Science & Technology
"Welcome Back, Baby!": SpaceX Returns Rocket to Earth
The private spaceflight company brings a reusable booster back from space and sticks the landing.
Kansas Couple Whose Tea Was Mistaken for Marijuana Loses Suit Over Fruitless Raid
Robert and Adlynn Harte argued that cops should have known field tests are unreliable.
The End of Doom Is the Anti-Doomsaying Book for This Decade
So says Purdue University President Mitch Daniels in the Wall Street Journal
CRISPR Gene-Editing Is Scientific "Breakthrough of the Year"
"If scientists can dream of a genetic manipulation, CRISPR can now make it happen"
Good Stuff Comes from the Bottom Up
How culture, economies, technology, and government evolve
Uber, Lyft Drivers in Seattle Given Legal Go-Ahead to Unionize
How might union worker protection policies work along with a community-rating app system?
Rep. Thomas Massie and 14 Colleagues File Amicus Brief in Case Regarding Barring Distribution of 3D Weapon Printing Files
Massie's brief argues State Department claiming powers to halt speech related to 3D weapon printing that the relevant law does not, and cannot, give.
Facebook Check Wouldn't Have Stopped San Bernardino Terrorists, No Matter What GOP Candidates Say
Did an Obama-administration policy prevent the feds from looking at Tashfeen Malik's social-media profiles? Yes and no.
Slate Says "Upwing" With The End of Doom by Ronald Bailey
Forget Right and Left: Are You an Upwinger or a Downwinger?
Leave Satoshi Alone!
This month saw journalists engaged in yet another failed attempt to discover the identity of Bitcoin's creator.
Pando Appalled That Uber Hires High-Powered Politicos, Media Allegedly Ignoring It
Criticizing a company under constant political assault for its political hires is to mistake the defense for the crime.
Secret Watchlists and Body Searches: Yes. Social Media Post Reviews: No. Our DHS in Action.
Baffling contradictions about privacy or just old-fashioned blame-shifting?
Who Is Satoshi Nakamoto?
And does the identity of Bitcoin's creator really matter for the future of this 'fatherless' cryptocurrency?
The Man Behind The Martian
Bestselling author Andy Weir on politics, commercial space, and the future of publishing
Class Action Suit Against Uber Expanded; A Loss on Whether Its Drivers are Employees or Contractors Could be Very Costly
Uber now trying to make its drivers all agree to a new arbitration clause.
Watch Matt Welch Talk Trump and Muslims and Terrorism and Civil Liberties on Tonight's Kennedy
Be there at 8 p.m. ET, with a midnight re-run, on Fox Business Network
The Hyperloop Is Landing the Private Investment That Eludes High-Speed Rail
Company planning an early test in Nevada soon.
Ronald Bailey at the House of Lords on The End of Doom
The Global Warming Policy Foundation interviews me about the book too.
Wired Presents Very Convincing Circumstantial Case They've Identified Bitcoin Creator 'Satoshi Nakamoto' [UPDATED! Let the Debunking Commence!]
Perhaps obscure, unsuspected Australian computer whiz Craig Steven Wright invented the cryptocurrency, controls 1.1 million of them.
French Police Push for Ban on Free Wi-Fi and Tor Browser
Two proposed laws could potentially violate the French constitution.
Hottest November in Satellite Record: Global Temperature Trend Update
El Niño Pacific Ocean warming event continues to push temperatures to record highs
Bringing Biohacking to the Masses Is Latest Aim of Andreessen Horowitz
The savvy venture capitalists at Andreessen Horowitz are now banking on "smart drug" startup Nootrobox.
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Obama is Right to Call for New AUMF to Fight ISIS, But Maddeningly Vague on Its Contents
The president didn't lay out a new plan as much as remind us of what he's been doing for months already.
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Being Libertarian vs. Being Anti-Establishment: The Crucial Difference
Being against business as usual in DC doesn't mean being pro-liberty.
San Bernardino Shooting Investigated as "Act of Terrorism"
A perfect storm for the policy agendas of gun grabbers and Muslim bashers, of right-wing and left-wing statists.
George Zimmerman Suspended From Twitter for Revenge-Porn Posts
Zimmerman posted nude photos and contact information for a woman he alleges cheated on him "with a dirty Muslim."
Human Gene Editing Research Should Proceed, Concludes Historic Tech Summit
Anticipating the amazing innovations made possible by CRISPR
The Dead in San Bernardino: Heartbreaking Portraits of Everyday People
Expect their murders to spur rash of useless laws to restrict everything from guns to immigration to refugee status.
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Is Ted Cruz As Big a Jerk as Donald Trump?
And can he win over libertarian hearts and minds despite his culture war bloviation?
Violent Crime and Murder Are Half What They Used to Be; Is That Changing?
Is San Bernardino the new normal or a non-representative event?
NY Daily News' Controversial Gun Cover Offends, But It's Half-Right
God didn't reduce gun-violence rates to their lowest levels in 20 years. People and smart policies that liberalized gun laws did that.
Watch Nick Gillespie Talk Ted Cruz on Fox Business' Kennedy Tonite
Can Texas Ted win the libertarian vote in 2016? Tune in at 8 P.M. and midnight ET tonight.
How Much Are 1970s Star Wars Toys Worth? A Lot.
Sotheby's auctions massive Star Wars toy collection.
U.S. Gov Spends Billions on Diabetes Research, But Scientists Already Know the Cure
Millions of people could shake Type 2 diabetes if they just lost some weight.
The Answer: Stupid TSA Rules, Illegal Tiny Houses & Border Patrol Checkpoint Refusals
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