Thomas Rid

Thomas Rid is a reader in war studies at King's College London. His most recent book is Cyber War Will Not Take Place (Oxford University Press).

New Scientist

Sept. 15 2013 7:08 AMWhat Would a Real Cyberwar Look Like?Dark warnings exaggerate and distort the real risks.Thomas Rid

Future Tense

Sept. 10 2013 11:13 AMThe Rest of the Snowden Files Should Be DestroyedThe leaks have done a lot of good. But a lot more damage could be done.Thomas Rid

News & Politics

Roads & Kingdoms

Feb. 27 2015 9:01 AM Soccer and Tear Gas An amateur team in Turkish Kurdistan competes against a backdrop of police violence and a moribund peace process. Stefan Martens

How America’s Transportation System Discriminates Against the Most Vulnerable

Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate staff writer? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

Why Bill O’Reilly Won’t Share Glenn Beck’s Fate

Scott Walker Thinks Fighting Unions Is Just Like Fighting ISIS

Chris Christie Will Be Whatever It Takes to Stay in the Race

The Snowdenites Are Winning the Argument Over Government Surveillance

Pay This Company $320 and Whole Foods Won't Prosecute You for Shoplifting

Business

Business Insider

Feb. 27 2015 12:26 AM The Two Women Behind The Dress Definitively Reveal Its Color Hunter Walker

The Enormous Black-White Wealth Gap Is Getting Even Wider

Barnes & Noble’s College Bookstores Are Becoming Their Own Business

Convince Millennials to Pay for Tinder? Please.

The Further This Line Falls, the More Money Companies Are Going to Have to Pay Their Workers

For Women in Tech, Silicon Valley Is Way Worse Than D.C., New Orleans, and Kansas City

Greece's Tax-Evasion Problem Goes Far Beyond the Super Rich

The Internet Has Already Revolutionized Prostitution. But Could Better Apps Make It Truly Safe?

Life

The Eye

Feb. 27 2015 11:49 AM Flow Hive Delivers Honey on Tap Without Stressing Out the Bees Kristin Hohenadel

A Tourist Map of Occupied Paris, Issued to German Soldiers During WWII

The Surprising History of Cute

How Does a Betta Fish Know When Food Is in Its Aquarium?

What We Talk About When We Talk About Aaron Schock

This Striking Mexican Beach Is Hidden in a Hole

This Wondrous Dutch Light Installation Mimics the Northern Lights

Foreign-Service Rules For Handling a Visit From William Faulkner

Double X

The XX Factor

Feb. 27 2015 10:35 AM Todd Akin Is Thinking About Running for Senate. Legitimately. Amanda Marcotte

This Drug for Binge-Eating Disorder May Be Shady. That Doesn’t Mean the Disease Isn't Real.

Why Do Women Vote Republican?

Women May Not Seek Help for Heart Attacks Because They Fear Being Seen as Hypochondriacs

Kim Gordon on Kurt Cobain, Breast Milk, and Discovering Thurston Moore’s Affair

Idaho Lawmaker Who Doesn’t Understand Female Anatomy Knows What’s Good for Women

The Gender Wage Gap Is Especially Terrible in Hollywood

The Three Most Popular Images in Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In Stock Photo Collection

Slate Plus

Politics

Feb. 27 2015 9:30 AM What Happened at Slate This Week? Josh Keating read about making music in the Anthropocene and journeyed into the heart of coding darkness. Joshua Keating

Slate’s Copy Desk Awards Its Redline of the Month

Why Adults Shouldn’t Read YA (Audio)

Hang Up and Listen Bonus Segment: Another Chapter in Deflategate?

Walking Dead Podcast Early Release: Episode 11, "The Distance"

Arts

Brow Beat

Feb. 27 2015 12:07 PM Harrison Ford is Officially On Board for Blade Runner Sequel Jay Deshpande

If Whiplash Met the Muppets

Can These Comedians Win You Over With a Single Joke?

The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix in March

Sex Box Wants to Have its Smut and Censor it, Too

No, Madonna’s Fall Did Not Make Her Seem More “Human”