Hair Sample That Put a Man in Prison Turned Out to Be Dog Hair
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DeSantis Repeats Lie That Booster Shots Make You More Likely To Get COVID
Evidence actually shows that vaccinated people are less likely to be hospitalized or die of the infection.
SCOTUS Ponders the Ambiguity of 'Ambiguous' and Other Chevron Doctrine Puzzles
The justices seem inclined to revise or ditch a 1984 precedent that requires deference to executive agencies' statutory interpretations.
Interest Rates Are High. GOP Presidential Candidates Need To Get Serious About It.
They will either reduce the ability to spend money or to cut taxes.
Damning Justice Department Report Finds Leadership Failures Led to Botched Uvalde Police Response
"Responding officers should have immediately recognized the incident as an active shooter situation," the report found.
Millions of Kids Are Chronically Absent From School. The Problem Isn't Going Away.
While frequent absences were a problem before pandemic school closures, the lasting effects of online learning have led to consistently high absenteeism rates.
Javier Milei Tells World Leaders: 'The State Is Not the Solution'
Speaking at the Davos conference, the Argentine president said the key to prosperity lies in free market ideals and capitalism.
Matt Welch: What's Wrong With Populism?
Matt Welch discusses the Iowa caucus results, the 2024 election, and the resurgence of "libertarian populism" on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.
Feds To Spend Hundreds of Millions of Dollars on E.V. Chargers in 'Disadvantaged Communities'
The projects include $1.4 million for a charging station in a remote Alaskan community with barely 2,000 people.
No Labels Has 13 Presidential Candidates, 14 State Ballots, and 7 Weeks To Decide Whether To Run
The centrist group says it will decide on challenging Biden and/or Trump after Super Tuesday.
California's Attack on Gig Work Predictably Drove Workers Out of Jobs
Self-employment in California fell by 10.5 percent and overall employment tumbled by 4.4 percent after A.B. 5's implementation.
20 Percent of Welfare Spending Goes to the Households Taxed To Fund It
It's not robbing Peter to pay Paul. It's more like robbing Peter to pay Peter.
The World Economic Forum Is Begging You To Trust the Science
"There has been a deliberate attempt to inflame the public against experts," warned one Davos panelist.
Tax Us, Daddy?
Plus: Polycules go mainstream, DeSantis pulls out, tackle football lives on, and more...
How To Assemble a Vegan Plate
Lab-grown chicken, vegan mac and cheese, animal-free ice cream, and more.
Will Elon Musk's Twitter Sex Jokes End the Administrative State?
SpaceX argues the federal agency trying to punish it for firing employees critical of Musk is itself unconstitutional.
Want to Use Social Media? Utah Wants You to Hand Over Your ID.
A new lawsuit is challenging a Utah law that requires age verification to use social media and forces minors to get their parents permission first.
Free Speech Absolutism in Practice
Author James Kirchick supports the First Amendment, full stop. Why don't more journalists?
AI Fraud Act Could Outlaw Parodies, Political Cartoons, and More
The bill is broad enough to target a Saturday Night Live skit lampooning Trump, a comedic impression of Taylor Swift, or a weird ChatGPT-generated image of Ayn Rand.
Israeli Spy Base
Plus: Workplace wellness programs, obnoxious awards shows, "love gov" update, and more...
The Cops Are Watching You
New online database details the shocking extent of intrusive surveillance tech used by American police.
How Emily Blunt Copes With Her Stutter
John Stossel and the English actress discuss their shared problem—and why they'd like to destigmatize stuttering.
The Chevron Doctrine Discomfits the Weak
Excessive judicial deference gives administrative agencies a license to rewrite the law in their favor.
The Best of Reason: The Fiscal Hawks Were Right About Debt and Interest Rates
Rosy fiscal expectations based on eternally low interest rates have proven dangerously wrong.
The Trump Train Rolls Through Iowa
Plus: A listener asks the editors if there are any bad laws that might discourage people from having kids.
Toronto Bans Tobogganing on 45 Hills, Puts Up Warning Signs
"The fear of liability is ruining modern childhood," says one mom.
Does Ranked Choice Voting Disenfranchise Minorities?
Dueling new studies reach opposing conclusions on whether minority voters are well served by ranked choice voting.
Vivek Ramaswamy Leaves the Field
There were times when he seemed like the only person in the field willing to speak some impolitic truth. But he mixed those truths with some of the most godawful positions you could imagine.
Zoning Board Orders Longtime Tenants' Homes Dismantled
Plus: the Supreme Court weighs housing fees and homelessness, YIMBYs bet on smaller, more focused reforms, and a new paper finds legalizing more housing does in fact bring costs down.
Homeless Encampments Cost These Cities Tens of Thousands of Dollars Per Tent
L.A., Portland, and other cities are spending millions to house homeless people in outdoor "safe sleeping" sites.
Trump Romps Through Iowa Caucuses, Calls for GOP to 'Come Together'
DeSantis appears to be on track to claim second place, a distant 30-ish percentage points behind Trump.
The Newly Unveiled HHS Rationale for Rescheduling Marijuana Underlines Drug Warriors' Dishonesty
The points about marijuana's risks and benefits that the department now concedes were clear long before last August.
When Your Heart Becomes a Snitch
Modern medical devices are lifesavers. But they’re vulnerable to hackers and compromise our privacy.
Giving Parking Garages New Life
Blame local government parking minimums for the overabundance of parking in the U.S.
Is ESG Already Over?
CEOs are beginning to wonder what to do when environmental, social, and governance factors are at odds with performance.
Why America Should Be More Like Sweden (It's Not What You Think!)
Sweden reformed socialistic aspects of its pension system and introduced partial privatization.
The Fiscal Hawks Were Right About Debt and Interest Rates
Rosy fiscal expectations based on eternally low interest rates have proven dangerously wrong.
Aurora, Colorado, Police Detained the Wrong Guy at Gunpoint. They Gave Him a Ticket Anyway.
Police forced 44-year-old Teddy Pittman facedown on the road at gunpoint after mistaking him for a fugitive. When they let him go, they slapped him with a traffic ticket.
The War on Terror Zombie Army Has Assembled
All of the unfinished U.S. conflicts in the Middle East are coming together into one big crisis for Biden.
How To Get Away With Murder (According to Trump's Lawyers)
Step 1: Become president. That's the hardest part.
Wonka Fights the Candy Cronies
When regulators block entrepreneurs, they take away a golden ticket.
The Beekeeper Is a Pulpy, Enjoyable Action Movie About a Rigged System
In Jason Statham's latest lowbrow actioner, the bee puns buzz all the way to the top.
U.S. Attacks Houthis in Yemen
Plus: Biden staffers can't grow a pair, AI ancestor worship, Taiwanese elections, and more...
