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Man-made Global Warming Likely to Be Moderate, Says Study
Alternatively: model-predicted catastrophic warming is unlikely
Baltimore's Long History of Failed Development and Urban Renewal
Police abuse might have lit the fuse, but decades of awful top-down planning helped create the explosion.
Freddie Gray's Arrest Record Explains Why He Ran, Not Why He's Dead
Cops still haven't explained how he died in their custody, but insist they did nothing criminal.
'Georgetown Will Need to Step In' If Students Don't Agree to Destroy Video Footage of Sommers Event
Footage includes protesters who did not consent to be recorded, admin says
Resistance Isn't Always Rational
We needn't endorse the means of desperate people to acknowledge their ends are worth fighting for.
State of Emergency in Baltimore, Governor Calls Out National Guard
"To address the growing violence and unrest in Baltimore City"
Rioting Is a Threat to Public Safety. Police Unions Are a Worse One.
How much does a lack of police accountability and transparency contribute to the anger that helps turn protests violent?
New Study Indicates New York Might Be Better Off Cooling it With Petty Ticketing of Citizens
NYPD Chief Bratton holds firm for as many reasons for his forces to mess with citizens as they can get.
End the Violence in Baltimore: Rioting and Looting Never Justified
Violence gives cops the justification they need
Watch: Cops and Locals Clash in Baltimore
A school walkout is followed by anti-police riots.
When Liberalism Finally Collides With Reality
A rebellion is brewing in liberal Brookline, Massachusetts over raising property taxes.
McConnell Warned About Patriot Act Reauthorization By Libertarian Groups
No surveillance reform means giving the executive unchecked powers we should know it will abuse.
The Onion on College: 'Students, Faculty Invited To Freely Express Single Viewpoint'
Cue uncomfortable laughter
Kentucky Court Rules Printer Can't Be Forced to Produce Pro-Gay Messages
It's a fairly pure example of compelled speech.
No, 'Outside Agitators' Were Not Responsible for Saturday's Violence in Baltimore
Contrary to the authorities' claims
Airplane Travel More Climate-Friendly Than Car Travel
Flying is less carbon-sinful than driving
Is Giving Money Directly to the Poor a Good Idea?
GiveDirectly co-founder on the value of charitable cash transfers.
Is Giving Money Directly to the Poor a Good Idea?
GiveDirectly co-founder on the value of charitable cash transfers.
Marijuana and the Poverty of 'Rational Basis' Review
Why a federal judge's decision against reclassifying cannabis was inevitable
Feds Convict Elderly Bar Owner Who Allowed Prostitution Upstairs as 'Sex Trafficking Ring Leader'
FBI says Hortencia Medeles-Arguello, 71, "should have known" some of the women were being controlled by pimps.
Two Gay Men Apologize, Face Boycotts for Talking to Ted Cruz
Do not even speak to the outgroup!
Forget D.C., States Take Very Different Paths on Guns
Tighter gun laws or looser firearms restrictions? They're both coming to a state near you.
How the FBI Helped Prosecutors Railroad Criminal Defendants
FBI forensic examiners provided flawed testimony in hundreds of cases.
Download Your Google Search History, and/or Delete It!
Google offers a way to view, download, and delete the data its collected on your searches
Project Launched to Check Global Temperature Records
The Global Warming Policy Foundation calls for evidence for the validity of temperature records
Free-Speech Wannabees Pull out of Free-Speech Gala Honoring Cartoonists Who Died for Free Speech
For some, sword is mightier than the PEN