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Libertarian Students Honor Their Chosen Hero, Edward Snowden
International Students for Liberty Conference proves spread of libertarian ideas among millennials.
These Parents Were Scared to Let Their Kids Walk Alone in New York City. They Did It Anyway.
Lenore Skenazy gives a lesson on free-range parenting.
The Killer, the Reporter, and the Southern Poverty Law Center
Reporter interviews source about murderer, doesn't ask about murderer's apparent fondness for source's organization.
Stricter Food Safety Regulations Mean Fewer Local Food Options
It's time for key local-food advocates to admit-loudly-that strict food-safety regulations are not the answer.
Watch Stossel on 'Capitalism vs. Communism,' Featuring Matt Welch, Tonight at 9 pm on FBN
Other guests include Michael C. Moynihan, Tom Palmer, Jesse Myerson, and Yaron Brook
Friday A/V Club: Ice-T's Guide to Sexual Subcultures
When the down-low panic came to Law and Order: SVU
Obama Is a Good BS'er, But He's a Terrible Liar
What's clear is that Obama isn't shy about pulling in religion when it suits his political needs.
Social Justice on the Small Screen: Primetime Tackles GamerGate, Men's Rights, & Campus Rape
Ripped from the headlines Twitter timelines
How Political Correctness Aided and Abetted Sex Crimes in England
The troubling lesson of the Rotherham crimes.
Scott Walker Didn't Graduate From College a Quarter-Century Ago and The Washington Post Is On It!
Paper devotes 2,300 words to unmysterious 'mystery'
New North Korean Slogans Call for 'Socialist Fairyland,' 'Country of Mushrooms'
The regime marks its 70th anniversary with a new propaganda barrage.
Larry Wilmore Asks 'Is It Really Government's Job to Raise Our Kids?'
Libertarian parenting is catching on, haters.
Maybe Brian Williams Just Needs to Write a Book Denouncing the Drug War?
Politico and other media outlets hound the NBC anchor while giving a pass to serial fabricator Johann Hari.
NPR's Departing Ombudsman Thinks the First Amendment Does Not Protect 'Hate Speech'
A veteran American journalist wonders if Charlie Hebdo would be legally tolerated in the U.S.
Waldorf, Montessori, Unschooling: Alternative Education Comes to China
Middle-class parents give Western models a try.
Congressman Slings Another Rock at NFL's Tax-Exempt Status
Politicians have attempted to strip the multibillion-dollar league of its tax-exempt status for years.
NBC Suspends Serial Humble-Bragger Brian Williams for Six Months, Costing Him $5 Million
Move comes despite defenses from millionaire media friends like Jon Stewart (who's also retiring, BTW).
Homeschooling: The New Techie Fad?
Wired notes a growing conflation between cutting-edge tech thinking and escaping the education monopoly.
Professors Resist Higher Education Innovation
Some vendors of higher education may have to be dragged, kicking and screaming, to make improvements
Check Out On Your Own Terms
Suicide among the elderly may be less tragic than self-empowering
Kid Rock: "Fiscally, I'm Republican. But the social issues kill me — gay marriage and abortion. It's like, Come on, man, get off it."
When you've lost Kid Rock, GOP, you might as well go home already.
University of Michigan Spends $16,000 Telling Students Not to Say Offensive Words, Like 'Crazy'
Everything is offensive to someone, so shut up! Says U-M
Growing Unhappiness With U.S. Abortion Laws
Support for abortion policies in the United States is at its lowest level since 2001.
Flawed Narratives, Perfect Victims, and the Columbia Rape Allegations
Can reviving the old myth that women never lie serve justice in any way?
Concrete Consequences From Sex Work Stigma
Criminalization really isn't the root of the problem that sex workers face.
Bob Dylan Makes the Case Against Today's Copyright Climate
In a 20 minute speech, Bob Dylan explains how copyright is detrimental to cultural heritage without mentioning the word
