Paul Best

Civil Liberties

New Playground Safety Requirements Are Absurd

The chances of a child dying or seriously hurting himself in a playground fall are infinitesimal.

Paul Best and Lenore Skenazy | 3.26.2015 9:30 AM

Free-Range Kids

Proposed Law Would Label Parents of Fat Kids "Child Abusers"

One extra helping of mofongo and Puerto Rican parents are fonged.

Lenore Skenazy and Paul Best | 3.17.2015 11:35 AM

Policy

Mom of Latchkey Kid Found Not Guilty of 'Abandonment'

Gee, I hope she didn't miss raising him for an entire year and a half.

Lenore Skenazy and Paul Best | 2.26.2015 2:40 PM

Civil Liberties

This Mom Lost Custody After She Left Her Kid Alone at Home for 90 Minutes

A Canadian court is set to decide whether to criminalize latchkey kids-or at least their parents.

Lenore Skenazy and Paul Best | 2.17.2015 12:15 PM

Science & Technology

Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne Is Creating a Bitcoin-esque Stock Market Exchange

Paul Best | 7.31.2014 7:01 PM

Science & Technology

Self-Driving Cars Are Coming to the U.K. Early Next Year

Paul Best | 7.30.2014 5:50 PM

Science & Technology

Lyft and NYC Reach an Agreement…Sorta

Paul Best | 7.29.2014 5:38 PM

Civil Liberties

D.C. Cops Conducting FBI-Like Stings to Arrest People They Predetermine as 'Bad Guys'

Paul Best | 7.24.2014 10:45 AM

Science & Technology

Dell Becomes Latest Mainstream Brand to Embrace Bitcoin

Dell is making cryptocurrencies more accessible to mainstream consumers by accepting Bitcoin on its website.

Paul Best | 7.22.2014 4:45 PM

Culture

More Evidence Uber Keeps People From Drunk Driving

Paul Best | 7.21.2014 5:00 PM

War on Drugs

WHO: Decriminalize Intravenous Drug Use to Help End HIV

Paul Best | 7.17.2014 3:56 PM

Culture

Are People Using Uber as an Alternative to Drinking and Driving?

Paul Best | 7.15.2014 9:46 PM

Science & Technology

French Authorities Seize Bitcoin Worth $272,000

Paul Best | 7.9.2014 2:29 PM

Economics

French Rideshare Company BlaBlaCar Raises $100 Million

Paul Best | 7.2.2014 9:44 PM

Culture

Atlanta and New Orleans Mayors Pick Uber to Win in Fight with Traditional Taxis

Paul Best | 6.30.2014 3:50 PM

Economics

Brazil Screws Up World Cup Prep, Airbnb Saves Their Butts

Paul Best | 6.26.2014 4:55 PM

Civil Liberties

March on Marriage Fails to Attract a Crowd at the Capitol, Gallup Knows Why

Paul Best | 6.24.2014 4:39 PM

War on Drugs

New Pot Breathalyzer May Be the Solution to Marijuana's DUI Problem

Paul Best | 6.19.2014 12:23 PM

Science & Technology

BTCDelta Is Leading the Charge to Bring Bitcoin to Mainstream Consumers

Paul Best | 6.16.2014 5:15 PM

Policy

Obama's New Student Debt Plan Will Exacerbate America's Widening Skills Gap

Paul Best | 6.11.2014 5:30 PM

Science & Technology

Bitcoin Gaining Momentum With Small Entrepreneurs

Paul Best | 6.9.2014 5:30 PM

Economics

Meet the Good Guys of the Deep Web

Paul Best | 6.6.2014 11:30 AM

Economics

Bitcoin Comes to Facebook, Apple, and Dish Network

Paul Best | 6.4.2014 4:37 PM

Civil Liberties

Chinese Amnesia on the 25th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square

Paul Best | 6.4.2014 7:08 AM

Culture

Professor Fired Due to His Masterfully Crafted Beard

Paul Best | 6.3.2014 12:05 PM

Economics

When Will Millennials Start to Realize a College Degree Is Not Enough?

Paul Best | 5.29.2014 5:02 PM