Banning Alex Berenson From Twitter Is a Mistake
"The pandemic's wrongest man" can likely profit from martyrdom.
Science & Technology
Cuomo Replacement Kathy Hochul Says New York's Real COVID Death Toll Is 12,000 Higher Than Cuomo Claimed
Hochul’s office reports that some 55,400 people have died of the coronavirus in New York, much higher than the 43,400 claimed by Cuomo, who left office Monday.
Roger Pielke Jr.: We Are Successfully Adapting To Climate Change
The findings of the newest IPCC report on the future of the planet—called a "code red" for humanity—have been wildly distorted.
TikTok 'Hatescape' Hype Ignores Important Details
A new analysis reportedly showing a huge proportion of TikTok content is racist tells us nothing about the overall prevalence of extremist and bigoted content on the app.
Since Platform-by-Platform Censorship Doesn't Work, These Researchers Think, the Government Should Help 'Halt the Spread of Misinformation'
Their study found that Twitter's efforts to police Donald Trump's false election fraud claims were ineffective and may even have backfired.
The Taliban Is No Excuse To Crack Down On Secure Tech
Breaking encryption technologies always makes us less safe, no matter what the justification.
A New York Times Reporter Claims Americans Distrust the Government's COVID-19 Advice Because They Don't Understand How Science Works
If so, public health officials have compounded the problem with disingenuous arguments, dubious policy shifts, and misleading statements.
George Hotz: From Self-Driving Cars to Robots That Cook and Clean
The visionary hacker on how he plans to "solve A.I." and why he thinks this will be a "decade of decentralization."
Plastic, Perfected
Researchers have developed a promising and "infinitely recyclable" plastic called polydiketoenamine.
Net Neutrality Is Far From Necessary
Remember, the "open internet" that regulatory rules purportedly preserve emerged from a world without net neutrality rules.
China's New Data Privacy Law Doesn't Protect People Against the Biggest Threat: The Government
The law just addresses use of individuals' data by private companies, carving out exceptions for government harvesting of data.
48% of Americans Want the Government To Restrict Misinformation on Social Media
The Pew Research Center found that support for censorship is increasing.
Why OnlyFans Is Double-Crossing Sex Workers
Plus: FTC revives antitrust suit against Facebook, Planned Parenthood pushes back against Montana abortion laws, and more...
Governments Love a Media Cartel—As Long as They're in Control
Friday A/V Club: Some people are against concentrated media power. Some just want to bend it to their will.
YouTube Has the Right To Shut Down Rand Paul. That Doesn't Mean It Should.
Big tech platforms should encourage debate, not forbid it.
Is Face Mask Skepticism Beyond the Pale?
A rational debate requires acknowledging both the strengths and the weaknesses of the scientific evidence.
Facebook's Taliban Policy Could Delete a Lot More Than Just Pro-Taliban Content
Plus: Biden won't budge on Afghanistan, the link between cruise ship vaccine passports and free speech, and more...
Rand Paul's Criticism of Cloth Masks Was Stronger Than the Evidence Justifies
Whether or not YouTube should have suspended him, the senator overlooked the limitations of the studies he cited and ignored countervailing research.
Evil Greenpeace Objects to Philippines' Approval of Genetically Improved Golden Rice
Nobel laureates properly call activist group's campaign against crop biotechnology a "crime against humanity."
The Biden Administration Is Pushing Social Media Platforms To Expand Their Definition of Intolerable COVID-19 'Misinformation'
Online censorship by proxy undermines the ordinary process for checking claims and counterclaims.
The Senate's Infrastructure Bill Redefines 'Broadband' To Manufacture a Connectivity Crisis
It is the equivalent of mandating that all new homes come with at least five bathrooms.
How a Sneaky Crypto Crackdown Plot Blew Up the Infrastructure Bill
Cryptocurrency advocates fight back against major government overreach.
Cryptocurrency Fight Holds Up Infrastructure Bill
For now, the side that wants less cryptocurrency regulation and taxation lost.
Rubio Bill Would Make Tech Companies Disclose Government Interference
Plus: Congress' gift to Big Tech companies, infrastructure bill costs, and more...
NLRB Recommends Amazon Warehouse Workers Vote Again on Whether To Unionize
In April, workers in Bessemer, Alabama, voted 2-to-1 not to unionize. Now they may be asked to recast their votes.
Resist De Blasio's Vaccine Passport
De Blasio's dataless call to create a class of citizens barred from civic life is an intolerable imposition on New Yorkers' liberties.
Top Cops Pick the Midst of an International Spying Scandal To Demand Encryption Curbs
Regulating privacy protections would put the public at greater risk than criminals.
Government Broadband Has Been a Costly, Corrupt Failure. Congress' Infrastructure Bill Calls For More.
The bipartisan infrastructure deal that's expected to pass the Senate this week would spend $65 billion on broadband projects, including more than $40 billion for largely unnecessary municipal broadband efforts.
Why Are There New Crypto Rules in the Infrastructure Bill?
Plus: California's new pork regulations, Florida's COVID-19 boom, and more...
China's Big Tech Crackdown Shouldn't Be Cheered by Antitrust Fans in the West
An onslaught of antitrust and data-security crackdowns have threatened the country's biggest ride-sharing platforms, cryptocurrency exchanges, and messaging services.
Trump's 'Big Tech' Lawsuits Are Ludicrous
Market power does not make a private company the equivalent of a government agency.
Adding Human Gene Boosts Crop Yields by 50 Percent
The technique "could potentially help address problems of poverty and food insecurity at a global scale."
Libertarian History/Philosophy
Dave Smith on Big Tech Censorship, Lockdowns, and Running for President
The comedian and podcaster talks about running for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination and his beef with Reason.
USPS Gets Hit With Lawsuit Over Social Media Snooping
Plus: Whistleblower on drone killings sentenced to federal prison, Biden carries on Trump's legacy on trade and immigration, and more...
Big Tech, Watchdog Groups, and Law Enforcement Join Forces To Purge Extremists
Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube will expand their use of a central database that compiles extremist content for coordinated de-platforming.
The U.S. Is Trying To Keep Out Mexicans Who Want To Sell Their Blood Plasma
Paid plasma donation is a financial lifeline for Mexican donors and a medical lifeline for plasma-dependent patients.
The Case for Beaming Internet Into Cuba
The technological hurdles might be too difficult to overcome, but it's worth trying.
EU Bureaucrats Seek to Diminish Your Cryptocurrency Privacy
Watch what happens when the drive for government surveillance meets longstanding technological ignorance.
Elizabeth Warren Says People Are Struggling and Jeff Bezos Hasn't Pitched In Enough
Bezos pitched in by creating an online marketplace of cheap consumer goods that people can get delivered to their homes in two days flat.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai Is Right: Companies That Dominate Today May Be Gone Tomorrow
Today's antitrust activists forget that big companies with significant market share come and go.
U.S. Billionaire Wealth Would Fund Government For Just 6 Months
Mocking penis-shaped rockets is no substitute for holding the feds accountable for a looming fiscal crisis.
Elizabeth Warren Wants the IRS To Create Its Own TurboTax. What Could Go Wrong?
A simplified tax code is the answer, not giving the IRS more funding.
Klobuchar's Plan To Combat Vaccine 'Misinformation' Would Have HHS Decide What You Can Post Online
Plus: A possible breakthrough in cheap battery technology, a primer on inflation, the SCOTUS showdown over abortion, and more....
Biden Says CDC 'Probably' Will Recommend Kids Under 12 Wear Masks to School
Plus: Biden says killing the filibuster would throw Congress into chaos, AOC is wrong about Bezos in space, and more....
