Movie Review: Arrival
Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner on alien saving time.
Web Articles
Will Trump Supporters Like What They Get?
Trade wars and debt increases loom on the horizon.
Vaping Is a Gateway to Quitting
A new study that links e-cigarettes to smoking has things backward.
Americans Are Still Freer Than Most, But the Trend Line Are Worrying
Freedom of the press, government accountability and transparency, and economic freedom have all been trending down, while corruption is trending up.
Which 3 Freedoms Will the Next President Restrict or Ban?
The list stops at three for the sake of brevity, but you can assume that Clinton and Trump both have more than enough doom to spare for other liberties.
'Crooked Hillary' Is No Reason to Restore the Independent Counsel Statute
Some politicians are dishonest. But it's far healthier for democracy if the voters get to sort that out in elections.
Could Trump Lose the Way Gore Lost?
Electoral College math makes victory a challenge.
Election Focus on Food Policy Is Lacking
As the presidential race drags into the home stretch, food issues don't even rate as a blip on the polls.
Get Your Tabloid Television On and Revisit Serial Killers, Karen Carpenter
Tired of prestige dramas? These two guilty pleasures have you covered.
Election 2016 and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change
The new universal climate accord is now in force: Is it irreversible?
Movie Review: Doctor Strange
Benedict Cumberbatch pumps new life into the ever-expanding Marvel universe.
Shrink the Supreme Court?
A GOP proposal to deny Clinton's appointment choices may backfire.
The Panderer in Chief and the 'War on the American Farmer'
Farmers are such a protected class that it's hard to take the notion of a war against them seriously.
On Transgender Students, Do the Right Thing in the Right Way
Don't make excuses for even more unchecked executive power.
Clinton Lies About Lying About Her Lies
The newly revived email controversy shows how she manages to be less trusted than Trump.
Human Freedom Is Up, But Government Quality Is Deteriorating
Progress in spite of government not because of it.
Gun Control Is Tax-Subsidized Marketing for Illegal Submachine Guns
If you want people to make their own automatic weapons, just restrict legal access to firearms of all sorts.
Election 2016 Pits Crooked Hillary Against Saint Hillary
Crooked Hillary is the one that has been on front pages lately. But none of us are either entirely evil or entirely good, including Clinton-and Donald Trump.
How Citizens United Protects a Mezcal Company's Right to Critcize Donald Trump
Corporations, free speech, and why "Donald eres un pendejo."
Bad Food Data and Science Still Make for Bad Food Policy
USDA's diet guidelines are a mess because the information it uses is suspect.
How Political Extremism Sways Presidential Elections and Public Policy
Models of American electoral behavior suggest that Clinton should lose, but worries about extremism may Trump
When Will Liberals Answer for Obamacare's Failures?
Blaming Republicans not going to cut it.
Movie Reviews: Inferno and Gimme Danger
Tom Hanks returns to Dan Brown land, and Iggy and the Stooges rage again.
Bureaucracy, Funding No Cure for Homeless Problem
At the minimum, county officials should look at government rules that exacerbate the suffering.
Social Security's IOU Trust Fund
Trump won't solve the problem. Clinton will make it worse.
The Bottomless Ignorance of Donald Trump
His poor grasp of policy makes past leaders look brilliant by comparison.
The Ruling Class
The ruling class decide which ideas are acceptable, which scientific theories to believe, what speech is permitted.
Clinton's Constitutional Contempt
While Trump does not know what the Constitution says, his opponent doesn't care.
Female Genital Mutilation Remains Widespread in Many Countries
But attitudes are slowly shifting.
Drug Busts Still Lead Arrest Statistics, Even as Marijuana Prohibition Fades
The law enforcement establishment has to keep itself occupied with something, doesn't it?
Anti-Immigration Restrictionism Is for Losers
Conservative intellectuals are pushing a turn that will alienate millennials, not secure the GOP's white base.
Clinton Is a Threat to the 2nd Amendment—and the 1st
Her positions on gun ownership and political speech are at odds with the Bill of Rights.
The Election Is Rigged, But Not as Trump Would Have Us Believe
The outcome of the 2016 presidential election is predetermined for power and against liberty.
The USDA's Synthetic Oversight of Organic Food
As an ongoing lawsuit makes clear, the regulations are a joke. How do we fix them?
CBS Limps to the Finish Line with Three Lackluster New Shows
The Tiffany Network is now actively attempting to alienate young viewers.
Trump's 'Rigged Election' Talk May Backfire
Belief in electoral fraud depresses turnout.
Movie Review: Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Tom Cruise going through the motions in a mild, unmemorable thriller.
