White House Offers to Help Bolster Olympics Security
In the wake of suicide bombings in Russia
Culture
Sheriff: Colorado School Shooter Had Planned Larger Attack
Had rounds of ammunition, machetes and Molotov cocktails
Egyptian Secret Police Round Up AlJazeera Journalists
For harming "domestic security"
Fewest Police Deaths Caused by Firearms Since 1887
A stat to remember when others engage in fearmongering
Billionaire Dallas Philanthropist, Donor Dies
Gave month to both conservatives and Planned Parenthood
Obamacare Requires Calorie Counts on Vending Machines
You really shouldn't eat a vending machine, regardless of the calories
NC Man Arrested for Violating Century-Old Profanity Law
A judge has ruled law unconstitutional
The Year Government Lost Its Grip on Information
While the Internet can be regulated, and information can be controlled, it can only be done on an increasingly small margin, and at an increasingly high cost.
Committee to Protect Journalists: Middle East the Most Dangerous Region in the World For Journalists
Syria the most dangerous country in the region
GOP Lawmaker Says The New York Times is Trying To Help a Clinton 2016 Bid With Benghazi Reporting
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-Ga.)
Can the Libertarian Republican and the Non-Libertarian Republican Be Friends?
Is it really necessary to have to dominate the other factions to have influence?
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Public Domain
Some mostly-good news on the copyright front.
Israel's Chief Rabbinate Seeking To Establish "Kashrut Police"
Want uniformed officials to enter restaurants to inspect food
F1 Driver Michael Schumacher in Critical Condition After Skiing Accident
Hit head on a rick while skiing in France
The Moral Case for Freedom Is the Practical Case for Freedom
The division of human life into the moral and the practical is of recent vintage.
Food Freedom Dodged Bullets in 2013
For food freedom, 2013 was a banner year that saw the defeat of several potentially awful laws and regulations.
Hooters Suing Escort Service, Craigslist Over Ads Seeking to Hire "Hooters Girls"
That feature photos of Hooters waitresses, ad was changed to "Kooters" but the photos remained
IBM: 19 Percent of Online Holiday Purchases Done on Tablet, 9 Percent on Smartphones
Smartphones and tablets accounted for nearly half off total online holiday traffic
Tragic But Avoidable Christmas Deaths Don't Result in New Safety Regulations
When people choose to ignore warnings, it's not the state's responsibility
Chicago Alderman Accuses School Principal of Threatening to Call Him a Sexual Predator in Lawsuit
The principal is currently suspended without pay
Reported Sexual Assaults in Military Up 50 Percent in 2013
Officials say it could be because high profile incidents encouraged other victims to come forward
NYC Plan to Move Probation Department to Financial District Yields Lawsuits
From residents and nearby Pace University and Century 21
Target: Customers' Stolen PIN Numbers Were "Strongly Encrypted"
Cooperating with a DOJ investigation
Members of Pussy Riot Says They Were Released to Improve Russia's Image Before Winter Olympics
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina
Glamour and the Art of Persuasion
What Barack Obama has in common with a cellophane candy wrapper
US Concerned About "a Pattern of Targeted Violence" Against Activists in Ukraine
Assault of journalist Tetiana Chornovol cited
Data and Surveys Show "Men are Stuck" in Gender Roles
Not often seen in stereotypically female roles
