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AAA Finds No Basis for Equating THC Blood Levels With Driver Impairment
Traffic safety trends in Washington after marijuana legalization are ambiguous.
U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions Fall Again—Down 12 Percent from 2005
Yet the U.S. economy grew in real terms by 15 percent since 2005.
Liberal Pundit Fears Trump Will Make SCOTUS Go Libertarian
What will the Supreme Court look like under a Trump presidency?
Donald Trump Says London's Muslim Mayor Could Visit U.S. as "Exception" to Muslim Ban
Presumptive GOP presidential nominee flip-flops on promise to ban all Muslims, London Mayor Sadiq Khan says he's not interested in being an "exception."
Partisan Voters Lining Up Behind Clinton, Trump, But Don't Seem to Like Them Very Much
Think third-party candidates help throw the election to Clinton? Think again.
Why We Should All Care About Brazil's War on WhatsApp
Because WhatsApp is so popular, it is a prime target for government data mining-and not just in Brazil.
Energy in the West Cheap and Ubiquitous Despite Policymakers' Best Efforts
The West's misguided attempts to curtail CO2 emissions through limits on energy use are filtering down to places where cheap energy is still a distant dream.
Hillary Clinton Picks a Doomed Fight With Americans Over Guns
Future President Clinton may well impose new restrictions on guns. Getting Americans to obey them will be a tougher trick.
Trump, Sanders Show Voters Just as Irrational as Ever
Economist Bryan Caplan finds the thesis in his book The Myth of the Rational Voter holds true in 2016, more obviously than ever.
Presidential Candidate with Alleged Links to Death Squads Wins Election in Philippines
Insists he's not a bigot
Where Is the Public on the Transgender Bathroom Controversy? Depends How You Ask!
Polls paint an ambiguous picture.
Social Conservatives Call for Stricter TV Ratings
Why the V-chip will never please everyone, and soon will hardly please anyone at all
Trigger Warning: At Oxford, Squeamish Law Students Can Avoid Classes About Violence and Sex
Because we wouldn't want lawyers to understand the intricacies of controversial legal subjects.
Taxpayers Spent $34 Million on a Minor League Hockey Arena. Two Years Later, The Team is Leaving
A regular reminder to never publicly finance pro sports teams' real estate.
Reason Wins 2016 Best Feature Maggie Award!
Congrats to Elizabeth Nolan Brown for her winning cover story on sex work and prohibition.
High School Can Suspend Student for Facebook Bomb Joke, Court Rules
"The medium is not the issue," says a U.S. District Court, if the message itself is "problematic."
One Company Fought the FDA and Won. What That Victory Means for Medicine.
Vascular Solutions CEO Howard Root faced years of jail time in a legal battle over off-label use that has profound implications for medical innovation in America.
One Company Fought the FDA and Won. What That Victory Means for Medicine.
Vascular Solutions CEO Howard Root faced years of jail time in a legal battle over off-label use that has profound implications for medical innovation in America.
Does Facebook Suppress Conservative News Outlets and Topics?
Ex-staffers of the social media behemoth claim stories written by and about conservatives are deliberately kept from "Trending."
Why Shouldn't Private Employers Get to Make Hiring Decisions Based on Their Beliefs?
There's no way around the fact that anti-discrimination laws limit free association rights.
Bartenders Can't Refuse to Serve Pregnant Women in New York City
New guidelines also say pumping breast milk at work must be permitted and require "reasonable accommodations" for employees who have recently miscarried or aborted a pregnancy.
No, You Don't Have an Obligation to Vote
Once you start dissecting the please-vote platitudes, it quickly becomes evident that you should feel no guilt about skipping the polls.
Maine Legalization Initiative Would Force Merchants to Hide Marijuana Magazines
MPP, which decried the behind-the-counter rule as "absurd" and "unconstitutional" in Colorado, is backing it in Maine.
The Zombie Drug That Wasn't
Four years after the "Miami cannibal attack," a critique of the press coverage reveals familiar patterns.
P.J. O'Rourke Endorses Hillary Clinton
Calls her "the second worst thing that could happen to this country"
Sarah Palin Targets Paul Ryan For Not Backing Donald Trump Fast Enough
Time to bend the knee.
DC Subway System to Undergo Major Repairs
Service will be disrupted starting in June.
Uber and Lyft Defeated by Voters in Austin, Texas
City desire to fingerprint all drivers will drive the e-hailing companies out of the city.
Gary Johnson Pitches Himself as Independents' Choice for President
Who represents the majority of Americans who don't affiliate with a party?
FDA Rules Could Cripple E-Cig Industry
499 pages of new regulation threaten to crush manufacturers.
