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Archives for December 2014


Surge prices are good for passengers, good for drivers, and no one is forced to pay them.


He played the 32nd president not once, not twice, but five times.


Let us start the storied annual tradition of dieting and then giving up


A landmark Supreme Court ruling could mark the beginning of the end for patenting software.


From giant blockbusters to tiny documentaries, these were 10 films that we loved in 2014.


The stories that dominated the headlines — like Keystone XL — may be less important than some little-noticed trends.


The state abolished the death penalty in 2013, but it had four inmates still waiting sentence.


Leelah Alcorn said her parents wanted her to be a “perfect little straight Christian boy.”


The border hit a turning point in 2014. Here’s why it’s happening.
We’re not doing so bad after all, people.


There’s a long history to cops rebelling against elected leaders.


We took some of 2014’s biggest news stories and translated them into 2014’s universal language.


Parents can fake the countdown to the New Year the same way they watched a fire crackle on Christmas morning — in the alternate reality of online streaming!


Experts and the public agree the process doesn’t work for cases involving police.


How can anyone still say Adnan’s guilt is beyond a reasonable doubt?