A New Life for Old Food
How technology reduces waste by getting excess edibles to those who can still use them.
Science & Technology
Voter ID, Suppression Fail
If voter ID laws were created to suppress minority voting, they're actually not doing that.
Commercial Cannabis Cultivators in Colorado Move Outdoors
Using sunlight instead of electric lights could cut the price of pot in half.
James Holmes Found Guilty on All Counts for 2012 Shooting Spree
Man who opened fire in crowded theater fails with insanity-plea defense.
If People Could Genetically Modify Their Children to Be Smarter, Would They? Hell, Yes!
So argues Eugene Volokh, albeit with a bit more subtlety.
Anti-GMO Activist Campaign is "Full of Errors, Fallacies, Misconceptions, Misrepresentations, and Lies."
Terrific Slate article agrees with what Reason has been reporting for years now.
Voluntary GMO Labeling Law Moves Forward in Congress
Preempts costly state mandatory labeling laws
The FBI Wants the Key to Your Data
Is government-resistant encryption an intolerable threat to public safety?
Bitcoin May Be Too Late for Greece, But Not Other Countries Headed In That Direction
Counteracting government thieving
This is What Pluto Looks Like from 766,000 Miles Away
We're about to get much, much closer.
The Shadowy World of Cybersecurity Mercenaries
The Hacking Team sold many governments-including ours-products to directly target journalists, software developers, and activists for surveillance.
Hillary Clinton Declares War on Worker Choice and Consumer Convenience
Why is the Democratic presidential candidate targeting the "gig economy" characterized by Uber?
New Little Ice Age May Counteract Global Warming
Researchers project a grand sunspot minimum by 2030
Where the Private Buffalo Roam and the Private Antelope Play
Restoring the herds and landscape seen by Lewis and Clark
Washington, D.C.'s Streetcar Is Delayed Again After an Engineering Report Raises Safety Concerns
Another chapter in the saga of this 2.4-mile rail boondoggle in the nation's capital.
When Does a Rubber Cup Require a Prescription? When It May Help Prevent Pregnancy
FDA says silicone cup inserted in the vagina to block sperm cannot be sold over-the-counter.
The Social Media Shaming of Pax Dickinson
The social media outrage wheel keeps spinning
How Commercial Surrogacy Should Be
Oregon's example shows the benefits of a surrogacy market governed by voluntary contracts rather than strict state regulation.
Immune Compromised Woman Dies of Measles: Are the Unvaccinated Legally Responsible?
Measles outbreak kills woman in Washington State.
Encryption is Vital to Protecting Internet Security: New Report Opposes Government Mandated "Backdoors"
Governments Should All "Go Dark" When It Comes to Spying on Their Citizens
No, the Greek Banking Crisis Isn't About to Turn the Country Into a Bitcoin Paradise
If there ever were any Greeks to speak of transferring their savings into bitcoins, chances are most have stopped.
Ha Ha WTF?: Iowa Town Raffles Off Chance to Tase Official
Dunking booths are just too passe when it comes to fundraising for a new police cruiser.
Global Temperature Trend Update: June 2015
Global climate trend since Nov. 16, 1978: +0.11 C per decade
By the Declaration's Logic, Is It Time for Another American Revolution?
Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit weighs in with a provocative prevarication.
Declare Your Independence…from Evolution! Here Comes The Singularity and Transhumanism
RU Sirius and Jay Cornell have literally written the book on what's coming next in self-directed evolution.
Hackers Installed Sophisticated Malware on U.S. Computers. Why Doesn't Anyone Care?
The worm was designed to gather intelligence on the ongoing Iranian nuclear talks.
David Cameron Renews Push to Ban Encryption
Civil liberties erosions aside, it won't work-but that won't keep him from proselytizing for weakened security.
How a Crusading Chicago Sheriff Convinced Visa and Mastercard to Screw Sex Workers
Bitcoin is now the only means of paying for adult ads on the popular web classifieds site Backpage.com.
Live in Chicago? Your Netflix Bill Is About to Go Up Thanks to This New Tax
Two new tax rules are intended to help close the city's massive budget gap.
Federal Agent Investigating Silk Road Pleads Guilty to Extortion and Money Laundering
Carl Mark Force had also inked a $240,000 movie deal about tracking down "Dread Pirate Roberts."
Gawker Media is Fighting for Free Speech—and Its Life
Facing $100 million lawsuit from Hulk Hogan over posting excerpts of and writing about a sex tape featuring the pro-wrestler.
Fighting the State Department's Crushing First and Second Amendment Rights in the Name of "Munitions Export Control"
Cody Wilson's legal team explains why the State Department should stop violating his-and our-First and Second Amendment rights over 3D printing files.
The Coffee Table Book of Doom!
Do more people mean more trouble for the planet?
Lying Surveillance State Bootlickers Tell More Lies in Order to Spy on Americans
They want to repeal requirements for warrants and prohibitions on weakening Internet security
Could a Hypertension Drug Rewire the Brains of Addicts?
A new study shows a blood pressure medication's potential to prevent relapses by erasing mental associations with alcohol and cocaine.
France Detains Top Uber Execs After Cabbie Riots Against Peaceful Ride Service
Street violence goads French officials into physically grabbing organizers of helpful services
Pope Francis and Naomi Klein Both Hate Free Markets, Technological Progress, and Economic Growth
This coalition of the secular left and the religious left bodes ill for the poor and the climate.
Anti-Pot Activist Concedes That Rescheduling Marijuana Would Facilitate Medical Research
"Schedule II is absolutely easier to research," says Kevin Sabet.
Pot Prohibitionists for Medical Marijuana
Obstacles to research are crumbling, with support from drug warriors.
The Supreme Court's Same-Sex Marriage Decision Is Already Being Used to Sell You Washing Machines
From Miller Lite to Maytag, here's how popular brands reacted to the SCOTUS ruling this morning.
Federal Cybersecurity: Not Even Good Enough for Government Work
Epic government fail, yet no one is responsible.
Bureaucratic Barriers to Medical Marijuana Research Are Crumbling
Even prohibitionists agree that the process for approving studies should be streamlined.
"How the Feds Asked Me to Rat Out Commenters" - And Why We Pushed Back
This sort of thing is one more reason why confidence in government is at all-time lows.
