Trump and How to Speed Up FDA Regulatory Approvals
Slashing the restraints on the agency's slow and burdensome process.
Safety
Why New Cellphone Restrictions Won't Have a Noticeable Impact on Crashes
Cellphones figure in something like 1 percent of traffic fatalities, and holding them is not the main distraction.
Calif. to Treat Smart Phones in Cars as Just Slightly Less Dangerous than Loaded Guns
Don't drive and … touch … anything?
Ford Gets It Right on Self-Driving Cars
Go for full self-driving capability, not half-assed autonomy.
4 Incredibly Dumb Ways the Government Is Spending Your Money to Punish People for Having Sex
And making a mess of civil liberties and people's lives in the process
Your Self-Driving Car: Minimize Casualties or Save You?
What algorithms will actually save the most lives in the long run?
No Child Left Alone: Getting the Government Out of Parenting
Interview with Author Abby Schachter
Self-Driving Cars: Half-Assed Automation Is Stupid and Dangerous
Also, Uber self-driving project launches in Pittsburgh
Good News! The Benevolent State of California Will Let You Have Proper Vietnamese Rice Cakes
Yes, it takes a bill to allow the food to be sold at the appropriate temperature.
Thank God Nobody Died From This Texas Woman's Illegal Tamales
Massive fines over a very common home-based business.
Extremely Rare Deadly Balloon Tragedy Leads to Familiar Calls for More Regulation
Is more oversight truly needed, or just more risk awareness?
Crashes Caused by Negligence Are Still Accidents
The movement to stop calling car crashes "accidents" blurs an important distinction.
Biotech Crop Safety Scientific Consensus Confirmed by National Academy of Sciences
"No substantiated evidence of a difference in risks to human health between current commercially available genetically engineered (GE) crops and conventionally bred crops"
Anti-Pot Analyst Claims Fatal Crashes in Washington 'Have Risen 122 Percent'
That exaggerates the actual change by a factor of 72.
AAA Finds No Basis for Equating THC Blood Levels With Driver Impairment
Traffic safety trends in Washington after marijuana legalization are ambiguous.
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."
The Real but Exaggerated Danger of Stoned Driving
A new study indicates that marijuana's impact on crash risk is much smaller than prohibitionists claim.
New Study Suggests Marijuana's Impact on Crash Risk Has Been Exaggerated
Driving after toking is not safe, but it's not as dangerous as prohibitionists claim.
Proposed Massachusetts Stoned Driving Rule Is Better Than Washington's but Worse Than Current Law
With a "permissible inference" based on THC levels, innocent people can still be convicted.
Will Texas' Use of 'Safety Regulations' to Close Abortion Clinics Be Declared Unconstitutional?
SCOTUS heard testimony last week.
GMO Alarmist Nassim Taleb Backs Out of Debate. I Refute Him Anyway.
Fallacious arguments against developing and growing modern biotech crops is cause for great moral concern.
Victory for Porn Industry in California Condom Vote
Yesterday was a win for adult entertainment, sure, but also for personal liberty and against an overreaching nanny state.
Is Condom-Free Porn an Occupational Safety Hazard? California Authorities Vote Today
A who's who of the porn biz joined public-health experts in condemning the proposed regulations Thursday.
When Safety Measures Make Us Unsafe
How everything from seatbelts to bank deposit insurance can backfire
'Stalemate' Over Porn Condom Law in Los Angeles
But with the L.A. law unenforceable, anti-porn activists are pushing work-safety inspectors to punish film companies and gearing up for a state ballot fight.
Rich, White and Stupidly Anti-Vaccine in California
New Years Resolution: Stop putting your kids and other people at risk
Paris Terrorism No Excuse for Anti-Encryption Efforts
Inconveniently for the U.S. intelligence community, the Paris attacks had nothing to do with encrypted communications.
"Frankenfish" Finally Approved for Eating by FDA—Hooray!
It only took 20 years to obtain bureaucratic permission
Paris, Fear, and Freedom
It is in times of fear when we need to be most vigilant about our liberties.
A Surveillance State Doesn't Have To Be a Police State
Is it time to crowdsource law enforcement?
Task Force Will Hammer Out Who Will Have to Report Their Drones to the Government
Can we start with the CIA?
Michigan Cops Plan to Pull Teenagers Over for Obeying the Law
A Macomb County program aimed at "rewarding" good drivers casually violates their constitutional rights.
Energy Drinks: Safe As Coffee But Somehow Lethal
An alarmist Washington Post story conflates Red Bull with pure caffeine powder.
Self-Driving Cars Dodging Deer and Regulators So Far
Self-driving vehicles are legal in most states.
Is Marijuana Causing More Car Crashes in Washington?
The presence of THC does not necessarily indicate impairment.
Ruby, Don't Take Your Drone to Town
Private surveillance by unmanned aircraft causing headaches.
Defining Drugged Driving by THC Levels Makes Little Sense, Heritage Foundation Concedes
Paul Larkin suggests states should reduce BAC levels instead.
Google's Robot Car Cuts Off Delphi's Robot Car: No Road Rage Ensues
What is the self-driving equivalent of flipping the bird?
Government Study Casts Doubt on Legal Definitions of Stoned Driving
Simulator tests also confirm that marijuana impairs drivers less than alcohol.
Washington Driver Gets Six Months for 'Marijuana-Related' Crash That May Have Had Nothing to Do With Marijuana
The state's new standard for stoned driving can make innocent people guilty.
Classical Mythology Too Triggering for Columbia Students
Roman and Greek mythology "contains triggering and offensive material that marginalizes student identities in the classroom," students say.
What a Suicidal Pilot Can Teach Us About Trying to Predict All Risk
Watch out when folks play the "safety card." Consider what we might lose in its pursuit.
