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About gang culture in Chicago, and the media’s overuse of the term “gang-related,” here. Follow me on Twitter

For The Guardian, here.

I wrote this for TIME.com, on the TSA’s automated target recognition full-body scanners. Follow me on Twitter here.

I started this blog with three primary messages to bring to the public. The Big 3 were often lost in the noise of the various controversies and viral events that came from this site. But to recap, here they are: … Continue reading →

I wrote a piece for Vanity Fair on security theater and Ebola.

I have a Sunday Op-Ed in The Guardian today, involving the War on Terror, Hollywood plots, and the Syria campaign. I’m on Twitter here.

I’ve mentioned before that the TSA isn’t the only thing I write and make humor about: I’ve been doing this writing thing for a while. Here’s a piece I have published today: fun with academia, English Department tweediness, and something … Continue reading →

It’s for The Guardian, and it’s here.

A couple of my supervisors used to say, “If it’s just a nickel or a dime bag in someone’s luggage, pretend you don’t see it, because we’re not here to get people busted for miniscule amounts of weed.” 81 pounds … Continue reading →