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I edited and wrote part of a short book published by New America in July 2015 and freely available online, about how drones are being used in new ways around the world. It's meant to be useful to people who want to fly drones.The Pioneer Detectives
I published a short book with The Millions.
It's the story of the Pioneer Anomaly, a long-standing mystery. The book is short and fun—the length of a novella—but also, in the words of Amazon's reviewer, "powerful and sad". If you've got any curiosity about how NASA works behind the scenes or why scientists believe what they do, I think you'll enjoy the book.
It is available on Amazon as a Kindle Single and also on Apple's iBooks.Drone Wars
I wrote a chapter on the long history of drone technology going back to the early 20th century in this edited Cambridge University Press volume.
Abortion rights in Mexico
26 April 2007
Breaking a taboo
A landmark abortion law marks the start of American-style culture wars
Mexico and Central America
12 April 2007
Countering Chávez
An alliance that dares not speak its name
Calderón shows promise
4 April 2007
An early harvest for Calderón
Contrary to many predictions, the president is not just governing but even achieving some reforms
The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)
15 February 2007
Can the old Mexico play its part in forging the new?
A leadership election in the former ruling party could help President Calderón
Crime in Mexico
25 January 2007
The tough get going
The new president has sent the army after the drug mobs. More importantly, he has started to reform the police
Felipe Calderón takes office
7 December 2006
Amid the tumult, a voice of authority
A solid if unspectacular start for the president of a divided country
Mexican banking
23 November 2006
Underwear and overdrafts
Retailers, including Wal-Mart, aim to offer bank accounts to Mexico’s poor
Mexico’s long Presidential election draws to a close
12 October 2006
Chemical reaction
The end of the line for Andrés Manuel López Obrador?
Mexico’s presidential election nears resolution
21 September 2006
The left cannot hold
Mr López Obrador’s campaign of “civil resistance” starts to fizzle
Mexico’s presidential election: result
7 September 2006
Game, set and matches
Felipe Calderón is proclaimed president-elect, but will the loser give in?
Mexico’s presidential election: in limbo
31 August 2006
The court v the street
Felipe Calderón moves a step closer to the presidency but his opponent threatens to make Mexico ungovernable
Demonstrations in Mexico
27 July 2006
Learning by not doing
A teachers’ strike in a poor state has wider implications
Mexico’s presidential election: Tie?
20 July 2006
Uncivilly resistant
The loser looks unlikely ever to concede defeat
Mexico’s elections
13 July 2006
A nation awaits
With court challenges under way, a clear winner looks unlikely before September
Mexico’s presidential election: down to the wire
6 July 2006
The closest of victories
Felipe Calderón, a business-friendly conservative, seems likely to be the next president. Try convincing the loser of that