December 9, 2015
- Not that it matters, but Donald Trump's anti-Muslim policy proposal would be impossible to implement.
- J.K. Rowling says Donald Trump is worse than Lord Voldemort.
- Pop star Zayn Malik's soft, subtle revolution against Islamophobia and the fear of Muslim men.
- Study confirms that text messages ending with a period are perceived as being less sincere.
- Small community of ISIS supporters in the US said to be diverse except for similar online behaviors.
- One way to rid America of many of its woes: do away with private housing.
- Austrian city of Linz removes its gay-themed pedestrian crossing lights.
- Human Rights Watch calls for the Attorney General to investigate CIA and government officials who conspired to torture prisoners in the War on Terror.
- Almost 1% of Iceland joins the Zuist movement, protesting paying taxes to the state church and other religious bodies.
- The most effective philanthropy is the "contentious and controversial use of private wealth."
- Innocent people pleading guilty to drug charges in Houston, only to be exonerated later, accounted for much of a 37% national spike in exonerations.
- Unrelated: The Julia Child guide to stoned cooking.
- Investigation into the personal and public costs incurred when someone is shot.
- Why we won't get gun control anytime soon: 2013 report on the NRA's stranglehold on Congress.
- Esprit and North Face co-founder Doug Tompkins dies following a kayaking accident in Patagonia.
- Profile of Rev. Jesse Jackson, post-Black Lives Matter.
- Matthew Baldwin's follow-up—expansion pack?—to this year's guide to the year's best board games.
- Celebrating the 20th birthday of This American Life, much darker than its critics give it credit for.
- Comprehensive history of wrist gaming.