Dec 29, 2017
When it comes to online media, engagement—the minutes spent reading, watching, or listening—is the new likes. With that in mind, I’m happy to share the 10 most-engaging stories from the thousands of articles we posted at reason.com this past year. They cover the waterfront in terms of topics, takes, and temperament, but they are all energized by our principled libertarian belief in “Free Minds and Free Markets.”
Read more at Reason.com
Dec 29, 2017
Wondering where to travel in 2018? We’ve got you covered. It’s never easy to decide which destinations to feature in our annual Where to Go list. When you’re a traveler, there are always reasons to go everywhere. For 2018, we chose the following 18 places because they all have a new story to share.
Read more at Afar.com
Dec 29, 2017
Gold extended its rally to a three-month high on Friday, leaping toward its biggest one-year rise in seven years as a wilting U.S. dollar, political tensions and receding concerns over the impact of U.S. interest rate hikes fed into its rally.
Read more at Reuters.com
Dec 29, 2017
I believe some things are better left unsaid. Despite wanting total honesty in your relationship, there are times where there is no upside to sharing certain details with your partner. In fact, your sharing will not only cause hurt feelings, but might also cause a lasting negative effect. The irreparable harm will likely not be worth it.
Here are five instances in which total transparency might do more harm than good:
Read more at mindbodygreen.com
Dec 29, 2017
For over four years, Robert Stuart has been forensically investigating the innumerable inconsistencies, contradictions, anomalies and apparent falsehoods in BBC Panorama documentary Saving Syria’s Children. Speaking exclusively to Sputnik, the former journalist shares his most troubling discoveries.
…read more at Sputniknews.com
Dec 29, 2017
Republicans have repealed ObamaCare’s individual insurance mandate, but they still have a number of decisions to make on health care in the coming year.
Even without the unpopular mandate, the health-care law is still largely in effect, with nearly 9 million people enrolled in private plans for 2018.
Here are five things to watch out for.
Read more at TheHill.com