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Sean Illing

Sean Illing

Host of The Gray Area

    Latest articles by Sean Illing

    Technology
    Why we should stop treating Silicon Valley’s male CEOs like childrenWhy we should stop treating Silicon Valley’s male CEOs like children
    Technology

    They’re grown-ass men.

    By Sean Illing
    Politics
    Was Trump’s Syria bombing illegal?Was Trump’s Syria bombing illegal?
    Politics

    A constitutional lawyer explains.

    By Sean Illing
    Politics
    What happens to the Russia investigation if Mueller is fired? I asked 9 legal experts.What happens to the Russia investigation if Mueller is fired? I asked 9 legal experts.
    Politics

    Spoiler alert: It probably won’t go away.

    By Sean Illing
    Race
    How the Vietnam war created America’s modern “white power” movementHow the Vietnam war created America’s modern “white power” movement
    Race

    Read this historian’s origin story of “white power” activism in the US.

    By Sean Illing
    Technology
    Persuasive proof that America is full of racist and selfish peoplePersuasive proof that America is full of racist and selfish people
    Technology

    What millions of Google searches reveal about our national psyche.

    By Sean Illing
    Technology
    Why Bitcoin is bullshit, explained by an expertWhy Bitcoin is bullshit, explained by an expert
    Technology

    It turns out cryptocurrencies and blockchains have a few problems.

    By Sean Illing
    A guide to the Cambridge Analytica Facebook scandal
    “It’s pretty much the Wild West”: why we can’t trust Facebook to police itself“It’s pretty much the Wild West”: why we can’t trust Facebook to police itself
    A guide to the Cambridge Analytica Facebook scandal

    An expert makes the case for regulating big tech companies.

    By Sean Illing
    Culture
    An Iraq War vet makes the case against shallow patriotismAn Iraq War vet makes the case against shallow patriotism
    Culture

    “I think a lot of people have a third-grade understanding of what patriotism is.”

    By Sean Illing
    Race
    How search engines are making us more racistHow search engines are making us more racist
    Race

    A new book shows how Google’s search algorithms quietly reinforce racist stereotypes.

    By Sean Illing
    World Politics
    How Russia pioneered “fake news”How Russia pioneered “fake news”
    World Politics

    And then used it to sow chaos in America.

    By Sean Illing

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