Reefer Madness at The New York Times
America's Paper of Record, which officially turned against marijuana prohibition in 2014, spent most of the previous century credulously promoting it.
August/September 2017
Cover Story
Russia's Global Anti-Libertarian Crusade
How Vladimir Putin's desire for domination and acceptance is scrambling American politics.
Features
A Rogues' Gallery of Bad Forensics Labs
Despite improvements in DNA matching and reliability, forensics labs across the country still continue to train and monitor technicians improperly.
DNA Evidence Frees the Innocent
But when we're not careful, this powerful technology can help imprison the wrongly accused
Interview
Cory Doctorow's 'Fully Automated Luxury Communist Civilization'
The author of Little Brother and Walkaway on dystopia, the end of scarcity, and what's going to get him arrested
Topics
The Myth of Technological Unemployment
If the nightmare of technological unemployment were true, it would already have happened, repeatedly and massively.
Politicians Will Disappoint You
If we want to limit the inherent corruption of politics, let's reduce the inherent power of government.
What America Taught a Murderous Drug Warrior
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte follows prohibitionist logic to its lethal conclusion.
Culture
How Capitalism Saved the Bees
A decade after colony collapse disorder began, pollination entrepreneurs have staved off the beepocalypse.
Books
The Case for Gender Anarchy
Want to end trans discrimination? Stop forcing people to label themselves.
The Surprisingly Long History of Private Space Exploration
America returns to its roots, thanks to philanthropists who are literally shooting for the stars.
Selling the Silk Road Soap Opera
A new book on dark net entrepreneur Ross Ulbricht misses the point.
How Jane Jacobs Challenged the Centralized Urban Planning Groupthink
The death and life of a great American urbanist
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