Berkeley Bans So-Called Junk Food from Checkout Aisles
These kinds of interventions don't work, but they do force retailers to waste money.
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Be Patient: We Might Not Know Who Won the Election Right Away
Mail-in ballots typically take days or sometimes weeks to be counted, so don't expect results on Election Night this year.
Donald Trump Switches Positions Again, Says Stimulus Negotiations Are Back On
The president's erraticism and Senate Republican opposition might save taxpayers from having to shell out for another 10-digit relief package.
COVID-19 Demonstrates the Need To Change Nuclear Weapon Launch Authority
Giving one man control of all nuclear weapons is a mistake.
Massachusetts and Alaska May Join Maine in Letting Voters Rank Their Choices
Two November ballot initiatives would introduce ranked-choice voting in two more states.
Are Americans Provoking Each Other Into Political Violence?
Failing a renewed national commitment to live and let live, we may be in for a long and bloody road.
A Month Before Louisville Drug Warriors Killed Breonna Taylor, They Knew the 'Suspicious Packages' She Supposedly Was Receiving Came From Amazon
The detective who obtained the search warrant cited the deliveries to falsely implicate Taylor in drug trafficking.
Bad News, Criminal Justice Reformers: Biden Probably Wants Sally Yates for Attorney General
Granting clemency to nonviolent offenders like Alice Marie Johnson would be low on the list of priorities for Yates and Biden.
Halloween Comes Early with Hulu's Books of Blood
Clive Barker’s anthologies of horror short stories have been adapted for streaming.
Infection Rates in Neighborhoods With Low Voter Turnout, Many Bars, Few Trees Could Slow California's Reopening Under New 'Equity Metric'
California's new approach to combating coronavirus layers on yet more requirements for counties looking to reopen businesses.
Supreme Court Won't Intervene (Yet) To Stop Abortion Pills From Being Prescribed Remotely
Plus: Trump says he plans to hold rallies despite lack of negative COVID-19 test, Biden won't answer question on court-packing, and more...
Gretchen Whitmer Blames Trump's Rhetoric for the Plot To Kidnap Her, but There's No Evidence It Played a Role
Trump's rhetoric is often wrong, but that does not make it the underlying cause of every cruel or criminal event that transpires while he is president.
The Police Tactics That Caused Breonna Taylor's Death Should Infuriate Second Amendment Advocates
Heavy-handed police raids are trampling on the basic rights of all Americans.
Apocalypse Never
The book argues that rising prosperity and increasing technological prowess will ameliorate or reverse most deleterious environmental trends.
The Pence-Harris Debate Was a Model of Civility, Evasion, and Obfuscation
Politeness is nice. Answering questions would be even nicer.
Does Google Secretly Manipulate Us To Vote for Democrats? The Evidence Is Flimsy.
Republicans have seized on the dubious claims of a psychologist who thinks Big Tech is shifting millions of votes to the left.
Mike Pence Shows the GOP's New Obamacare Strategy: Pretend It's Already Gone
Pence claims Obamacare was a "disaster" that Americans "remember." It's still very much on the books.
Trump Threatens To Drop Out of Virtual Debate
Both candidates subsequently endorse pushing it back to October 22.
Mike Pence Says Joe Biden Will Repeal Trump's Tariffs. That's a Good Idea!
Too bad Biden's position isn't as good as Pence makes it sound.
Orthodox Jews Say They're Being Targeted by New NYC Lockdowns
The newest lockdown, which explicitly targets religious gatherings, seems likely to further skepticism of public health directives.
Harris Leans Into Prosecutor Past at Vice Presidential Debate
Plus: a Google copyright case, the third-party vote, and more...
Belarus Rises Up
Citizens packed the streets to demand that President Alexander Lukashenko step down.
$75 Billion in Band-Aids Won't Cure Ailing Airlines
The grants and loans Congress has approved for the airline industry aren't about saving jobs.
No, Biden Wouldn't Ban All Fracking
Pence's answers on energy and climate were full of misdirection and misinformation.
Kamala Harris Promises To Decriminalize Marijuana and Expunge Records
The position is likely the strongest any major-party candidate for president or vice president has taken on the issue in such a prominent venue.
Kamala Harris Refused To Answer a Direct Question About Whether a Biden Administration Would Pack the Supreme Court
Two debates. Two dodges of an important question about the top court's future.
Both Pence and Harris Dodged the Only Important Question at the Vice Presidential Debate
Under what circumstances would these two potential vice presidents feel comfortable taking over? The country deserves to know.
Public School Superintendent Who Warned Pod-Based Learning 'Causes Inequities' Is Sending His Own Kid to Private School
Alexandria City Public Schools is still in virtual mode, and top education official Gregory Hutchings has enrolled his child elsewhere.
Cuomo Clamps Down on New York Churches and Schools (Again)
Students and congregants may be collateral damage in a turf war between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Nearly 2 Years After Houston Drug Warriors Killed Rhogena Nicholas, Her Family May Get a Chance To Find Out What Happened
Despite the city's stubborn resistance, a judge will finally consider the family's request to depose police supervisors.
Corey DeAngelis: COVID-19 Is Super-Spreading School Choice
Lockdowns are forcing students, parents, educators, and even taxpayers to look for all sorts of alternatives to the status quo.
Massachusetts Voters Will Decide (Again) Who Is Allowed To Fix Their Cars
The costly fight over a “right to repair” proposal has led to a lot of cybersecurity fearmongering.
Trump Takes Credit for Food Aid in Letter to Needy Families. Sound Familiar?
The president has been criticized for politicizing aid as the election draws closer.
Jo Jorgensen Beating the Polling Spread in 4 States; Each Voted for Trump in 2016
Libertarian faces potential "spoiler" charge in Ohio, North Carolina, Iowa, and Georgia.
Democrats and the White House Were Nearing an Agreement on Renter, Homeowner Assistance. Then Trump Tweeted.
House Democrats had approved $71 billion in assistance to homeowners and renters. The White House said it would agree to $60 billion. Now they'll get $0.
Before the Web: The 1980s Dream of a Free and Borderless Virtual World
Watch part one of a four-part documentary series about the cypherpunk movement of the 1990s.
House Antitrust Report Hits Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google
Plus: Tech companies respond, proposed H-1B visa changes, and more...
Federal Regulations Have Forced Lower-Skilled Workers Out of Banking Jobs
Regulations have hiked up the cost of doing business, causing firms to automate and hire more employees with advanced degrees.
The Feds Invade Portland
The Trump administration deployed more than 100 federal law enforcement officers to Portland to quell weeks of unrest. The administration claimed it was simply protecting a federal courthouse.
Phony Fact-Checking on Forest Fires
Climate activists call a video "misleading" not because it's factually inaccurate, but because it doesn't say what they want it to.
An Overdue Rebuke to Politicians Who Think Anything Goes in a Pandemic
Two courts say COVID-19 lockdowns in Michigan and Pennsylvania were unconstitutional.
Eddie Van Halen, Melting-Pot Virtuoso
We don't normally talk about how rock's late, great lead guitarist was an immigrant success story and inspiration to early hip hop, but that's only because he (and America!) were too busy getting rad.
No Stimulus Before the Election, Trump Says, but Expect More Spending No Matter Who Wins
It is an abrupt reversal for Trump, who as recently as Saturday had voiced his support for another stimulus package.
Is the FDA Too Cautious in Its Approach for Approving COVID-19 Vaccines?
Yes, but the Trump administration's politicization of the hunt for a vaccine is undermining public trust.
Trump Tweets 'Repeal Section 230,' Something He Couldn't Do if Section 230 Were Repealed
You want censorship? This is how you get censorship.
