December 17, 2015
By The Morning News
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- The GOP's foreign policy divide comes down to whom Republicans blame—George W. Bush or Barack Obama—for the rise of ISIS.
- Spending bill to lean left, tax bill to tilt right: how Congressional sausage gets made.
- GOP uses bills to gut online privacy, which Dems considered “small potatoes” compared to other priorities.
- Watching Trump's numbers, establishment Republicans rethink everything they thought they knew about their supporters.
- Daily Show debunks the "good guy with a gun" argument.
- What it’s like to buy a gun in California, where it’s hard (but not that hard).
- The number of complaints a Chicago cop receives in a certain year predicts whether and how many complaints he or she will have in the following year.
- It's that time of year: Google’s Year in Search.
- Incredibly detailed study of Australians finds people a bit happier on days that are overall sunnier.
- Teens smoke cigarettes way less than ever and do fewer drugs in general, with the major exception of pot.
- FDA isn’t the barrier to innovation in new drugs, but Congress’ push for expedited permitting suggests otherwise.
- Stunningly reported parallel stories of a rape victim no one believed, and the female detectives who found her rapist states away.
- See also: the year’s best crime reporting includes tales of forgiveness, forgotten graveyards, and mountains of cocaine.
- How "diversity" killed affirmative action: When race-conscious admissions stopped being about racism, the only argument for it was the enrichment of white students.
- Korean companies make employees take part in mock funerals.
- The world of Star Wars exerts a unique hold on Silicon Valley, where CEOs style themselves the next Skywalkers.
- The real goldmine for Uber is in becoming the transportation backend for tons of other services, not just its own apps.
- Brooklyn-based mom rents out surplus mothering skills for $40 an hour.
- Man who first hacked the iPhone now ready to challenge Tesla’s self-driving car with an Acura and off-the-shelf electronics.
- Thursday fun science video: "Black holes explained, from birth to death."
