Violence Against Police Is at a 45-Year Low, but You Wouldn’t Know That From Watching the News
Television news media is creating a false symmetry of violence.
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The FBI Built a Database That Can Catch Serial Rapists—and Almost Nobody Uses It
For roughly 30 years the FBI has virtually ignored a system meant to help cops track the behavioral patterns of violent criminals.
The Forgotten Detainee of Guantanamo Bay
The Senate torture report chronicled the CIA’s interrogation of high-profile detainee Abu Zubaydah, but the justice system’s treatment of his habeas corpus petition has largely escaped notice.
The Unsolved Case of the Murder of American Nuns in Liberia
The FBI for the first time acknowledges the investigation of the 1992 killing of five American nuns in Liberia is again part of an active case.
Why Bad News Is Good News
Consuming bad news is evolutionarily adaptive, but the nature of the social Web might limit its supply.
Who’s Leaking Confidential Information From the Federal Reserve?
After looking for nearly six months, the Federal Reserve says it couldn’t find out who had shared confidential policy information. Critics in Congress aren’t satisfied with the account.
Who’s Policing the Police?
One solution to improve officers' relationships with their communities: holding the bad cops accountable.
Whatever Happened to ‘Eco-Terrorism’?
The FBI once called radical environmental activists the “number one domestic terror threat,” but crimes of “eco-terrorism” are practically non-existent now.
Don’t Believe the FBI’s Most Recent Hate Crime Statistics
Crimes targeting black and transgender Americans persist, but they are under-reported and under-recorded.
The Psychology of Bribery and Corruption
An FBI agent offered up confidential information about a political operative’s enemy in exchange for cash—and they both got caught. What were they thinking?