Science & Technology
Watch Out, Facebook
Politicians are ready to regulate the online giant, but the company has much more to fear from the creative destruction of the marketplace.
The Kerry-Lieberman Scheme for Carbon Rationing
The American Power Act will raise energy prices, reduce incomes, cut jobs, and do precious little about climate change.
A Drug Raid Goes Viral
A violent drug raid posted to YouTube catches fire online. But the only thing unusual about the raid is that it was caught on video.
Peak Everything?
Forget peak oil. What about peak lithium, peak neodymium, and peak phosphorus?
Watching the Detectives
A nebulous "right" to videotape on-duty cops isn't enough. The right needs to be enforced.
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry Gaia
Is Mother Nature punishing mankind with the Icelandic volcano?