John Deere Clarifies: It's Trying To Abuse Copyright Law To Stop You From Owning Your Own Tractor , Because It Cares About You.

Americans spend 70 billion dollars a year on lotteries , a tremendous waste, and half of it comes from people who can't afford it.

You can think of the lotteries as a "tax on stupidity", but it really is more like "encouragement of bad decisions".

States use lotteries to raise money because there is resistance to using taxes for this. But the taxes could be aimed mainly at the rich and businesses that can afford them.

How parents threaten children's online privacy .

Thugs present a possibly imaginary medical condition, "excited delirium", as an excuse for the death of prisoners.

Even if "excited delirium" is real, it is quite likely that the taser contributed to her death.

Online Voting Is Convenient, But If the Results Aren't Verifiable It's Not Worth The Risk .

Simply using computers for voting is already unsafe ; to even consider doing it over the internet is the work of clowns.