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Uber, But For Poop

EVERYBODY POOPS, BUT not everybody has to deal with a cartel when trying to dispose of it.

No More Vietnam Syndrome

U.S. FOREIGN POLICY for decades proceeded in the shadow of the failure in Vietnam. Some 58,000 Americans were killed in that war.

Better, Faster, Cheaper

THE LIVING STANDARDS of Americans have vastly improved during the past 50 years, with the quality of available consumer products steadily rising even as their prices have steeply fallen.

When The Nanny State Actually Tries To Nanny

ANYTIME YOU HEAR the words “for the safety of our precious children,” grab your little ones and run. Someone who thinks he cares more about your kids than you do is about to make you grovel. If he’s from the government, run faster.

The Backpage Scandal Isn't What You Think

How indie media entrepreneurs James Larkin and Michael Lacey became the targets of a federal witchhunt

After Living Abroad, Kids Struggle With American Overparenting

WHEN JEAN PHILLIPSON’S family returned to Fairfax, Virginia, after living in Bolivia, the main thing her 10-year-old son complained about was the bus ride home from school. “He wasn’t allowed to have a pencil out,” says the mom of three, “because it was considered unsafe.”

Budget Hawks Fly The Coop

Goodbye to Paul Ryan, Jeff Flake, and Mark Sanford.

Hey, California: Stop Encouraging Building In Fire Zones!

The so-called camp fire in Butte County, California, has led to the deaths of 85 people and destroyed 13,972 homes, making it the deadliest wildfire in the state’s history. Sadly, California law makes it likely that another fire will soon claim that dubious distinction.

The Case Of The Notorious RBG

Examining the life and legend of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Bad Ideas Are Spreading Like The Plague

The defeat of measles in the United States was one of the great good news stories of the turn of the millennium.

Psychonaut Hamilton Morris On Drugs After Prohibition

What will American drug culture look like once prohibition is finally over and we can start to legally use more substances in more settings?

Helicopter Parenting For Pet Owners

Lifestyle

Quit Worrying And Learn To Love Trade With China

Fretting over deficits and intellectual property will do no good and much harm.

Law Brett Kavanaugh Flunks His First Test As An Originalist

In his 2018 confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was asked by Sen.

If We Can't Cut Entitlements, What Can We Do?

Thanks to the overspending of Congress and successive presidential administrations, America’s debt totals $22 trillion, and it is projected to grow faster and larger in the years to come.

Choosing Smart Embryos Isn't Immoral

Let's say you're a fertility doctor advising would-be parents who have exactly two viable embryos ready for implantation. The parents want to implant only one embryo. This is not an uncommon scenario; more than 71,000 babies were born in the U.S. via assisted reproduction in 2016.

How Vietnam Gave Us C-SPAN

Brian Lamb, the network’s founder, is retiring after 40 years of putting cameras on Congress, hosting in-depth interviews, and creating an enduring home for diverse civil discourse.

When Did We Get So Scared of ‘Screen Time'?

The myth of brain rot from glowing rectangles.

What It Means To Be A Kid In The 21st Century

Free-range mom Lenore Skenazy talks with sociologist Frank Furedi about what it means to be a kid in the 21st century.

Teen Fiction Twitter Is Eating Its Young

“Cancel Culture” is out of control online.

Armless Droid Calls Cops After Being Assaulted By Drunken Man

The future of humanrobot relations is silly and sensible, not sinister.

The Search For A Place To Toke Up

DENVER HAS A bunch of businesses where you can legally buy marijuana but none where you can legally use it. That is supposed to change under a local ballot initiative approved by voters last fall. But a statewide solution to Colorado’s cannabis consumption conundrum has been derailed by fears of a federal crackdown.

The Democrats' Dullard Dynasty

As the pendulum swings against the GOP, an exhausted opposition looks to nothingburgers like Chelsea Clinton.

Cassandra Of The Crash

An inter view with former Dallas Fed researcher Danielle DiMar tino Booth

Giant Ziplock Baggies Full Of Lambs Are Going To Change Everything

IN APRIL, RESEARCHERS announced they had managed to keep several extremely premature lambs alive and growing in artificial wombs.

The Surprisingly Long History Of Private Space Exploration

America returns to its roots, thanks to philanthropists who are literally shooting for the stars.

Neuropsychopharmacologist David Nutt On Alcohol, LSD, and Getting Sacked For His Findings

The British psychiatrist and neuropsychopharmacologist David Nutt had reached arguably the pinnacle of his field as chairman of the government’s Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.

Health Care And The Politics Of Disruption

AT THE BEGINNING of May, the insurance giant Aetna announced that it would cease selling health coverage in Obamacare’s insurance exchanges entirely.

After The Martian, Andy Weir Goes To The Moon

In November, writer Andy Weir released a new novel, Artemis, about a settlement on the moon. His first book, The Martian, which you may remember from the blockbuster movie version starring Matt Damon, was powered by plot-driving engineering mishaps and triumphs. Artemis instead gave Weir a chance to unleash his inner “economics dork,” he says. This fall, Editor in Chief Katherine Mangu-Ward talked with the author about what he thinks the political economy of the moon would look like.

Goodbye, Millennials

Get off our lawn.