Generic names can take on a linguistic life of their own, becoming powerful forms of social commentary

We're only now realizing the risks data collection poses to civic institutions, public discourse and privacy

A new advocacy group called Common Sense Media is starting to rate the "kid friendliness" of movies, TV shows, CDs and video games. Will their services be a godsend for parents -- or just another V-chip?

There's nothing "unpromising" about caring for community college students. Prestige-chasing is drowning us in debt

Doctors at the Seattle hospital that operated on a disabled girl to keep her from reaching sexual maturity -- the controversial "Ashley Treatment" -- were more troubled by the procedure than has been reported previously.

Does banning a sex offender's access to social media violate the First Amendment?

A plan to cancel student debt and make college free should be a no-brainer. So what's the problem?

There are divisions among internet users in different countries

The gatekeeping role that the legacy media newspapers and network television news once played falls to all of us

Conspiracy theories are driven by three factors: epistemic, existential and social, psychologists say

In 1988, Annie Lareau escaped death while her friends did not. Can she find compassion for the man responsible?