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The legislation was intended to establish rules of the road for the crypto sector for the first time. But it suffered a stinging defeat in the Senate on Tuesday.

NPR's Joel Rose speaks with Lindsay Owens, president of the economic think tank Groundwork Collaborative, about how companies using data to transform the products and prices customers see.

Chuck Lorre is responsible for many sitcoms in the last decade or so, "The Big Bang Theory" and "Two and A Half Men" among them. NPR's Scott Simon talks with him about his new memoir, "Sitcom."

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Heather Gay, author and "Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" cast member, about her new body horror novel, "Eternal Glow."

In the Barbershop, Olivia Nuzzi of Daily Beast, Alexis Nedd of Buzzfeed and NPR's Ammad Omar discuss Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's comments and a new tool to "de-Trumpify" Facebook friends.

Voters' minds are stubborn, and politicians habitually spout falsehoods. That doesn't mean fact-checking is a failure, though.

When he takes office in January, President-elect Barack Obama will face leadership challenges few would envy: a crippled economy, the Iraq war, rising gas prices and the threat of terrorism. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright offers advice on how the new president should confront the challenges ahead.

Reactions to the changes in USAID run the gamut. Some leading voices — like Mexico's president — are in favor. Others fear that lives will be lost as health care programs are cut.

Unable to return home, some Lebanese displaced by Israel's invasion of southern Lebanon are buying satellite images to see whether their houses survived.

It's the most common learning disability, yet it's still hard to answer the question: What is it? An NPR reporter who has dyslexia talks with other people — young and old — in search of answers.