Political cartoonist Clay Jones on militarization of campuses

Cartoon of a campus administrators saying "I need a militarized response to the protests. What's the worst that could happen" and a sign stating "Kent State"

Posted By: Larry Felton Johnson May 2, 2024

Political cartoon by Clay Jones

Posted By: Nor April 2, 2026

Bill backed by Confederate monument defenders knocked down in the Georgia House

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 1, 2026 A bill backed by neo-Confederates that aimed to protect historic monuments…

Posted By: Nor April 2, 2026

Under no-warrant DNA collection, any Georgian’s genetic data could end up in police custody

by Kellianne Elliott, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 30, 2026 Georgia lawmakers are considering legislation that would require police to collect…

Posted By: Nor April 2, 2026

Why Iran targeted Amazon data centers and what that does – and doesn’t – change about warfare

by Dennis Murphy, Georgia Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Before dawn on March 1, 2026, Iranian Shahed drones struck two Amazon Web…

Posted By: Nor April 2, 2026

SpaceX and OpenAI IPOs are unlikely to bring skyrocketing returns that Amazon and Apple did, as companies go public later in life and early investors cash out

by Brad Badertscher, University of Notre Dame, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Elon Musk’s SpaceX is expected to soon become a public company in what…

Posted By: Nor April 2, 2026

Trump risks falling in to the ‘asymmetric resolve’ trap in Iran − just as presidents before him did elsewhere

by Charles Walldorf, Wake Forest University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Little has seemingly gone as Washington planned in the war against Iran. The Iranian…