Obama, Merkel Blame Social Media For Being Politically Disruptive
Merkel suggests finding the right kinds of policies that would control that.
Technology
This Professor's List of 'Fake News' Sites Goes Predictably Wrong
How did sites like Breitbart and Red State get included?
Policing 'Fake News' Is Our Own Responsibility, Not Facebook's
Calling for the social media outlet to censor things, even completely made up stories, can end up in bad places.
A Tech Agenda for the Trump Administration
How Donald Trump can make America innovate again
Stop Sharing News That Trans Teen Suicides Spiked Post-Election—It's Not Just Wrong, But Dangerous to LGBT Youth
This false epidemic going viral could drive real suicide attempts among struggling teens.
Riots in Portland on Third Night of Protests
Trump returns to Twitter to complain about "unfair" protests "incited" by media.
Against Shaming 'White Women' and 'Female Misogynists' for 2016 Election Results
Who, exactly, are these impassioned social-media screeds supposed to sway?
Johan Norberg: 10 Reasons To Look Forward To the Future (New Reason Podcast)
From increased life expectancy to reduced levels of violence to greater personal freedom, things are going in the right direction.
In Wired President Obama Praises Progress: But Does Not Know How It Happens
The president is right that it is the greatest time to be alive, but fails to understand how progress occurs.
Reason Is Heading to SXSW Next Year!
Three of our panel proposals were accepted to the Interactive conference.
There's Never Been A Better Time to Be Alive
Ronald Bailey reviews Johan Norberg's new book celebrating Progress
Ten Reasons to Look Foward to the Future: A Review of Progress by Johan Norberg
There's never been a better time to be alive
Texas Dad Pushes for Parents of Adult Women to Be Able to Have Them Committed for Selling Sex
Reforms would also raise minimum-age threshold for Texas strippers from 18 to 21.
Outrage Over Police Social Media Surveillance Falls on the Wrong Parties
Hold law enforcement responsible for snooping, not the tech platforms.
Kim Kardashian Suing Over Coverage of Paris Robbery
Upset by suggestions made by a celebrity gossip site that the robbery may have been staged.
Say 'Hi' to the NSA in Your Next Email
Sources say Yahoo let government malware scan the contents of all emails sent to Yahoo accounts. And why would the feds stop with Yahoo?
How Much Better Off Is the World Since You Were Born?
Go find out at "Your Life In Numbers" over at the Human Progress program at the Cato Institute
Ronald Bailey to Comment on Johan Norberg's Progress: Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future
The book event will be at the Cato Institute headquarters in DC on October 12.
Canadian Company Offers DNA Preservation Service
Because why stop at preserving the memory of a loved one?
Amazon Launches Pilot Transit Service for Seattle Employees
The company is now offering to ferry workers (and their pets) to and from work for free.
Instapundit Glenn Reynolds on his Twitter Suspension, Online Free Speech, & His Presidential Vote
Why cops get away with criminal behavior, how the Internet is getting boring, and why a Trump presidency isn't necessarily a bad thing.
Peak Oil? Cue Crickets Chirping
Great article asks "Whatever Happened to Peak Oil?" over at RealClear Politics*
Yelp Refuses to Remove Reviews Ruled Defamatory—With Good Reason. Will California Supreme Court Agree?
The precedent-setting case could have major implications for all sorts of online publishers.
UPDATED! In Defense of Instapundit Glenn Reynolds, Suspended from Twitter for Suggesting Motorists "Run Down" Charlotte Protesters
Chilled speech isn't like chilled vodka; it sends people out the door quicker than you might think. [UPDATE: Reynolds has been un-suspended.]
Feds Want to Support Automated Cars. Oh, Also: They Want Much More Regulatory Authority.
Innovation is an opportunity for some to expand government power.
Computers Allow Us To Accomplish More With Less, and It's Only Getting Better
Researchers have just developed a way to fit yet more transistors into less space, creating an even more efficient computer chip.
No Innovation Without Regulation: 'Safety Experts' Alarmed by Uber's Self-Driving Cars in Pittsburgh
What is not permitted is prohibited
Sorry, Peter Thiel, but We Don't Need a Manhattan Project for Everyday Life
The visionary tech billionaire is right that government is dysfunctional but wrong about its core responsibilities.
Climate War: Bill McKibben's Really Bad Metaphor for Solving Man-Made Global Warming
Centralized top down planning of the climate would work as well as it does for economies.
Cheers to American Beers, Triumphs of Capitalism and Technological Progress
What contributed to the revival of the U.S. brewing industry between the 1990s and the present?
Creativity Triumphs Over the Law, Again and Again
When humans focus their innovative talents on the task of defeating control freaks' pronouncements, freedom wins.
Domino's Will Soon Deliver Your Pizza by Drone—if You Live In New Zealand
While regulations hold companies back in the United States, other countries are serving as laboratories for drone innovation and research.
Most Scientific Findings Are Wrong or Useless
"Science isn't self-correcting, it's self-destructing."
Most Research Results Are Wrong or Useless: New at Reason
"Science, the pride of modernity, our one source of objective knowledge, is in deep trouble."
Does Facebook Consider You a Liberal, Conservative, or Moderate?
Here's how to find out how the social-media giant classifies your politics for advertisers. And how to change its obvious mistakes!
Univision Bites Head Off Gawker but Keeps Its Appendages
Principal site to be shuttered. Ancillary pages to continue.
Bot-Run Company of the Future Gets Hacked
A funny thing happened on the way to a post-capitalist, crypto-anarchist utopia.
Can OpenBazaar Make Free Trade Unstoppable?
A look at the bitcoin-powered network facilitating peer-to-peer exchange.
Vote for Reason at SXSW!
Help us get our panel proposals accepted at one of the world's largest tech conferences.
Friday A/V Club: What We Left at the World's Fair
John Crowley and Jason Robards look back at a festival of social planning.
