Commentary

15. “How Camping Bans—Like the One The Supreme Court Just Upheld—Can Fit into ‘Hostile Design’ Strategies to Push Out Homeless People.” The Conversation, June 28th, 2024. *Republished in The Oregonian, Salt Lake City Tribune, San Francisco Chronical, Fast Company, Yahoo! News, and elsewhere.

14. “Technologies are Non-Neutral: Postphenomenology and Issues of Care.” Essay/Interview with Ave Mets. Leida, Issue #4, June 14th, 2024.

13. “The Public Spaces of Trump Tower Reflect the Cruelty and Self-Dealing of the Trump Presidency.” Antipode Intervention. Dec. 4th, 2018.

12. “Hands-Free Georgia Act Improves Public Safety, Still Room For Improvement.” Saporta Report. Oct. 28th, 2018.

11. “Yes, Smartphone Use is Probably Behind the Spike in Driving Deaths. So Why Isn’t More Being Done To Curb It?” Slate. Dec. 28th, 2017.

10. “Smart Cities for Whom? Leveraging Technology For an Inclusive and Just Atlanta.” with A. Karner, J. Hirsch, & J. Woo. Saporta Report. Dec. 10th, 2017.

9. “Trump Tower and the Question of ‘Public’ Space.” the Atlantic online. Aug. 25th, 2016.

8. “The Politics of Park Benches.” Creative Loafing Atlanta. Jan. 15th, 2015.

7. “How Cities Use Design to Drive Homeless People Away.” the Atlantic online. June 19th, 2014.

6. “Court Overturns Nation’s Strongest Ban on Cell Phone Use While Driving.  That’s Disastrous.” Slate. June 16th, 2014.

5. “Dictation Technology Will Change Writing Instruction.” Edutopia. October 7th, 2013. 

4. “Why Don’t People Want to Read Ebooks on Tablets?” Slate. August 15th, 2013.

3. “Do Dissections Teach Animal Cruelty?” Atlanta Journal-Constitution. July 22nd, 2013, p.A10.

2. “Siri, Take This Down: Will Voice Control Shape Our Writing?” The Atlantic online. August 1st, 2012.

1. “The False Sense of Security Created By Hands-Free Devices in Cars.” Slate. March 5th, 2012.