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Show Me a Hero: Fear and Loathing in Yonkers
Public housing politics takes center stage in David Simon's new HBO miniseries.
Updated: Ron Paul Endorses Son Rand as "Best Hope" to Lead Country
"Rand is the ONLY one in the race who is standing up for your Liberty, across the board," says former representative, presidential candidate.
Malthusians v. Cornucopians, a more critical review of The End of Doom
Bailey responds to the criticism below
The One Thing Missing From Opening of US Embassy in Cuba? Dissidents
Obama may be mishandling parts of his new policy, but he's right to engage Cuba.
Friday A/V Club: We Could Use a Man Like Warren Harding Again
One Harding rumor confirmed, one Harding rumor refuted
Why I Am a Pro-Life Libertarian
Rand Paul gets attacked for being pro-liberty and anti-abortion. But there's nothing inconsistent about his view.
Next Time Government Gives You Dietary Advice, Consider Doing the Opposite
From scares over skipping breakfast to too much salt, the government's been wrong a lot.
Judge Stops USC from Expelling Football Player Who Failed to Prove He Wasn't a Rapist
Another important win for due process in college sex disputes.
Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders: Two Pissed-Off Peas in a Pod
Their popularity is all about protectionism and walling off America from the wide, wide world.
Student Wrongfully Expelled for Rape Triumphs in Court: Due Process Beats 'Yes Means Yes'
The University of Tennessee shifted the burden of proof and violated the rights of accused student Corey Mock.
Are Your Kids on Facebook? Rapists Will Abduct Them, Warns Viral Video
An absurd Coby Persin YouTube video wants parents to panic over nothing.
Virginia Wesleyan College Demands Sexual History of Student Rape Victim. Don't Get Outraged Just Yet…
Another convoluted campus-rape case out of Virginia highlights the limits of letting school bureaucrats handle assault investigations.
Scott Walker To Commit $400 Million in Taxpayer Dollars for NBA Stadium Deal
Meet the new fiscally responsible Republican, same as the old fiscally responsible Republican.
How Trigger Warnings Make College Students Helpless, Humorless, and Stupid
Cognitive disorders of college students
Human Trafficking in America: Myths and Realities
A Reason event on prostitution, sex trafficking, and the law
Campus Rape Expert Who Misrepresented His Work Faces Powerful New Criticism
Mary Koss comes out swinging against David Lisak's serial predator theory.
The Obama Administration's War on the Press Could Become a Touch More Literal
Pentagon manual calls for potentially treating journalists like 'unprivileged belligerents.'
Adults Who Sext Have Better Relationships, Says Study
But can adults be prosecuted for consensual sexting? Maybe.
How Common Are Church Arsons?
More common than you probably think, less common than they used to be
Nick Gillespie on Fox News' Red Eye, Talking Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, Ferguson, and More
Set TIVO for 3 A.M. ET; other folks appearing include host Tom Shillue, Andy Levy, and former Independents' co-host Kmele Foster.
"Clothes are freedom—freedom to choose how we present ourselves to the world; freedom to blur the lines between man and woman, old and young, rich and poor."
Here's what to say the next time somebody rags on about the kids and adults these days with their droopy pants and turned-around baseball caps...
Mao More Than Ever: Chinese Broadcaster in Big Trouble for Mocking Mass Killer
Then again, he does work for a state-run TV channel.
How Artificial Stupidity Can Kill Us All
The Singularity is closer and dumber than you think.
Science Works: And The Deaf Hear Video
Art was the first neurotechnology: A feel-good video to start your weekend
Scott Walker: Life of Fetus More Important than Life of a Mother?
Even the Roman Catholic Church accepts abortion to save the life of a mother
Second Life Creators Have Not Stopped Believing
VR headsets could give new life to the Second Life concept-for better or worse.
Mother Shamed for Leaving Kid in Car, 10 Feet Away, in Front of Store Window
Paranoia vs. parenting.
College Codes Make 'Color Blindness' a Microaggression
The worst thing about college speech codes is how they incite hyper racial consciousness.
A Baby with Five Parents? It's No Big Deal
Such families are already recognized in some U.S. States
Ron Paul: 'Unborn Black Lives Matter'
Paul thinks "black lives matter" movement should spend more time stopping abortions.
Jeb Bush Wants to Investigate Planned Parenthood, Which His Grandfather Helped Found
The Bush family's "evolving" position on abortion
If a State Can't Get Out of the Marriage Business, Can It at Least Get Out of the Licensing Business?
Legislation in Alabama aims to do just that.
The Public Prefers Both Planned Parenthood and the NRA to Any Major Presidential Candidate
According to an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll
'Free speech is not about being sensitive,' Says Chapman University President
Jim Doti speaks out on campus free speech issues and the value of a liberal arts degree.
Kids Dig for Worms, Sell to Fishermen. Town Says Not So Fast: That's Illegal!
Better off indoors, eating gummy worms.
Does Britain Owe India Reparations for Colonial Rule?
Only if India owes reparations to dalits for the caste system
Congressional Research Service Releases Study of Mass Shootings
One criminologist's reaction: "This report should calm the fears that many people have that these numbers are out of control."
