Dead Reckoning

Where does public money really go? Dead Reckoning investigates the businesses, technologies and political decisions shaping war, policing, surveillance and the future they're building.

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Dead Reckoning: A newsletter about war, policing, power, and public money

By Matt Stroud

Thin Blue Lie: The Failure of High-Tech Policing

Dead Reckoning

Thin Blue Lie: The Failure of High-Tech Policing

By Matt Stroud

Chicago police spent years trying to predict murder. We spent years reporting it. Amazon spent five minutes burying it

Magazine

Chicago police spent years trying to predict murder. We spent years reporting it. Amazon spent five minutes burying it

By Matt Stroud

The Pentagon spent $93 billion in a single month on lobster tails, king crab, ribeye steak, and a Steinway grand piano

Magazine

The Pentagon spent $93 billion in a single month on lobster tails, king crab, ribeye steak, and a Steinway grand piano

By Matt Stroud