News in Brief Does the First Amendment Protect Vanity License Plates and Bumper Stickers? Dave Assman's attempt to get his last name on a Canadian plate has thrust the question back into the United States spotlight. Jack Denton
Issue #56: May/June 2017 Magazine One Last Thing Previous Issues The Culture Pages Objects That Matter: Party Plates Public support for criminal registries has grown despite inconsistent evidence that they reduce crime, which social scientists attribute to a human need to feel a sense of control over threats. Meghan Walsh
Environment This Week in We Are Not Fooled by These So-Called ‘Plants’ Nothing to see over here! Just an innocent saguaro! Yeah, right. Francie Diep
Environment Why Is the DEA Tracking License Plates? The DEA's license plate tracking program is just the latest case of surveillance gone wrong. Kate Wheeling