Surveillance state articles
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Time travel and surveillance state paranoia collide in a witty, thought-provoking romance novel
“People aren’t history,” scoffs Adela, vice secretary of the Ministry, whose work is shrouded in secrecy and subterfuge. This retort comes late in Kaliane Bradley’s debut novel, “The Ministry of Time,” but it’s a telling line. Its dismissal of individual lives reveals the novel’s stakes. If people aren’t history, what is? This is a disturbing statement to come out of the mouth of a high-ranking British bureaucrat. For a book that could also be easily described as witty, sexy escapist fiction,...
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Trump Says He'd Let States Surveil Pregnancies So They Can Prosecute Women for Violating Abortion Bans
Donald Trump's new interview with Time magazine underscores the bleak consequences of what it really means to "leave abortion to the states." Faced with questions about whether he'd enact a nationwide abortion ban, Trump has been running around claiming that he thinks abortion should be left to the states—but also criticizing state bans he considers too extreme, like those in Florida and Arizona. It's a totally incoherent stance: Does he support states' rights or not? He's likely triangulating...
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#20 NC State Notches Series-Opening Win at #7 Florida State - NC State University Athletics
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The No. 20 NC State baseball team earned a series-opening 8-7 victory at No. 7 Florida State on Friday night at Dick Howser Stadium. Th