Sen. Feinstein: Protecting College Free Speech from Violent Protests Is Too Much of a Burden
Also, she thinks the Kent State shootings are an argument for censorship.
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Princeton-Trained Computer Scientists Are Building a New Internet That Brings Privacy and Property Rights to Cyberspace
Meet the developers behind Blockstack, who are using blockchain technology to reconfigure the web. It'll make NSA mass data collection impossible.
The Dalai Lama Is the Latest Speaker to Cause a Campus Freakout
Chinese UC San Diego students felt the Tibetan spiritual leader "contravened the spirit of respect, tolerance, equality, and earnestness"
Green Building Practices May Have Contributed to the Grenfell Fire
The local government put "sustainability" ahead of safety.
The Senate GOP's New Health Care Bill Is Just Obamacare, But Less Of It
The draft legislation represents a total failure of Republican policy imagination.
Frustrated with Secretive Health Care Bill, Rand Paul Proposes Giving Senators Time to Read It
Paul's "Read the Bills" resolution would change Senate rules to allow one day of transparency for every 20 pages of a bill's length.
More Evidence That Eric Holder's Charging Memo Helped Drug Offenders
It looks like the policy Jeff Sessions rescinded did have a significant impact on the sentences received by nonviolent, low-level defendants.
Should the Cop Who Killed Philando Castile Face Federal Charges?
Although SCOTUS says otherwise, trying Jeronimo Yanez again for the same shooting would effectively be double jeopardy.
Two Phony Excuses for Shooting Philando Castile
Jeronimo Yanez's defenders falsely portray Castile as a disobedient stoner.
When Cops Lie
After being falsely labeled a sexual predator, a man gets justice. But why is the officer still working?
Dropping the BAT Is Key to Passing Tax Reform This Year
Paul Ryan is needlessly holding up tax reform by pushing a harmful Border Adjustment Tax.
Milwaukee Jury Acquits Ex-Cop in Police Shooting Case
The cop was fired when charges in an unrelated sexual assault case were filed against him.
Powering U.S. Using 100 Percent Renewable Energy Is a Total Fantasy
New research debunks a study claiming there's a low-cost way to power America using only wind, solar, and hydropower.
New York City's Slowly Sinking Pensions Are Taking on More Water
Just because you haven't heard about New York City's pension problems doesn't mean they don't exist.
Heroin Conviction Vacated in Only Case Preet Bharara Went to Court for as U.S. Attorney
The conviction was secured in February.
ACLU Sues D.C. Police Over Inauguration Day Arrests
Four plaintiffs say they were pepper sprayed, handcuffed so tight they lost feeling in their fingers, and subjected to "unjustified manual rectal probing."
Students Hold Free Speech Events, Get Denounced as White Supremacists
Administrators cancelled their event after a drawing of Pepe the Frog was found on their "free speech ball."
Clarence Thomas Attacks Civil Asset Forfeiture, Lower Court Follows His Lead
Asset forfeiture "has led to egregious and well-chronicled abuses."
Pennsylvania's Top Court Says Police Videos Are Public, But Lawmakers Are Already Removing Access
This win for government transparency appears to have an expiration date.
Lyft Shuttle Doesn't Reinvent the City Bus, But It May Break the Mass Transit Monopoly
A new trial from the ridesharing app could change the way mass transit works.
Pennsylvania Assembly Calls For Annual Audits of Everything Cops Seize
Tepid asset forfeiture reforms don't include conviction before they can take your valuables.
NRA-TV Host: Cop Who Killed Philando Castile 'Screwed Up Big Time'
"Yanez walking away from this case a free and clear man is just wrong," says Colion Noir.
Philando Castile Video Shows a Cop Who Panicked and Killed an Innocent Man
Officer Jeronimo Yanez's claim that he saw Castile drawing a gun is utterly implausible.
L.A. Hotel Union Misleads About Airbnb, Hoping to Get Rid of Competition
Short-term rentals are not the source of what ails the city.
It's OK if Entrepreneurs Like Jeff Bezos Are 'Stingy'
By pursuing profit honestly, entrepreneurs like Bezos do much more for the world than charities do.
The NRA Shuns a Second Amendment Martyr
Philando Castile died because he exercised his right to bear arms.
Rand Paul, Mike Lee Rip into Health Care Bill, Which Is Now Expected Thursday
"They've gotten kind of weak-kneed," the Kentucky senator says of his GOP colleagues. If he, Mike Lee, and one other senator defect, the bill is dead.
Disturbing Video Released of Fatal Police Shooting of Philando Castile
Seven seconds after Castile told a police officer he had a legal gun, he was shot seven times.
New Report Contradicts Jeff Sessions' Claim That 'Soft' Drug Sentences Led to More Crime
The Justice Department inspector general comes to a different conclusion than the U.S. attorney general.
Politicians Choosing Their Voters vs. Voters Choosing Their Politicians
The Supreme Court to decide if gerrymandering is unconstitutional
Capitalism Should Be Our Weapon of Choice in Cuba
Embargoes don't work. Let capitalism and socialism duke it out.
Gene Simmons Wants to Trademark a Horns Hand Sign
He's admitted the gesture is a homage to Spiderman and Dr. Strange. It's also American Sign Language for "I love you."
Nevada Governor's Veto Won't Be The End of Medicaid-for-all Proposals
They haven't found any that work yet, but Democrats continue running political experiments with expanding government's role in health care.
As World Refugee Population Hits All-Time High, U.S. on Pace to Welcome Third-Lowest Percentage in Recorded History
Global refugee population from 2012-2016 spikes from 10.5 million to 17.2 million; Trump so far admitting fewer than 3,500 per month
An Uber Driver Is Fined for Not Speaking English, but Tech Innovation Provides Smarter Solutions
Why should local governments demand a default language when we have the tools to sort it all out?
Mitch McConnell Might Hold a Vote on an Obamacare Rewrite Next Week. It's Not Even Drafted Yet.
Why are Republicans rushing a bill no one likes? Here are five theories.
Read Jeff Sessions' Utterly Illogical Defense of Tough Drug Sentences
The attorney general says there are no low-level, nonviolent drug offenders in federal prison.
College Students No Longer Think 'Freedom Is a Big Deal'
Sociologist Frank Furedi on how to bring liberalism back to campus.
College Students No Longer Think 'Freedom Is a Big Deal'
Sociologist Frank Furedi on how to bring liberalism back to campus.
After 'Inebriated' Hook Up, Student Gets Expelled Without Due Process
But a California court says he was was denied a fair hearing
