New York City Street Parking Is Preposterously Corrupt

Illegal parking isn’t just an annoyance. It’s a business. | Continue reading


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Two philosophers on memory transfer

The story of your life wouldn’t be worth anything if it were merely kept on a hard drive and transferred into someone else’s brain. | Continue reading


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George Mason University's Robin Hanson Might Be America’s Creepiest Economist

He seems to believe that men are owed sex, that women are devious about it, and that it's OK to lightly toy with questions about rape. | Continue reading


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The Media Narrative Around Amazon Is Out of Control

The company’s impact is overstated and its value overblown. | Continue reading


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“Cry Closets” Really Are a Good Idea

This is one college campus idea that has legs. | Continue reading


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They Saved Hitler’s Skull. Or Did They?

Does a jawbone found in a cigarillo box in the Soviet archives really belong to the leader of the Third Reich? | Continue reading


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The Man Who Perfected the Laugh Track

Charlie Douglass was a virtuoso of laughter. | Continue reading


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What we know about Apple’s AR and VR headset plans

It wouldn’t debut until 2020—so there’s still time for plans to change or fall apart. | Continue reading


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There is a telling moment at the end of the first episode of Occupied, the highly entertaining new Norwegian TV political thriller, now available in th ... | Continue reading


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Stop talking about race and IQ. Take it from someone who did

Framing genetic arguments in racial terms isn’t scientific. | Continue reading


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