by Spencer Ackerman | Nov 7, 2012 | Monitor
President Barack Obama uses a cell phone to call supporters in Henderson, Nevada. Photo: AP/Pablo Martinez Congratulations, Barack Obama: You have prevailed in the nerdiest election in the history of the American Republic. If 2008 was about hope and change, 2012 was...
by Spencer Ackerman | Oct 22, 2012 | Monitor
Rear Adm. Matthew Klunder, the chief of Naval research, salutes Virginia Tech’s humanoid robot CHARLI-2 at the Office of Naval Research’s science and technology expo, Oct. 22, 2012. Photo: Wired.com/Jared Soares Never mind looming defense cuts or residual...
by Spencer Ackerman | Oct 19, 2012 | Monitor
Justin Kolbeck, a State Department political adviser, at work in eastern Afghanistan, June 2011. State wants to equip diplomats like him with location trackers for added security. Photo: Flickr/ISAF Among the horrors of the September assault on the Benghazi consulate...
by Spencer Ackerman | Oct 12, 2012 | Monitor
Firefighters practice extinguishing flames engulfing an Air Force C-130 at Rammstein Air Base in Germany, 2007. Keeping the skies under American control is a top priority for Darpa’s new director. Photo: Flickr/USACE Europe District The U.S. has total dominance...
by Spencer Ackerman | Sep 25, 2012 | Monitor
At the intersection of fat-shaming and war-mongering comes a bizarre public health campaign: an effort by retired generals and admirals to ban sugary sodas and snacks from public schools. The kids today, say the former brass, are too fat to fight for their country....