Peter Suderman: The History of Science Fiction Robots
How science fiction androids became real-life machines.
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Noah Berlatsky on the Government's Crusade Against Classifieds
The hope seems to be that negative publicity will shut down Backpage.com, or at least its "adult" listings section, just as Craigslist closed its erotic services listings in 2010 under similar pressure.
Baylen Linnekin Interviews the Sponsor of Wyoming's Food Freedom Act
"The free market is suddenly hip on the farm again."
Ronald Bailey Explains that Doomsters Mistake Peak Prices for "Peak Everything"
On the downward side of the latest super-cycle
Kurt Loder Reviews: Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief and The Wrecking Crew
Strange tales from the church of Xenu, and the secret weapon of '60s rock.
Steve Chapman: Sports Stadiums Throw Taxpayers for a Loss
It's a play fake that never fails.
David Harsanyi: Why Won't Anyone Challenge Hillary?
The fact that Hillary has been running in an open election as if she were the incumbent is fairly unprecedented in modern politics.
Sheldon Richman on Republicans' Iran Plans
Republican hardliners don't really want a "better deal" with Iran, they want war.
Elizabeth Nolan Brown on Sex, Love, and Robots
Will sex robots be more like vibrators, pets, partners, or slaves?
Andrew Napolitano on the Clinton Email Scandal
Keeping work documents from the government as Clinton did is a felony, punishable by up to three years in prison and permanent disqualification from holding public office.
Katherine Mangu-Ward: The Robot Revolution Is Already Here
And humans are doing what we have always done in the face of change: anticipating and adapting where we can, muddling through where we can't, and trying to enjoy the ride.
Matt Welch: It's Stupid Season. Have You Been Vaccinated?
Journalists weren't interested in vaccine policy, they just wanted to find fools and laugh at them.
Steve Chapman: Superbugs Are Outstripping Antibiotics
Bacteria can evolve. Maybe federal policymakers can as well, before it's too late.
Jacob Sullum on the French Right Not to Be Offended
Under French law, insulting people based on their religion is a crime punishable by six months in jail.
Sheldon Richman on How the War of 1812 Made Republicans Embrace Permanent Taxes and a Strong Military
The war dramatically changed American people and government.
Sara Mayeux: Cruel, Unusual, and Crowded
Will Brown v. Plata bring mass incarceration to an end?
Brendan O'Neill: France Dishonors Charlie Hebdo By Policing Hate Speech
To grant the state the authority to police hatred is to open the door to the policing of thought, conscience, and morality.
Greg Jones: Will Robots Kill Labor Unions?
Automation needn't be scary for workers, but for traditional unions, the robot future may hold a different fate.
David Harsanyi on Netanyahu's Holocaust Remarks
Netanyahu was right to bring up the Holocaust, writes David Harsanyi.
Ronald Bailey Extols the Revolutionary Implications of Blockchain Technology
Review of Blockchain: Blueprint For A New Economy
Steven Greenhut on Cal State's Ban on 'Belief' Requirements for Campus Groups
State bill targets university's 'believe it or not' edict.
Kurt Loder Reviews Chappie
A sci-fi misfire from Neill Blomkamp.
Steve Chapman: Netanyahu's Impossible Dream
Arms control tends to bring out unwarranted panic and fury, and Netanyahu is squarely in that tradition.
Sheldon Richman Says America Must Reject Netanyahu's War Cry on Iran
If there is an "existential threat," Israel is the source and Iran is the target.
Reason TV: Killer or Artist?
Prosecutors' use of rap lyrics as evidence is chilling artistic speech.
Andrew Napolitano on Obama's Lone Wolf Presidency
When the president effectively writes the laws, Congress is effectively neutered.
Michael Tanner: Medicare and Social Security Tabs Coming Due
Unless we want to drown future generations in a sea of red ink, we need to have a serious conversation about the future of entitlements.
Prepare to Meet Your Replacements! Why Robots Will Win in the End.
New developments will change human relationships with machines
Shikha Dalmia on the Misplaced Feminist Outrage Against Patricia Arquette
Feminism no longer knows how to help real women with real problems
Ronald Bailey: The Vampire Cure for Aging
Watch out Millennials! Baby Boomers are out for blood.
