What’s Really at Stake in the Apple Encryption Debate
The government has never been allowed to create a "backdoor" to encrypted devices. Now, it's trying to force Apple to build one.
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Long-Haul Trucking’s Billion-Dollar Cargo Theft Problem
It's not uncommon for entire tractor trailers to go missing.
The Man Behind the Sunglasses
A new memoir by the Unabomber’s younger brother seeks to humanize Ted Kaczynski, with mixed results.
Glitch in the Machine
The government unleashed Big Data to shut down Medicare fraud. Why isn't it working?
How to Scam Medicare in Four Easy Steps!
An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.
The FBI Checked the Wrong Box and a Woman Ended Up on the Terrorism Watch List for Years
As questions swirl around U.S. efforts to keep people with terrorism ties from entering the country, the story of Rahinah Ibrahim is a cautionary tale.
The CIA’s Fugitive Banker
How Michael Jon Hand, at the center of a mystery surrounding an Australian bank with ties to American intelligence officials that defrauded investors and then collapsed, was found in Idaho 35 years after disappearing.
‘Sicario”s Dirty War on Mexican Cartels Is Not Yet Reality
Denis Villeneuve’s movie gets much right about the borderlands but crosses the line into exaggeration. A veteran border correspondent compares the film’s underworld to the one he knows.
The FBI Is Finally Taking a Huge Step in Fighting Police Brutality
In order to be heard, first you must be seen.