Culture
The Deceptive Art of Confirmation-Biased 'Science': Condemning Glyphosate
With a little conflict of interest thrown in
The Insatiable Utopia
The Soviet elite who built a "dictatorship of the proletariat" and paid with their lives
Maine Food Sovereignty Bends but Doesn't Break After USDA Threats
Law amended to make sure meat processors comply with federal regulations.
Potheads Have Hotter Sex Lives
A new study finds that the more someone smokes pot, the more sex they're likely to have.
Catalonians Declare Independence, But Can They Hold It?
Rights are theoretical unless you can defend them.
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Early LSD Guru
Friday A/V Club: Celebrate Halloween with Gerald Heard, Boris Karloff, and some killer bees.
Oberlin College Is Hiring Students to Be Social Justice Activists, Host Microaggression Training
Earn $8.15 an hour converting your classmates into leftist activists.
Harvey Weinstein's Downfall Marks the Rise of Sexual Equality
The Harvey Weinstein story is not just about the end of a career. It's about the end of an era.
Former NFL Players Say League Should Allow Players to Use Marijuana to Treat Pain, Injuries
Former player: If there's any sport or league that should be leading the way in experiments with cannibis, of course it's the NFL.
The Truth About Niger
Jihadists would be no threat to Americans who were left to mind their own business.
Should Lawmakers Care How Much Fish Is in a Sustainable Fish Finger?
Choose education over regulation when food companies abuse terms like "local" and "sustainable."
Federal Court Ponders Constitutionality of Prostitution Ban
A right to engage in prostitution seems like "a natural extension of Supreme Court precedent," says judge.
North America's First 'Burqa Ban' Passed by Quebec Liberals in Name of 'Religious Neutrality'
Echoing "burqa ban" policies passed across Europe, the ban would apply to anyone using public transportation or other public services.
Comedians Should Make Jokes About Harvey Weinstein. We Rely on Them to Tell Tough Truths.
Sometimes jokes are the only way to bring terrible open secrets to light.
'Egypt's Jon Stewart' in Exile
Bassem Youssef's comedy news show had 30 million viewers. Then he was forced to flee.
Are Free Minds and Free Markets Compatible With Christianity?
A baker's dozen Christian libertarians weigh in
White Famous Hilariously Tackles the Racial Tensions of Comedy
Jay Pharoah gets space to shine on Showtime.
Mr. Smith Goes to Court
Friday A/V Club: The military sued Frank Capra, so he made a movie about it.
Even If Trump's Threat Against NBC Isn't Serious, It's Still Destructive
Our norms are being eroded by "both sides" of the partisan battle.
Chinese Dissident Ai Weiwei Explores the Tragedy of the Refugee Crisis
The famed artist has a new public art project going up in New York City, which coincides with his debut feature film, Human Flow.
Does Reproductive Freedom Mean Forcing People to Sin?
Defenders of Obamacare's contraceptive mandate give short shrift to religious liberty.
Christian Cake Bakers and Gay Coffee Shop Owners: Why Freedom of Association Is for Everybody
Businesses shouldn't have to serve those who offend them.
Do Abortion Rules Violate Satanists' Religious Freedom? Missouri Supreme Court to Decide
The rules' purpose is to "indoctrinate pregnant women into the belief held by some...Christians that a separate and unique human being begins at conception" said appeals court.
Republicans Are Far From Consistent Champions of the First Amendment, Poll Finds
Many conservatives want to proscribe the rights of Muslims, journalists, and those who "disrespect" the United States.
Vanessa Grigoriadis on the 'Blurred Lines' of Consensual Sex and Assault on Campus
Is rape culture out of control, or have we entered a new era of "sexual McCarthyism?"
Should You Be Able to Buy Birth Control—or a Tank—Over the Counter? [Podcast]
Reason's Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch on why government-mandated birth control and the NRA both suck.
Don't Cite The Hunting Ground in Defense of Harvey Weinstein
Sexual harassment is a real problem, but this activist documentary about rape on campus missed the mark.
Nashville's Future MLS Team Has Two Billionaire Owners; Mayor Wants Taxpayers to Help Fund Stadium Anyway
Mayor Megan Barry used to oppose public subsidies for professional sports, but now she's a cheerleader.
States Fight Back Against USDA Rules That Cause School Food Waste
Bad mandates result in uneaten foods. Schools figure out how to respond.
Sessions Releases Guidance on Protecting Religious Freedom; LGBT Groups Fear 'Permission to Discriminate'
Mostly, memo reiterates what religious freedom protections mean.
'Blatantly Irrational' Ban on Selling Home-Baked Goods in Wisconsin Must Stop
Despite a May ruling declaring the ban unconstitutional, Wisconsin continued to target home bakers.
D.C. Could Become Only U.S. City to Decriminalize Prostitution
A new bill would remove all criminal penalties in the District for buying or selling sex.
FDA Warning to Bakery: You Can't Say There's 'Love' in Your Granola
The government taking away your bakery because you listed "love" as an ingredient in your granola isn't very, well, lovable.
Rick & Morty Takes on the American Presidency
The hit cartoon depicts how out of control presidential power has gotten.
Tom Petty, R.I.P.
One of the most widely and consistently beloved rock songwriters and singers of the past four decades passed away at age 66.
The Great James Buchanan Conspiracy
A controversial attack on a libertarian-leaning economist mangles the facts beyond recognition. But the book still has something to teach us.
Will Trump's NFL Spat Spur More Conservative Opposition to Terrible Stadium Subsidies?
Conservatives upset about the NFL's refusal to bend the knee to Trump on the anthem issue might redirect that fury to the NFL's raiding of their wallets.
By All Means, Let's Take Politics Out of Sports—Starting With the National Anthem
Rid private functions of all symbols of the church-state. Then play ball.
Roy Moore Should Get a Female Muslim Uber to Drive Him to Saudi Arabia
His version of Christianity is the spiritual twin of Sharia
The Prisoner Turns 50
Friday A/V Club: Celebrating half a century of an individualist TV show
How Ron Paul Gets the NFL 'Take the Knee' Controversy Wrong
Why should obsession with "cultural Marxism" mean one should fear protesting police crimes?
Us Silly Right-Wingers and Our #Problematic Sombreros!
The New Republic unwittingly praises Reason and Lionel Shriver with faint damning.
