The Overly Examined Life of Henry David Thoreau
Cartoonist Peter Bagge looks at Henry David Thoreau's life at Walden and beyond
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Food Freedom Is Coming To Colorado
The state legislature and Gov. Jared Polis are unshackling local ranchers and consumers.
Don't Suspend Vaccine Patents, We're Already on Track To Vaccinate 7 Billion People in 2021
This is no time to undermine intellectual property rights for vaccine makers.
Why Can't You Buy a Starbucks on the Interstate?
In 1960, Congress forbid service plazas on the new Interstate highways. It’s time for that to change.
Joe Biden, Who Says He's 'Not a Fan of Court Packing,' Just Created a Presidential Commission to Study Court Packing
The Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States will examine “the membership and size of the Court.”
Biden's $1.5 Trillion Budget Request Would Fund All Nails Needed for the Coffin of Fiscal Restraint
The White House is proposing an 8.4 percent boost in discretionary spending, which comes on top of Biden's $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill, and his proposed $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan.
Kindergartners Abandoning Public School in Fall 2021, Too
A shocking 12 percent enrollment drop in New York City points to possible long-term structural impacts of the pandemic.
A New Study Finds No Relationship Between Opioid Prescriptions and Unintentional Injury Deaths
The data do not support the conventional wisdom that pain pill prescriptions are driving drug-related fatalities.
Chef Andrew Gruel on Capitalism, Cuisine, and Calling Gov. Gavin Newsom an Asshole
The founder of the Slapfish seafood chain battles arbitrary, non-scientific regulations and a punishing economy while reinventing the lobster roll.
America's History of Racial Violence Collides with Horror Tropes in Them
If you miss Lovecraft Country, Amazon has an alternative.
Contrary to What Biden Says, Gun Show Sales Aren't Exempt From Background Checks
Plus: GOP gender policing in North Carolina, marijuana legalization mistakes, and more...
Immigration Politics Are Killing the Debate Over Immigration Policy
The latest crisis at America's southern border isn't the result of short-term policy changes but of long-term bureaucratic failures.
Cops Are Using Facial Recognition Technology More Than Previously Revealed
The surveillance state is available as a plug-and-play solution for any cop interested in a free trial period.
The Expanse
People are people and politics is politics, no matter how far you get from planet Earth.
Expert Witnesses Reinforce the Prosecution's Case That Obstructed Breathing Killed George Floyd
The witnesses rejected the defense's suggestion that Floyd might have died from a drug overdose.
Joe Biden Learns To Love Gun Control by Presidential Fiat
The president's unilateral restrictions are legally dubious and unlikely to "save lives."
Biden Willing To Compromise on $2.3 Trillion Spending Bill So Long As It Spends $2.3 Trillion
The president loves big government for its own sake and doesn’t really care what it does.
These N.C. Lawmakers Want To Police How Kids Express Their Gender
The latest anti-trans salvo isn't just a treatment ban. It forces school officials to snitch on kids who don't act or dress as their birth sex.
Joe Biden Says Trains Will Soon Be Almost as Fast as Planes. That's Ridiculous.
Advocates of high-speed rail have been overpromising and underdelivering for decades, but Biden just raised the bar.
Deceiving Your Sex Partner Would Be a Crime Under Bill Backed by New York Democrats
Plus: Tennessee tries to micromanage media, Biden's ATF nominee worked Waco case, and more...
Hopes Dashed for Democracy in Myanmar
The nation's brief respite from military rule came to an abrupt end on February 1.
Biden's $2.3 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Is Teeming With Cronyism
Democrats never miss an opportunity to rail against big corporations. Yet they're eagerly subsidizing their big corporate friends.
Chef Andrew Gruel: "I'm Not an Asshole. Gavin Newsom Is."
The culinary innovator behind Slapfish on what it's been like to run a business with government at all levels arbitrarily flipping the on-off switch.
New Mexico Abolishes Qualified Immunity
It is the third state to rein in the legal doctrine that protects state actors from accountability for misconduct.
Exactly Where Was Derek Chauvin's Knee, and Does It Matter?
A use-of-force expert says the officers who pinned George Floyd to the ground should have recognized the risk of positional asphyxia.
Florida Lawmakers Are Cracking Down on Secret Snitches
Two state bills would generally prohibit local code enforcement officials from acting on anonymously reported violations.
A Medical Student Questioned Microaggressions. UVA Branded Him a Threat and Banished Him from Campus.
Kieran Bhattacharya's First Amendment lawsuit can proceed, a court said.
Industrial Policy Failed With Vaccines Too
Global supply chains beat government-directed manufacturing once again.
Florida Cops Use a Victims' Rights Law To Conceal Their Names
Poorly written “Marsy’s Law” may keep citizens from knowing which officers are using deadly force on the job.
Biden Wants To 'Make America California.' Here's Why That's a Terrible Idea.
So many people are leaving the state that it will soon lose a congressional seat.
Biden's Infrastructure Plan Isn't About Infrastructure. It's About Paying Off Political Allies.
When everything’s infrastructure, nothing is.
Let the Afghan People Come
Joe Biden doesn’t have to feel bad about bringing the troops home if he lets the persecuted come here.
Why Hasn't the Mainstream Media Pilloried 60 Minutes for Spreading Misinformation?
So far it's crickets from The New York Times and The Washington Post.
Backpage Judge Accused of Bias Will Remain on Case
Plus: Effort to decriminalize psychedelics gains traction in California, crony capitalism at its worst, and more...
Europeans Embrace America's Policing Mistakes
The pandemic pushed Americans to consider police reform while other countries moved to unleash their cops.
6 Marijuana Legalization Lessons
Three recently approved plans show what politicians have learned (or failed to learn) since Colorado became the first state to allow recreational use.
Gavin Newsom Dangles Promise of Reopening California's Economy by June 15
The governor has said that his scheme of pandemic restrictions on businesses and social activity will sunset on June 15 provided there are enough vaccines for everyone and hospitalization rates remain low.
Police Chief Refutes Derek Chauvin's Claim That He Did What He Was Trained to Do
Medaria Arradondo says Chauvin's treatment of George Floyd violated department policy in several important ways.
Arizona Legislature Votes to End License Suspensions for Ticket Debts
Advocates say the legislation would restore an estimated 30,000 driver's licenses.
Teachers Unions Extracting Final Payouts Before Schools Reopen
L.A. teachers win $500 childcare concession, though New York union still holding firm on anti-scientific 2-case rule.
The Misleading Push for Corporate Tax Hikes
Corporations get attacked for not paying taxes in a certain year, but they’re just spreading out their losses.
Why Isn't California Safer From Wildfires?
An environmental law keeps public agencies from reducing wildfire fuel.
