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Play Nice

A peaceful video game’s virtual reality

Mother Jones, September/October 2006

O say, ma, been laden forever!

Working with your phone company, skilled NSA operatives are rounding up evil terrorists who speak Islamofascist jive.

Salon, May 12, 2006

The Homeland Security To-Do List

Start by fixing the “rainbow of doom.”

The Los Angeles Times, March 7, 2005

(with Martha Baer and Katrina Heron)

Missile Defense

The Maginot Line Metaphor

Seed, Fall 2004

(Reprinted in French: Une ligne Maginot imaginaire, Courrier International, May 4 2005)

Six Brilliant Megawatt Ideas

A few very smart people came up with some very smart ways to curb our energy needs. You can even try them at home.

OnEarth, Spring 2004

 

The Art of Doublespeak

How do you teach conservative Republicans to talk about the environment? Political consultant Frank Luntz has the answer.

OnEarth, Summer 2003

 


I'm Evan Ratliff, a freelance journalist and writer for Wired, The New Yorker, Outside, The New York Times Magazine, and other publications.

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