by Charles Cameron | Aug 30, 2016 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — shouting caveat lector in a crowded theater ] . I don’t know what a wise algorithm is, whether any such algorithms exist, how they would qualify for that title, what the definitive definition of wisdom is, and so forth. Some...
by Mahmood Abu-Rubieh | Jul 7, 2015 | Monitor
Last Monday marked a year since the declaration of a caliphate in Iraq and Syria by the extremist group Daesh (Islamic State, ISIL, ISIS). Despite maintaining and even expanding their territorial claims over the past year, some argue that their greatest accomplishment...
by Benjamin Plackett | Nov 15, 2012 | Monitor
If you’ve checked Twitter or updated your Facebook status at work today then here’s a reason not to feel guilty: Periodical procrastination can boost work performance, especially if you’re flying a spy drone over Pakistan.
by Spencer Ackerman | Oct 16, 2012 | Monitor
This is a video, posted on Monday to Facebook, of one of Syria’s stronger rebel factions setting a marijuana field ablaze. The incineration of the weed underscores a basic problem for the U.S.’s approach to Syria’s bloody civil war. No, not because...
by Spencer Ackerman | Sep 11, 2012 | Monitor
An Islamic flag placed on the U.S. Embassy in Cairo during a heated demonstration on Tuesday. This and other images of the protest were tweeted as the protests unfolded. Photo: @Kristenchick [Update, 9 a.m., Sept. 12: U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens has...
