The Charlie Hebdo Massacre: One Year Later, Still Misunderstood
Were the murdered journalists "free speech martyrs" or "hipster racists"?
Culture
You Know Who Else Would Have Crushed Uber?
Salon praises the Germans' salutary fealty to rules, since it helped get rid of Uber.
New Bill Calls for Police Stops in Missouri to Track Factors Like Religion, Sexual Orientation
Does your failure to yield make you look gay?
Students Who Give Neck Rubs, Hugs Could Face Sexual Battery Charges
East Carolina University's new consent policy is quite broad.
ISIS Terrorists Did Not Take Captagon or Any Other Drugs Before the Paris Attacks
Contrary to overheated press reports, they were under the influence of nothing but religious fanaticism.
Ladies, Back In Your Girdles! Gender-Neutral Clothing Is Now a Tool of Oppression
A new Louis Vuitton ad campaign features Jayden Smith in a skirt. That's apparently transphobic.
Vice News Reporter Freed After 131 Days in Turkish Prison
Mohammed Rasool was held as "protective measure" since August, as part of crackdown on free press.
Biomedical Study Reproducibility Scandalously Bad, Evidence for "Free Will," and Robot Rebellion by 2055
A scitech research and policy round up for January 5, 2016
Federal Court Rules Tattooing a Constitutional Right Under the First Amendment
"The act of tattooing is sheltered by the First Amendment."
You Know Less Than You Think About Guns
The misleading uses, flagrant abuses, and shoddy statistics of social science about gun violence
Pastor Sues Michigan over Right to Administer Purely Private Marriages
Does the state have authority to control who may be married if they aren't seeking recognition or benefits?
Pharmacists Can Now Prescribe Birth Control in Oregon. Why Not Make It Over-the-Counter Everywhere?
Getting government out of the way would protect women and employers alike.
NFL Should Permit Players to Use Medical Marijuana, Ex-Players Say
Pro football lives on massive consumption of painkillers, but still bans therapeutic use of pot.
The Technology That Made Nathalie Cole So Unforgettable
The late singer's massive 1991 "duet" with her dead father foreshadowed a world of musical mashups.
Most Pirated Films of 2015 Show That Stealing is Great for Hollywood
From Interstellar to Inside Out, stolen movies help increase and engage audiences.
Lemmy is Dead, But Rock and Roll Partying Lives On With Andrew WK
Andrew WK, role model for fun, wants you to party in honor of the Motorhead frontman.
Calls For Censorship Are Making a Comeback
Congress is never at a loss for a reason to be threatened by free expression.
3 NFL Teams Wait in Limbo, Possibly Moving to LA. But Why Would LA Want Any of Them?
Never finance billionaires' vanity projects with public money.
Germany's 500-Year-Old Beer Purity Law Needs to Go
A new study shows Germany's Reinheitsgebot is turning off younger drinkers and driving them to non-German beers.
Ronald Bailey Talks About The End of Doom on C-SPAN Book TV
The anti-doomsaying book for this decade*
Is Kobe Bryant's Retirement Tour Sad or Redemptive?
Fans hate seeing superstars turn mortal, but they love fond farewells.
Jerry Lewis: "Refugees Should Stay Where The Hell They Are!"
"Nobody has worked harder for the human condition than I have!" says noted statesman Jerry Lewis.
2015: The Year in Fear
Criminals, terrorists, and madmen with guns-how fears of violence reshaped American politics
Watch Bill Cosby Tell Tipper Gore That Writing Children's TV 'is as juicy as sex'
When Bill and Hillary Clinton, Tipper Gore, Mr. Rogers and the Cos joined at the White House to lament the state of children's TV programming
If Peyton Manning Used HGH to Recover From a Broken Neck, Should We Really Care?
It's time to rethink the stigma surrounding this "performance-enhancing drug."
Bill Cosby Charged in 2004 Sexual Assault, Warrant Issued for Arrest
Cosby's own testimony provided the impetus for prosecutors to reopen the case.
Rich, White and Stupidly Anti-Vaccine in California
New Years Resolution: Stop putting your kids and other people at risk
Top 10 Foreign Affairs Stories of 2015 That Will Matter in 2016
What you need to know about the year's biggest international hotspots, revolutions, and brewing conflicts.
When Beatlemania Is a Microaggression…
It is time to rejoice, for all our troubles are so far away...
The New York Times Joins the 'ISIS Is Too Scary For Free Speech' Movement
The Grey Lady gets cold feet about the First Amendment.
Instapundit: Heroes like Zaevion Dobson are Made, Not Born
A society that valorizes victimization will get more victims. One that champions heroism will get more heroes.
The Year's Best Drug Scares
Impossibly potent marijuana edibles, formaldehyde in e-cigarettes, pills of war, MDMA disguised as Halloween candy, and superhuman flakka zombies.
High School Rapper Disciplined Over Music Appeals to SCOTUS
Bell v. Itawamba County School Board asks the court to decide whether public schools may discipline students for off-campus speech.
Ringing Out What's Old—and Ringing In What's New—in Food Policy
Food policy cognoscenti discuss the top issues of 2015 and predict what might happen in 2016.
What to the Atheist Existentialist Jew is the Meaning of Christmas?
Every year I ask myself: Do I go with the flow? Or is it another holiday season of mu shu pork?
Regulation a Sure Bet for Fantasy Games
California attorney general asked to clamp down on online sports games
The Five Best Drug Scares of 2015
Super-potent pot, formaldehyde in e-cigarettes, the supersoldier pill, MDMA in trick-or-treat bags, and "$5 insanity"
How The New York Times' Uses Rhetorical Ploys To Defend Its Shoddy Nail Salon Series
When cornered on facts, claim bias.
10 Rand Paul #Festivus Insult-Tweets That May Amuse and/or Bemuse You
The senator begins his annual Airing of Grievances by dropping #sickburns on his rivals.
Biotech Company Terrorists Poison Chipotle's Food, Claims Natural News Nutjob Mike Adams
A raving anti-tech activist's conspiracy theory about Chipotle's recent E. coli outbreaks.
