8 Dead in Apparent Terrorist Attack in NYC
Truck hit cyclists on path in Manhattan
Month: October 2017
Nixing NAFTA: Trump Might Not Have as Much Power as He Thinks
Congress may have final say on the trade deal.
Environmental Protection Agency
If Industry-Funded Scientists Can Be Conflicted, Surely Government-Funded Scientists Can Be Too
Scott Pruitt blocks EPA-funded researchers from serving on the agency's advisory boards.
The Endless, Soul-Sucking Emptiness of Partisan Warfare
Republicans are beating up on Hillary Clinton because that's what partisans do.
U.K. Anti-Terror Censorship Law Stupidly Used Against Guy Who Fights Terrorism
Nevertheless, officials want to see the law expanded.
It's Past Time for a New Vote on the War on Terror
The Trump administration pushes back on the idea of a new AUMF; Congress should push harder.
City Claims Binding Restrictions on Eminent Domain Are Merely 'Guidelines'
That Pirates of the Caribbean logic did not sit well with the Georgia Supreme Court.
All Local Politics Are Stupid (In Part Because They're National)
The dreary New York Voter Guide is a festival of anti-Trump show-offery and a failure to recognize what the offices and jurisdictions entail.
Four Dead in Africa: The Addiction to World Policing Must End
Many Americans, including our nation's leaders, don't know where or why our military is deployed.
Remy: Trigger (Thriller Parody)
No one's there to save you from a joke that you don't like.
Remy: Trigger (Thriller Parody)
No one's there to save you from a joke that you don't like.
The Deceptive Art of Confirmation-Biased 'Science': Condemning Glyphosate
With a little conflict of interest thrown in
Federal Prohibition Left California Cannabis Farmers Without Insurance or Banks When Wildfires Struck
The cannabis industry has been cut off from access to the banks and insurance companies other businesses can rely on to get them through disasters.
Yulia Tymoshenko Warned Us About Paul Manafort Years Ago
Why didn't the Obama administration do anything?
We're Blindly Picking Between Political Poisons
Our political system is dominated by two major political parties with serious identity crises.
2-Year-Old Denied a Kidney Transplant Because of Dad's Gun Arrest Is Now Very Sick
Must wait three months because of dad's parole
Trump's EPA Feeds the Ethanol Swamp Dwellers, Just As He Promised
The biofuels mandate is crony capitalism as usual.
What Manafort's Indictment Means for Trump: Podcast
This week's show covers Robert Mueller's Russia probe, Jeff Flake's decision not to run, and the opioid crisis.
Philosophy Professor Tells Bisexual Student Who Criticized Islam 'We're Not Going to Let You Damage the Program'
"We have not designed our program to tolerate these behaviors."
Does the Commerce Clause Empower Congress to Regulate Every Living Thing?
A potential Supreme Court case challenges federal protection of an intrastate species with no commercial value.
Did 15 Years of War Win the Presidency for Donald Trump?
Or is partisanship such a strong indicator of voter choice that the specifics of a candidate's stances might not matter?
How Sugar Subsidies Ruin Halloween
Crony capitalists are getting rich off your candy.
Trump Campaign Foreign Policy Adviser's Guilty Plea Could Be More Important Than Manafort's Indictment
George Papadopoulos lied about contact with people connected to the Russian government, the FBI says. He's been answering questions for the feds since July.
Trump's Assault on Legal High-Skilled Immigration
He even wants to chase out foreign STEM students.
Manafort Indicted for Hiding Financial Ties to Ukraine
This is not about Donald Trump, Russia, or the 2016 election.
He Said He Wanted a 'Lawyer[,] Dog'; The Court Ruled That Was Too Vague
The Louisiana Supreme Court denied an appeal by a defendant claiming police ignored his request for a lawyer.
A Week in the Life of Political News Commentary
Conversations with Morgan Spurlock, Al Sharpton, Bill Schulz, and more
Enlisting Marijuana and MDMA to Fight PTSD
Veterans turn to forbidden cures for relief from their nightmares.
The Insatiable Utopia
The Soviet elite who built a "dictatorship of the proletariat" and paid with their lives
Trump's Weak Response to Opioid Overdoses
More innovative remedies will be needed to actually turn back the relentless onslaught of overdose fatalities.
