Scientists Invent Tractor Beam
Can only attract microscopic particles so far
Book Reviews
J.J. Abrams to Direct New Star Wars Movie
Ben Affleck was also allegedly under consideration
The Neoliberal Revolution
A new book gives Hayek, Friedman, and others too much credit—and too little.
The Cynicism of Dick Morris
One of the architects of the anti-militia panic is now borrowing the militias' rhetoric.
The Last Leftist
The late Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States, puts today's lefties to shame.
Living in Lovecraft's World
An illuminating book explores "the literary prehistory of virtual reality."
Homeland Security Meets Office Politics
The author of an infamous report on right-wing extremism tries to defend his work.
The Closing of the Centrist Mind
A self-proclaimed "sensible centrist" writes a sloppy attack on the academic left.
JK Rowling's Potter-Free Novel Fails to Impress
Take out the fantasy, and critics find The Casual Vacancy dull
The Death of Christopher Hitchens
The veteran journalist's last dispatch is from his deathbed.
Copyright-Enforcement Robots Mistakenly Interrupt Awards Broadcast
Ustream's crack squad of automated violation-detection technologies smothered a streaming feed of the Hugo Awards
Ray Bradbury Was Investigated by the FBI
He was suspected of Communist sympathies because he criticized government overreach
The FBI Investigated Ray Bradbury
The bureau had heard the science fiction writer might be a Communist.
Intelligence at Work
Neal Stephenson's new book explores science fiction, underseas cables, Hong Kong, and the art of storytelling.
Frederick Douglass, Classical Liberal
A fresh look at the political evolution of a great American
From Bootlegging to Pot Trafficking
The outlaws of Marion County, Kentucky, defy one Prohibition after another.
The Cure for Abject Poverty
A new book argues that inclusive institutions offer the best path to prosperity.
The Freaky Fetishes of Golden Age Hollywood
A tolerant new tell-all from Tinseltown's sexual fixer
From the Choom Gang to the White House
A new biography shows how Barack Obama the youthful pothead became Barack Obama the presidential drug warrior.
