Tillerson Suggests Pre-Emptive Military Action Against North Korea a Possibility
The U.S. is warning North Korea to denuclearize or else.
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U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions Fall 3 Percent
Global emissions flat for 3rd year in a row despite strong economic growth
Global Press Freedom at 12-Year Low
The real fake news is calling the free press an enemy of the people.
How Free Is YOUR State? All 50 States Ranked by Personal and Economic Freedoms
New Hampshire, Alaska, and Oklahoma are tops, but can you guess the three worst states?
More Good News: U.S. Teen Birth Rate Continues to Fall
U.S. total fertility rate close to lowest ever too
Good News: U.S. Death Rate Resumes Falling
Rose last year as a result of drug overdosing and stalled progress on heart disease
Is Russia Using U.K. and U.S. Domestic Spying Laws as a Model?: New at Reason
"In Russia, the legislation is compared to the USA Patriot Act."
U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions Fall Again—Down 12 Percent from 2005
Yet the U.S. economy grew in real terms by 15 percent since 2005.
You Are $13,000 Poorer Because of Federal Regulations
New study quantifies the damage to economic growth that the accumulation of regulations causes
Governments Hating On Press Freedom More, Says Reporters Without Borders
The U.S. has a satisfactory score, but our country could do a lot better.
Climate Change Has Made U.S. Weather More Pleasant, Says Nature Study
Most Americans live in counties that are experiencing more pleasant weather than they did forty years ago
The Dying of the Poor White Americans
The gap in life expectancy between the top and bottom 1 percent of income for American men is nearly 15 years. For women, it's 10 years.
Assume 6 Feet of Sea Level Rise: Predict Catastrophe
Useful science or worst case scaremongering?
Ethnic Attrition: Third Generation Americans Ignore Census' Ethnic Pigeonholes
Trump voters who fear a white minority U.S. should just relax.
The New Nuclear Energy Revolution
Throwing off excessive regulatory precaution will bend the nuclear cost curve down, argues new study
U.S. Falls Back Down the Economic Freedom Ranking
U.S. Economic Freedom Falls say Heritage Foundation Index of Economic Freedom 2016
Paris Climate Change Conference
Poor Countries Demand $3.5 Trillion in Climate Finance at Paris Conference
Seventh Dispatch: U.S. reportedly threatens to walk out
Hey, GOP Fearmongers: Not One Terrorist Act by Refugees in U.S.
Trying to gain power by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people
Death Rate for Middle Aged U.S. Whites Anomalously Rising
Drugs, suicide, and liver disease responsible for 500,000 extra deaths since 1999.
Enlightened Chinese Industrial Planning Will Crush U.S. Free Markets, Said Pundits: Maybe Not
Reminding pundits Tom Friedman, Robert Reich and others of what they said.
Two-Thirds of Americans Favor Citizenship for Illegal Immigrants
Donald Trump calls voters "stupid."*
If You Want to Be Rich, Choose Your Country of Birth Wisely
"There is nothing more valuable than a U.S. passport."
Premarital Sex Is 'Not Wrong at All,' Say 58 Percent of Americans
On the other hand, fewer approve of extramarital sex.
Should Rich Countries Compensate Poor Countries for Climate Change Damages?
There's optimism a climate change deal can be reached at UN conference in Peru.
China and America Climate Change Blame Game
Discord on who's responsible for fixing the weather at U.N. climate confab.
Iranian President Rouhani Advises U.S. On How to Handle Terrorism
Also insists Iran is not building a nuclear bomb and ducks questions about arrests for a Youtube video, Washington Post journalists, and a 25 year-old woman watching a volleyball game.
America Is in No Position to Lecture Russia About Imperialism
Russia isn't the only country that regards its "backyard" as its playground. The U.S. acts the same way.
Russia Denounces European, American Threats of Ukraine Sanctions
Says they are equivalent to blackmail
Obama Meets With Other North American Leaders in Mexico
Trade, immigration, and other issues discussed
Afghanistan Releases Prisoners Despite Warnings From the US
Unnamed U.S. military official says some of the detainees are linked to IEDs
North Korea: Plans For US-South Korea Military Drills Threaten Family Reunions
Last reunions were held in 2010
