Family of LA Man Killed by Deputies Calls for FBI Probe
Authorities say unarmed man was reaching for waistband. Witness says he had hands over his head.
Culture
Despite Laws and Prevention Efforts, Hazing Continues
Another failure of prohibition people can't get their heads around
Foreign Policy Experts Laugh at Premise Behind Red Dawn Remake
Aliens about as likely to invade as North Korea
Christian Publisher Won't Have to Fund Employees' Contraception
Judge grants preliminary injunction due to company's religious objections
Parody New York Times Twitter Account Restored
"The Times Is On It" is back on it after dealing with Trademark whining from the Gray Lady
Gloria Allred Represents Jill Kelley's Twin Sister at Event
The circus just added another side show
Judge Suspends Taxpayer-Funded Sex Change Ruling
Will allow Massachusetts time to appeal decision that it must bay for convicted killer's surgery
Documentary Claims Serial Killer Murdered Nicole Brown Simpson
Man currently on death row in Florida
"Manhattan Madam" Sentenced to Five Years Probation
Accused of running prostitution ring out of Upper East Side apartment
Pakistani Court Drops Blasphemy Charges Against Christian Girl
Had been accused of ripping pages out of a Koran
Cory Booker to Live on Food Stamps for a Week
In response to a tweeter saying that nutrition isn't the government's responsibility
Republicans, Hollywood, Lobbyists Freak Out Over Copyright Entitlements
Copyright reform emerging as an issue in Washington
MLS Cup Last U.S. Soccer Game for David Beckham
The 37-year-old's contract with the Galaxy ends this year
The Increasingly Libertarian Milton Friedman
The most respectable libertarian got more radical with age.
Hollywood Reporter Apologizes for Role in Red Scare Era Blacklisting
Owner, editor and publisher printed names of suspected communists on the front page
Who Killed Hostess?
Unions, management and the market all had their swings at the former snack giant
Twinkies Likely to Survive Hostess Sale
Snack brought in $68 million in revenue so far in 2012
Men Plead Guilty to Stealing Identities of Terminally Ill
Collected $30 million from insurance companies and brokerage houses
Group Says The Hobbit Crew Responsible for Animal Deaths
Claims 27 animals died at facilities where they were being kept
War on Christmas Begins in Santa Monica
But this one is to resurrect a Nativity display the city ended
Mythbusting: Federal Workers Are NOT Underpaid by 35 Percent
In my misspent youth, I took a job as an "economist" at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Washington, D.C.
[UPDATED!] Do We Really Need More Teachers Who Have Kids Draw on Slow Readers' Faces With Permanent Markers?
Reason 24/7 News flagged this story a few days ago and I think it deserves a second post at the site. It's about a teacher who instructed some students to draw on the faces of others - in permanent marker! - as punishment for poor reading-test results.
Hundreds of Thousands Memorialize Extremist Hindu Leader in India
Thackeray linked to violence against Muslims, but rallies were peaceful
Lance Armstrong Cheated to Win. Why is that Wrong?
A Defense of Performance-Enhancing Drugs.
The Great Lost Rolling Stones Documentary Is Now a Museum Piece
The odd fate of rock's rawest footage
What a True Food Movement Looks Like
Much has been made of late of a "food movement" that would restrict our right to make our own food choices. But victories for food freedom in Denmark, California, and (hopefully) New York City show the true food movement is something else altogether.
Two Bodies Found in Barrels in South Carolina Lake
Believe to have been in them for around 30 days
