Culture
The FDA's Pathetic Food Safety Proposal
Federal regulators want to impose costly new rules that won't make our food any safer.
Obama Didn't Go After Video Game Industry Because He Can't
Recent Supreme Court decisions have recognized First Amendment protections that block authoritarian politicians
Judge Orders Journalist to Testify About Aurora Shooting Leak
Had described information that had been included in gag order
Time Warner to Ban Certain Kinds of Gun Ads
No semi-automatic weapons and no pointing guns at people
Air Force Goes on Porn Hunt
Finds hundreds of pornographic movies or pictures on computers or displayed in common areas
Chicago Alderman Proposes Energy Drink Ban
You will drink what the government tells you to drink!
The Cynicism of Dick Morris
One of the architects of the anti-militia panic is now borrowing the militias' rhetoric.
Dad Defends Second-Grader Bringing Gun to School
Says school refused to protect him from bullies
Can Money Buy Happiness After All?
New research suggests an old paradox might not be true.
Growing Popularity of Food Trucks in New Orleans Yields Push for More Regulations
"If it keeps moving, regulate it"
Latest Video Game Violence Overreach: Rules that Have Already Been Struck Down
Congressman wants to regulate video games like porn with about as much likelihood of success
Inauguration Day Ticket Scalpers Worry Chuck Schumer
A number of tickets were made available on Ticketmaster for $60, now fetching up to $2,000
Broken City and Mama
Russell Crowe vs. Mark Wahlberg, Jessica Chastain vs. unspeakable evil.
New Poll Shows That NRA is More Popular Than Hollywood
But most Americans still want stricter gun laws
Pistols Stolen From Man Listed as Gun Owner by NY Newspaper
Who could have foreseen that?
Slate Writer Matt Yglesias Suggests Obama Kids More Important Than Other People's
The cult of the presidency lives
Can Outrage over the Zealotry of Federal Prosecutors Outlast Swartz Case?
Swartz's case far from an anomaly
Lawmakers Seek Data on Energy Drinks
Aren't you guys supposed to trying to solve a fiscal crisis? Focus! Maybe an energy drink could help.
Amazon Getting into Mobile Music Sales
Safari users will be able to bypass iTunes
How YouTube Saved TV
From farting babies to multiplatform sitcoms, the online video giant has it all.
Agency Says Army Corps Didn't Get Clearance to Destroy LA Park
May have violated federal laws