Ronald Bailey Argues for Transhumanism at the Washington Post
My fellow Americans should not get to vote on what enhancements I might want
Culture
Friday A/V Club: Popeye, Bluto, Daffy Duck, Snoopy, and Betty Boop Run for President
Donald Trump isn't the first cartoon character to make a bid for the White House.
Movie Reviews: The Nice Guys and Weiner
Buddy-flick magic with Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling, and the crash-and-burn of a sex-crazed congressman.
Judge Won't Halt San Francisco's Forced Nanny State Soda Warnings
Did you know sugar helps make you fat? Of course you did.
The Yard Goats are a Farm Team Without a Farm
The centerpiece of Hartford's $400 million development misses another deadline.
Was Yesterday's SCOTUS Decision in Zubik a Win for Religious Liberty? You Bet It Was
That this case got as far as it did is an indictment of the Obama administration.
Biotech Crop Safety Scientific Consensus Confirmed by National Academy of Sciences
"No substantiated evidence of a difference in risks to human health between current commercially available genetically engineered (GE) crops and conventionally bred crops"
The Unholy Anti-Immigration Alliance Between Pro-Life Conservatives and Population Control Weirdos
National Review is the sole link to respectability for neo-Malthusian, ultra-restrictionist outfits that enviros are shunning.
Big Brother is Coming to a Music Festival Near You
Police in the U.K. and U.S. have used facial recognition technology on concertgoers.
Woody Allen Defends Nasty Jokes, Even Made at His Own Expense
"I am completely in favor of comedians making any jokes they want," says Allen after being the target of a child-molesting jab at Cannes.
Glyphosate Not a Cancer Risk, Concludes FAO and WHO Expert Panel
Roundup "unlikely to pose a carcinogenic risk to humans"
'Blue-Eyed Soul' Singer Daryl Hall To Critics of Cultural Appropriation: 'STFU'
Goes rougher on record company execs and the music industry more generally.
The FDA's Push to Define 'Natural' Food is an Exercise in Futility
Let consumers, advocates, and courts decide.
'Equal Pay for Equal Work?' We're Almost There
In a 33-country study, the pay gap between men and women working the same jobs was just 1.6 percent.
Flying Dog Brewery Wins First Amendment Battle, Uses Proceeds to Promote Free Speech
The brewery will use damages from its case against the Michigan Liquor Control Commission to launch a 1st Amendment Society.
Is It Ethical to Synthesize an Entire Human Genome? Yes!
Genomes are not "sacred" entities needing some kind of special moral consideration.
Friday A/V Club: Jonestown's In-House R&B Band Performs 'The Greatest Love of All'
Recorded seven months before the massacre
The World's Worst Mom on America's Frenzy of Fear
Elementary school pick up shouldn't resemble the Fall of Saigon.
Movie Review: The Lobster
Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz in a deeply surreal love story.
No Religious Test for Immigrants to U.S.: Freedom of Religion Act of 2016
Thanks Donald Trump for making it clear that we need such a new law
Rep. Thomas Massie: 'Republicans Want to Spend More Money Just as Much as Democrats Do.'
The Kentucky Congressman on Trump, House of Cards, and the plot to kick out Boehner.
Flemming Rose Wins 2016 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty
Danish journalist and author of The Tyranny of Silence published Muhammad cartoons in free speech fight against self-censorship
Captain American Exceptionalism
Civil War's political divide pits unilateralism vs. multilateralism but still takes a back seat to personal loyalties
The Benedict Option Meets the Free State Project
Separatism, pluralism, tolerance, and liberty
Donald Trump Says London's Muslim Mayor Could Visit U.S. as "Exception" to Muslim Ban
Presumptive GOP presidential nominee flip-flops on promise to ban all Muslims, London Mayor Sadiq Khan says he's not interested in being an "exception."
Social Conservatives Call for Stricter TV Ratings
Why the V-chip will never please everyone, and soon will hardly please anyone at all
Taxpayers Spent $34 Million on a Minor League Hockey Arena. Two Years Later, The Team is Leaving
A regular reminder to never publicly finance pro sports teams' real estate.
Does Facebook Suppress Conservative News Outlets and Topics?
Ex-staffers of the social media behemoth claim stories written by and about conservatives are deliberately kept from "Trending."
Why Shouldn't Private Employers Get to Make Hiring Decisions Based on Their Beliefs?
There's no way around the fact that anti-discrimination laws limit free association rights.
The Zombie Drug That Wasn't
Four years after the "Miami cannibal attack," a critique of the press coverage reveals familiar patterns.
Are Facts Turning the Tide Against Soda Taxes?
New data out of Mexico pour cold water over heated rhetoric.
Without Herbicides, Food Itself Would Be Impossible*
Or at least about half of corn and soybeans would be impossible
Want a Zika-Free Caribbean Vacation? Grand Cayman Chooses GMO Mosquitoes
Meanwhile FDA bows to anti-biotech activist fears and won't expedite approval of proven technology
Frats Chastised for Culturally Appropriating Sexual-Assault Awareness
The Interfraternity Council Monday apologized for how the anti-assault banners "may have been emotionally triggering for survivors."
The FBI Is Ramping Up Use of Informants to Snoop on Muslims
'Shared Responsibility Committees' recruit neighbors to provide info-often with little training.
The Legend of the Miami Cannibal Provides Lessons in Shoddy Drug Journalism
A new analysis of TV reports about a shocking crime rumored to be caused by "bath salts" reveals familiar patterns.
Muslim Students Want San Diego State President to Resign for Failing to Protect Their Feelings
Students surrounded SDSU President Elliot Hirshman and prevented him from moving.
Atlanta Braves Are a Terrible Baseball Team, But "A Fairly Major Real Estate Business"
Small-town Southern taxpayers subsidize minor league ballparks for baseball's worst team.
Will the Libertarian Party Turn the Trump-Hillary Race Into More Than 1%?
These questions and more debated on the new episode of The Fifth Column
