Drones over America

Although surveillance drones over the U.S are not my particular quibble with U.S policy--I'm not crazy about them, but with all the other ways we appear to be surveilled, they don't seem to add that much to the equation. As we all know, though, even their advocates, drone use is a very slippery slope. In any case, here's an article from the FBI about their use of drones in this country,  both warranted and unwarranted. And you can take that last word any way you want to.

Identified flying objects

A few days old, but still worth posting.

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Drones: the gender gap

If it's been too long since I posted here, it's not because there's nothing to report. Today, for instance, Slate posts the results of a worldwide study on the difference between men and women on the subject of drones. Although it's common for women to be statistically more likely to be against the use of force, this is a wider gap than usual. No one knows why. Here's the link.