U.S. Death Rate Decline Has Slowed
And still the ultimate death rate remains frustratingly stuck at 100 percent.
Science & Technology
Batman Wants Bacon!
Let's put the whole "don't eat cured meats" hoo-ha in perspective, please.
Shadow-Censorship on Social Media Sparks New Concerns for Open-Internet Advocates
The digital censors of tomorrow will control information by secretly limiting or obscuring the ways that people can access it online.
"Reagan Allowed Himself to Imagine a World Without The Soviet Union"
Novelist Thomas Mallon on the Cold War, gay Republicans, Facebook vs. the novel, & why "95% of writers he knows are liberal Democrats."
Everybody Loves a Good Apocalypse
Even as the world gets better and better, people continue to stubbornly believe the end is nigh.
Nick Gillespie Talks Hillary, Trump, Libertarianism w Hot Air's Jazz Shaw & OTB's Doug Mataconis
...and much, much more on the Politinerds podcast.
Are You Better Off Now Than You Were 20, 30, 40 Years Ago?
Declinists who focus on inequality and stagnant wages miss increased freedom and opportunities.
Edward Snowden's Lawyer on the Government's War on Whistleblowers
Jesselyn Radack reveals what happens when whistleblowers go through those "proper channels" we're always hearing about.
Nick Gillespie Talks Smack About Joe Biden & Paul Ryan…
On HuffPost Live, no holds are barred and no quarter is given. And I really let it rip regarding how lucky we are Biden isn't running.
Should Women Be Allowed to Charge What the Market Will Bear for Their Eggs?
Yes. Next question.
FDA Takes One Regulatory Shackle Off 23andMe Gene Testing
Agency still treats consumers like idiots
Yelp Suing South Park: File Under "When a Story is Too Good To Be True…
...it usually isn't. An excellent hoax follows an excellent episode of an excellent series.
[Updated with Ryan's Statement!] Paul Ryan's Conditions to Serve as Speaker Should Disqualify Him
Irony alert: GOP running aground as it reaches its most zenith of historic power.
Brookings Report Decries the Federal Government's 'War on Medical Marijuana Research'
Practical suggestions for making it easier to investigate the therapeutic properties of cannabis
On Soundcloud: How Should Libertarians Think About Intellectual Property?
Listen now as thinkers from Cato, Mercatus, FreedomWorks, and R Street talk about copyright, patents, history, and cronyism.
Which Presidential Candidate Resembles Which Star Wars Character?
Besides, obviously, Donald Trump as Darth Vader. And Lincoln Chafee as C-3PO.
How Should Libertarians Think About Intellectual Property?
Brink Lindsey, Sasha Moss, Wayne Brough, Eli Dourado, and Nick Gillespie talk patents and copyrights in the digital age.
Is America the New Weimar Republic? Yeah, no.
Extremist politics, fashion choices galore: Life really is a cabaret, old chum. Or just more prosperous, fun, and free.
Epidemiology Makes Astrology Look Respectable
Sitting all day will kill you. Well, maybe not.
A Common-Sense Solution to Combating Impending Damage from Climate Change
Which is one of the reasons it will be shot down by both liberals and conservatives.
A War on Climate Change?
We are supposed trust government technocrats - what could possibly go wrong?
What Global Food Crisis?: Ronald Bailey's Wall Street Journal Review of The Reproach of Hunger
Neo-Malthusians still get it wrong: Markets and science will feed 9 billion if not blocked.
Why Not Let E-Cigarette Companies Tell the Truth?
The problem is too much FDA regulation, not too little.
Google Books' Scanning of Copyrighted Work Indeed Legal, Appeals Court Confirms
Likely outcome: better for scholars, readers, writers, even publishers.
Hillary Clinton's Big Lie About Edward Snowden…
...is that the NSA whistleblower could have gone through proper channels, says Snowden's lawyer.
Police Body Cameras Reduce Violence, Says Yet Another Study
Watched cops are polite cops, and citizens too.
The DemDebate Clarified That Many Libertarian Views Have Gone Mainstream
Clinton, Sanders, Webb, O'Malley, and Chaffee are nobody's idea of small-government crusaders, but they got some things right.
Democratic Debate Cocktails!
Will you drink "The Hillary," "The Bernie Sanders," or "The Biden"?
Fracking Does Not Contaminate Drinking Water, Says New Yale Study
Environmentalist opposition to fracking undeterred by data
Thanks for the Mammaries, Playboy!
Venerable skin mag drops nudity in favor of "expanded coverage of liquor," PG-13 thrills.
Sloppy U.N. Cyberviolence Report Uses Damsels in Digital Distress to Cheer Censorship
Why did the U.N. feel justified in recommending such illiberal censorship policies while providing such shoddy evidence to back their claims?
Jerry Brown, Humanitarian, Vetoes "Right to Try" Legislation That Might Help Terminally Ill
In a new legislative low, Gov. Moonbeam nixes reform that would help dying patients live longer, more comfortably.
Global Temperature Trend Update: September 2015 Hottest Temperature In Tropics In Satellite Record
Global climate trend since Nov. 16, 1978: +0.11 C per decade
The Pentagon Can't Even Efficiently Waste Money on Blimps
Takes 17 years to spend $2.7 billion on idiotic failed program.
Cheap Fast Powerful Gene-Editing Will Soon Change the World
Bioethicists are again trying to stand athwart progress, yelling stop
Here It Comes: Wash Post Writer Calls for "A Gun-Free Society"
Despite continuing declines in gun violence, Fred Hiatt says enough is enough.
How to Create a Gun-Free America in 5 Easy Steps
Guns - and the Second Amendment - won't just disappear.
Today's Big News Won't Be Known for Years
There's a lot of great news happening right now. We just won't know about it for a while.
Milk: Government Nutrition Nannies Wrong Again?
Add milk to your diet of salt, red meat, and eggs.
I Quote This Excellent Essay on Copyright Abuse & Refuse to Pay a Single Dime to Mick Jagger!
FFS, don't authors want to be quoted? Isn't that the whole goddamned point?
Did Soda Tax Proposals Cause a Decline in Soda Consumption That Started Years Earlier?
Probably not, but The New York Times is eager to credit politicians.
Expecting Scientifically Sound Nutritional Guidance from the Feds? Fat Chance.
Nina Teicholz, critic of a federal dietary guidance committee, talks about her work.
China Said to Be Creating "Social Credit" Scores to Rule Citizens' Lives
ACLU alarmed at idea that every bit of public info might feed into these high-tech "credit scores" that will define Chinese citizens' lives.
HuffPost: "The Libertarian Moment Is Alive and Well…"
"...regardless of Rand Paul's campaign." You got that right, brother.
Cops Use Undercover 'Repent' Signholder to Catch Drivers Using Their Cellphones
Say it's not entrapment if someone takes a picture.
