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VA Backtracks on Funding Transgender Surgeries, But Not Because of the Election
Somebody neglected to account for the expenses.
Welcome to the Fight Against Unchecked Power
The dangers of wherewereyouism
Interview with Rand Paul: 'I Can't Support Anybody to Be Our Secretary of State Who Didn't Learn the Lesson of Iraq'
For the libertarian-leaning senator, just about anybody would be better than John Bolton or Rudy Giuliani.
Policing 'Fake News' Is Our Own Responsibility, Not Facebook's
Calling for the social media outlet to censor things, even completely made up stories, can end up in bad places.
Rand Paul on Prospective Trump Secretary of State Pick John Bolton: No Way
Senator declares: "President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on changing our disastrous foreign policy. To appoint John Bolton would be a major first step toward breaking that promise."
Chicago's Airbnb Rules Are Unconstitutional Many Times Over, Lawsuit Argues
Regulations are "draconian and unintelligible," lawsuit says. Other have described them as "literally incomprehensible" and "dizzyingly complex."
Five More U.S. Jurisdictions Imposed Soda Taxes Last Week
Cook County, Boulder, San Francisco, Oakland, and Albany, California, join Berkeley and Philadelphia in penalizing soft drink consumers.
Trump Wants To Deport As Many Undocumented Immigrants As Obama Already Has
The upside: the number of undocumented immigrants with criminal records is less than Trump's stated goal of over two million deportations.
Profs, Students Want UVA President to Stop Quoting Jefferson: It Creates a Hostile Environment
Thomas Jefferson: founded the United States, and also owned slaves. Both things are true. Sorry.
6 Fast Facts About the FBI's New Hate-Crime Report
Hate crimes against persons decreased in 2015 over the previous year. Anti-black, Jewish, and gay-male sentiment was most common.
Paris Agreement Climate Change
No More Coal for Rich Countries by 2030
Is such a scheme for eliminating coal in just 13 years as a source of electric power generation in rich countries likely?
Matt Welch Guest-Hosting on SiriusXM Insight (Channel 121) Today and Tomorrow From 9-12 AM ET!
Talking election, media bias and cultural blind spots with John Avlon, Mollie Hemingway, Michael Tracey, and Kmele Foster
Why Are Detroit Cops Killing So Many Dogs?
A Reason investigation reveals widespread, unchecked violence against pets during drug raids-including two officers who have shot more than 100.
We Work Less, Have More Leisure Time and Earn More Money
Income per capita per year was up 111 percent between 1950 and 2016.
A Tech Agenda for the Trump Administration
How Donald Trump can make America innovate again
Death from Above
Whistleblowers reveal the truth about the drone war to a nation that struggles to listen.
#Calexit? Great Idea! Secession Means More Smuggling Opportunities
There's money to be made by transporting banned goods across borders.
Does Trump's Commitment to NATO Preclude Rethinking Relationships?
Based on everything seen on the campaign trail, no it doesn't.
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Watch Anthony L. Fisher on Red Eye Tonight, 3a ET on FNC
Oprah confuses everybody with a tweet about Obama and Trump, the NFL is boring, and so is Playboy now that it's SFW.
Affordable Care Act's Unpopularity Helped Trump Win 2016 Election
What was Obamacare, in the end, but an arrogant overreach by an elite out of touch with the rest of America?
Politicians vs. Tasty, Delicious Food: Q/A with "Food Freedom" Advocate Baylen Linnekin
New book Biting the Hands that Feed Us says too many dumb laws get in the way of a sustainable, freer, better food system.
Biting the Hands that Feed Us: Food Laws vs. Culinary Reality
"Food Freedom" advocate Baylen Linnekin says fewer, smarter laws would make our food system more sustainable.
Biting the Hands that Feed Us: Food Laws vs. Culinary Reality
"Food Freedom" advocate Baylen Linnekin says fewer, smarter laws would make our food system more sustainable.
Criminal Justice Reform in the Age of Trump
What future for the right wing of the movement against mass incarceration?
Let's Not Have an LGBT Panic over Trump's Election
Use this opportunity to reconsider the desire to punish one's enemies.
SNL Hillary Clinton Singing 'Hallelujah,' Or How Political Correctness Gave Us Trump
'It's almost as if the political acumen of Beyonce and Jay-Z counts for nothing!'
Democrats Got Wrecked Again in State Legislative Races, and it Matters More Than You Might Think
The GOP has Donald Trump, a congressional majority, the majority of governorships, and full control of 33 state legislatures.
President Donald Trump Could Make Military Interrogations Medieval Again
The next commander-in-chief could legally bring back torture.
The Tide Turns on Legalizing Pot in Virginia
Seven more states legalize marijuana for recreational or medical use.
2016 Likely Hottest Year in Instrumental Record, Says WMO
"Another year. Another record. The high temperatures we saw in 2015 are set to be beaten in 2016."
Game Over for the Climate?
First dispatch from COP22: Trump, Peak Carbon Dioxide, and Extreme Weather Events.