I think the Times has mistaken a largely according to plan effort to dramatize Republican intransigence on jobs as a failure to pass a piece of legislation.

The whirlwind of events across the Arab world this year has been so fierce, so unrelenting, and so dramatic in its progression, that it’s easy to forget where and with whom it all began.

It was little more than 10 months ago that Mohamed Bouazizi, a 26-year-old Tunisian street vendor with little money, and fewer prospects, was robbed of one of his last possessions — his dignity. Read More

Developers at Virginia Tech have developed a system that can wipe data from Android-based smartphones based on the location of the user.