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Hong Kong Protesters Use Umbrellas, Lasers, and Respirators to Evade Surveillance and Tear Gas
As Beijing develops a high-tech police state, Hongkongers develop ways to resist it.
Trump's Social Media Executive Order Would Let Unelected Bureaucrats Police Online Speech
It would essentially be a Fairness Doctrine for the internet.
Summer Television Serves Up Some Femmes Fatale
Reviews of campy Why Women Kill and documentary Manson: the Women
No Probable Cause Required for Cops To Access User Data From Popular Apps
Only three states require police to obtain a warrant before requesting private user data from companies.
The Puzzle of Identifying Future Mass Murderers Cannot Be Solved by Psychiatry, Background Checks, or Red Flag Laws
If "the notion that we can identify mass killers before they act" is a "fiction," the conventional policy responses to mass shootings are unlikely to be effective.
Does Walmart Really Think a 30-Second Clip of Call of Duty Will Traumatize Us All?
Store orders ban of violent displays, but is still selling guns and video games.
No, Scientists Didn't Find That Men Are Afraid to Carry Reusable Bags for Fear of Appearing Gay
The media are misreporting this one wildly.
Lawsuit: SWAT Team Shot 12-Year-Old in Kneecap During Raid
The Illinois boy now suffers from severe PTSD and will walk with a limp for the rest of his life, the lawsuit says.
Aaron Sandusky Has Spent 7 Years in Prison for Selling Medical Marijuana
Obama denied him clemency. Will Trump set him free?
Workplace Immigration Raids Prove America Is Still Land of Opportunity
ICE has already released 300 of 680 detainees, some on "humanitarian grounds."
Next Round of Tariffs Will Be $1 Billion Tax Increase on Smartphones, TVs, Tablets, and More
Thanks to the trade war, Americans are already importing fewer laptops, speakers, and other electronic items—and paying a higher price for the items they do buy. A bigger hit is coming.
Senate Democrats Back Constitutional Amendment to Undo Citizens United
Plus: Marijuana banking, suing Facebook, and more...
The U.S. Shouldn't Play Endless Whac-A-Mole in Syria
ISIS' terror should not be minimized, but Washington should refrain from inflating it to justify unnecessary military action.
Democrats Debate To Determine Who Will Spend Us Into Oblivion
The idea that "deficits don't matter" has been growing among Trump-supporting Republicans. Democrats are preparing to take full advantage.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: 'I Have a Lot of Common Ground With Many Libertarian Viewpoints'
The democratic socialist congresswoman also criticized Republican hypocrisy.
Trump Mulls Commutation for Disgraced Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich
While the president's mercy might be self-serving, it's not necessarily wrong.
Was Charging Sarah Palin With Complicity in Mass Murder an Honest Mistake?
The former vice presidential candidate's revived defamation suit against The New York Times highlights the hazards of us-versus-them thinking.
No, Texas Did Not Respond to El Paso Shooting by Passing Lenient Gun Laws
It's foolish for media outlets to imply that laws which were signed in May and June were passed in relation to the tragic shooting in El Paso.
California Governor Gavin Newsom Throws His Support Behind Rent Control Bill
The Golden State toys with bad fixes to its worsening housing affordability problems.
Suit Challenges California's New Background Check Law for Ammunition
The law demands use of Real I.D. compliant identification for background checks that many state residents don't have
Acts of Politically Motivated Violence Are Already Illegal. Making 'Domestic Terrorism' a Federal Crime Won't Help
A domestic terrorism law is bound to threaten liberty more than it hampers terrorists.
No Jail Time for 79-Year-Old Woman Who Fed Stray Cats
But Nancy Segula will still need to rein in her "compassion for cats."
Neighbors Claim Los Angeles 'Emoji House' Is 'Bullying,' Demand New Rules Against Murals
Owners painted the house bright pink and added two funny emojis after neighbors complained about illegal Airbnb rentals.
Children Left Crying in Streets After ICE Arrests Parents in Massive Mississippi Raid
Plus: Chelsea Manning's latest motion is denied, Prager University's Google lawsuit is nonsense, and more...
6 Terrible New Tech Bills in Congress
While expressing concern for free speech and privacy, lawmakers are seriously threatening both.
Passing Laws, Passing Taxes, and Passing the Buck
Understanding the real economic impact of higher taxes.
Police Shot Her Boyfriend During a Robbery. She Was Charged With His Murder.
The felony murder rule allows police to charge someone with a killing if they were an accomplice in a related crime.
White Supremacy Is Alien to Liberal and Libertarian Ideals
People are important as individuals, not as extensions of some faceless mass.
Democratic Socialists of America Voted To Establish an Anti-Fascist Working Group. It Was Controversial.
Some DSAers were worried about being associated with antifa, but the motion passed 521–493.
Rep. Joaquin Castro's Doxxing of Trump Donors in His District Has Flipped the Campaign Finance Discourse on Its Head
Political donations are made public so that citizens can hold politicians accountable, not the other way around.
Ashton Kutcher Helped Promote a Bogus Sex Trafficking Claim. Will We Ever Shake It?
The claim that 100,000 to 300,000 underage people were being sex trafficked in the United States was used in effort to destroy Backpage.com's founders.
Christian Satire Site The Babylon Bee Is So Good Snopes.com Treated It Like Real News
Editor in Chief Kyle Mann talks about being taken literally by fact checkers, whether any subject (even a mass shooting) is off limits, and the libertarian sensibility of his humor.
Republicans Who Support Gun Confiscation Laws Imagine 'Due Process' That Does Not Exist on Paper or in Practice
Here is how the states with "red flag" laws fail to protect the constitutional rights of gun owners.
Gun Control Cases to Watch at the Supreme Court
What’s next for the Second Amendment at SCOTUS?
Free Speech on the Internet Continues to Confuse Everyone
Plus: 8chan called before Congress, data privacy bill hits a snag, and more...
Forget Fake News, the Real Problem Is Stupid News
Most "news" is just press releases and breathless exaggerations of isolated problems.
'Red Flag' Laws Leave Gun Owners Defenseless
The Trump-endorsed response to mass shootings gives due process short shrift.
Minimum Wage Hikes in NYC Are Forcing Businesses to Cut Jobs and Raise Prices
The mandated pay increases disproportionately impact the restaurant industry.
Trump Administration Labels China a 'Currency Manipulator' After China Briefly Stops Manipulating Its Currency
Don't worry about China's currency manipulation. It only hurts China's own people, and benefits American consumers and businesses.
Fighting Over Video Game Violence Shows Who Prefers Culture Wars Over Reality
Deflections, generational conflict, and misleading data abound.
A Georgia Cop was Fired for Stalking and Harassing Women
Former Sergeant Scott Martin is a certified creep.
To Stop Mass Shooters, Trump Says, We Should Make Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment Easier. No, We Shouldn't.
Because psychiatrists are terrible at predicting violent behavior, the wider net would catch lots of harmless people.
