The NCAA and the ACC Oppose Discrimination, Sometimes
Say they are opposed to all forms of discrimination but that's not exactly true.
Culture
Once Again, Lack of Surveillance Wasn't Issue in New York Terror Attack
Another case where calls for 'mass snooping' ignore other avenues for information.
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Wants to Subjugate the First Amendment
Free exercise rights exist "only to the extent that they do not unduly burden" bans on discrimination, the report says.
Chicago's Awful Crackdown on Food Trucks
A pair of orchestrated hit pieces from media outlets has spurred the city to hand out massive fines.
Movie Reviews: Snowden and Bridget Jones's Baby
Oliver Stone and Renée Zellweger return, in top form.
Lawmakers Offer Snowden Film Cross-Promotion with Report Blasting Him
House Intel Committee says he was no whistleblower.
Donald Trump Was Right to 'Float Rolling Back Food Safety Regs'
If you think the FDA and food inspectors rather than vendors' desire not to kill their customers is what keeps you safe, you're an idiot.
Thomas Friedman, Admirer of Dictators, Slams Trump for Admiring Dictators
The New York Times columnist, who calls the Republican nominee's praise of autocratic strength "idiotic," is guilty of the same idiocy.
Cop Settles Mother-Daughter Dispute By Arresting Daughter
The deputy informed the girl of her rights, and his own views on gender roles and Muslims.
Norwegian Black Metal Artist Elected to Local Office Against His Will
Black metal finds its Cincinnatus.
The NCAA Should Be Free to Boycott N.C. Taxpayers Should Be Free to Stop Subsidizing Them.
Why are the rest of us paying for this dispute?
Drafter of U.S. Dietary Goals Was Bribed by Big Sugar to Demonize Fat
Newly released historical documents show the Sugar Research Foundation paid scientists to blame fat and cholesterol, not sugar, for coronary heart disease.
Lewd Acts and Prostitution Among Charges for California Cops—If Alleged Victim Gets Out of Florida Jail
"If we don't have a witness," said Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley, "we can't prosecute these cases."
Watch Elton John's Immensely Moving 9/11 Version of "Rocket Man"
Art mostly failed us after the 9/11 attacks, but Captain Fantastic and others bound our wounds with spectacular responses.
Dairy Lobby Sides with Florida in Orwellian Attempt to Redefine 'Skim Milk'
According to state regulators, skim milk = skim milk + mandated additives.
Hooray! Transhumanism Is Inevitable: New at Reason
A review of Beyond Human: How Cutting-Edge Science Is Extending Our Lives
Friday A/V Club: Don't Blame Me, I Voted for Number 6
The Prisoner celebrates an anniversary.
Movie Reviews: Sully and The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years
Profiles in courage and '60s pop delirium.
11 Oakland Cops Disciplined Over Prostitution Scandal Involving Exploited Teen
Four Oakland police officers have been fired and seven others suspended without pay.
Police Chief Chides Union for Neglecting Safety, Boycotting Colin Kaepernick
Cops submit their hours on their timesheets and then the department bills the team, if the cops filled their sheets out correctly.
Conservatives Against Incarceration
How criminal justice reform found support on the right—and what it will take to push it further
Where Did Trump Come From?
A new history of the American right sheds light on the GOP in 2016.
Eating Away at State Roadkill Bans
Some states bar people from harvesting dead animals. But Montana has gotten good results from lifting its ban.
Friday A/V Club: A Vintage Anti-Hippie Film Strip
A fever-dream film strip from 1967 calls the counterculture a communist/capitalist plot.
If Your Case Against Immigration Is 'You're Going To Have Taco Trucks on Every Corner,' You Lose, Amigo
Like his candidate, Latino Donald Trump spokesman just doesn't get America, food, or entrepreneurship.
Movie Reviews: The Light Between Oceans and Morgan
Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender in a deceptive heart-tugger, and Kate Mara on the trail of yet another sci-fi cyborg.
Pamela Anderson Warns That 'The Crack Babies of Porn' Are Nigh
In the Wall Street Journal, the ex-Playboy model blames online-porn for Anthony Weiner's texting troubles & kids propelled "warp-speed into the dark side."
Ruling Against Burkini Ban Hinges on the Meaning of 'Decency' and 'Public Order'
The rationale for France's veil ban-protecting other people's sensibilities-seems broad enough to cover full-body swimwear.
HBO's Great Sunday Night Lineup Is a Tribute To Economic Freedom
The Night Of, Ballers, Vice Principals, and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver are products of the best arts patron of all: the free market.
Is 49ers' QB Colin Kaepernick Right To Sit During the National Anthem?
Refuses to honor flag of a country he says "oppresses black people and people of color."
Why the USDA Shouldn't Be Buying Up Surplus Cheese
The feds are bailing out dairy producers. Here's why that's a terrible and wasteful mistake.
The Man Who Turned Beauty into an Actual Cult
Documentary takes viewers inside the place called Buddhafield.
Burkini Ban Busted! French Court Says No to Criminalizing Muslim Swimwear
France's top court struck down a ban on Muslim women's swimwear known as "burkinis."
The Loophole That Allows French Bans on Veils, Head Scarves, and (Probably) Burkinis
Freedom of religion is supposedly guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights, but there are many exceptions.
Movie Reviews: Don't Breathe and I Am Not a Serial Killer
Fresh new adventures in low-budget horror.
Non-Religious Fundamentalists
Secular and socially-liberal Americans are blasting the French burkini bans. Yet when it comes to spreading "tolerance" here, will we get the message?
France's Burkini Ban is the Ridiculous Yet Totally Predictable Result of Legislating Morality
The French government has long tried to mandate correct thinking and secularism by curbing free expression.
