundation
May 2, 2013 |
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The Case for Less

  • By
  • Tim Wu,
  • New America Foundation
April 23, 2013 |
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The Boston Bombers and the Decline of Al-Qaeda

  • By
  • Romesh Ratnesar,
  • New America Foundation
April 19, 2013 |
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As in Boston, Resilience Can Help the U.S. Defeat Terrorist Attacks

  • By
  • Romesh Ratnesar,
  • New America Foundation
April 18, 2013 |
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Book Review: 'To Save Everything, Click Here' By Evgeny Morozov

  • By
  • Tim Wu,
  • New America Foundation
April 15, 2013 |
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We Should Not Be Surprised by Drone Sightings

  • By
  • Ryan Gallagher,
  • New America Foundation
March 10, 2013 |

From Amazon’s toy store to North Dakota, drones sure do get around. Now, a pilot claims he saw an unmanned aircraft hovering dangerously close to a passenger jet above New York — prompting safety fears as well as an FBI investigation.

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The Real Barrier to Freely Unlocking Cellphones: Mobile Carriers

  • By
  • Benjamin Lennett,
  • Sarah Morris,
  • Brian Duggan,
  • New America Foundation
March 7, 2013 |

On Monday, the White House threw its support behind a petition to make unlocking cellphones legal. “The White House agrees with the 114,000+ of you who believe that consumers should be able to unlock their cellphones without risking criminal or other penalties. In fact, we believe the same principle should also apply to tablets, which are increasingly similar to smart phones,” R.

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Quest for Vocal Glory

  • By
  • Cyrus Nemati,
  • New America Foundation
February 15, 2013 |

It’s a great time to be a professional creator—or to become one. Want to be a digital artist? Put your stuff up on DeviantArt. The crafty can open an Etsy shop, and aspiring musicians can share their tunes on YouTube. (Just don’t be try to be the next Nicki Minaj, for the love of all that is good—one is enough.)

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