We should be wary of simplistic uses of history, but we can learn from the logic of social responses.

The “scientific method” of high school textbooks does not exist. But there are scientific methods.

The social challenges of drug reform

Alexander Graham Bell and telecom’s founding myth.

Protests against a new waste management system signals a turning point in Chinese environmentalism.

The newest report sees nothing illegal about warrantless collection of Americans’ international calls and e-mails.

The internet has become an environment of total tracking and total control.

Any literate person could recognize that the essay was a work of art. But Google’s family-friendly algorithm decided it was porn.

Evgeny Morozov answers questions about his new book