Culture
Ted Cruz Wants Special Police Patrols in Muslim Communities. Ask NYPD How That Went for Them.
(Spoiler: It alienated people and didn't uncover radicals.)
The Nanny Always Wins: Daily Fantasy Sports Stop Operations in New York
DraftKings, FanDuel hoping for legislation to give them permission to exist.
This Is Your Last Weekend to See the National Gallery's Power and Pathos Exhibition
What ancient art says about 21st-century America.
Here's a Federal Program That Actually Does Prevent Foodborne Illnesses
It's based on research and sharing information, not on more regulations.
Cheerios Maker General Mills Knuckles Under to Vermont's Mandatory GMO Labeling
Just another stupid regulatory cost with no discernible benefits to people
A U.S. Department of the Future Is a Really Bad Idea
Unfortunately, there is no shortage of would-be Secretaries of the Future.
You Put Your Politics Into My Sports!
Listen to Anthony Fisher and Matt Welch talk about the bloody intersection between policy and sports on Sirius XM channel 121 at noon ET
The Say-Anything Campaign
Donald Trump has blown apart the boundaries of acceptable American political speech
Donald Trump's Say-Anything Campaign
How the billionaire populist has blown apart the boundaries of acceptable political discourse
Movie Review: Midnight Special
Michael Shannon and Kirsten Dunst on a strange sci-fi road trip.
NCAA Exploits its Players, But Who Doesn't Love Some March Madness Bracketology?
College basketball's tournament is compelling, but ethically compromised.
Zealous Anti-Prostitution Prosecutor Paid for Sex Hundreds of Times
While cracking down on prostitution in Michigan, Stuart Dunnings III was routinely shelling out money for sexual services, authorities say.
Camp of Saints Is a Sick Racist Dystopia and Conservatives Shouldn't Have Anything to Do With It
Restrictionists should try making their case without reviving this vile French book
Good and Bad in New State Sexual-Assault Bills
A look at 12 new anti-rape measures gaining traction in the states.
How Drone Kills Happen: "Eye in the Sky" Dramatizes Techno-Moral Dilemma
Director Gavin Hood on the legal and ethical questions surrounding drone strikes.
Before You Puke out Your First St. Patrick's Day Guinness, Take a Visit to Bordertown
Listen to Matt Welch, Kmele Foster, and Gustavo Arellano on Sirius XM channel 121 at Noon ET
Bernie Backs Anti-GMO Superstition: Votes Against Voluntary Labeling
Sanders is basically enabling an unscientific disinformation campaign.
Can the Blockchain Kill Uber? Free State Project Participant Launches "Arcade City"
Can a truly peer-to-peer Ethereum-powered rideshare app beat the big guys: Uber and government?
Klingon Language, Pointy Ears, 'Mood and Theme' of Star Trek All Copyrighted, Paramount Claims
To boldly go where IP law has gone before.
Serial Resignations at Breitbart News After the Michelle Fields Manhandling Incident
Fields, Ben Shapiro, and at least four others leave the conservative rabble-rousing site
Expelled Yale Basketball Captain Says Sex Was Consensual—They Spent Night Together Afterward
Is Jack Montague a victim of Title IX overreach and due process abridgment?
Was the 'Libertarian Moment' Wishful Thinking? Cato Debates This Wednesday
Come see Matt Welch, David Boaz, Conor Friedersdorf, and Ramesh Ponnuru March 16 at 6 p.m. ET
March Madness Is Here! Let's All Pretend We Don't Gamble.
Forty million Americans will bet on the college basketball tourney even though it's not really legal.
Slut-Shaming 'Johns' Shouldn't Be Sanctioned by Police
Public shaming in the Internet era can have lasting and wide-reaching effects.
David Bowie Was a Time Traveler from Our Hyper-Personalized Future
The star who made it cool to be a freak
Friday A/V Club: The First Presidential Debate of the Broadcast Era
The central topic: Should the U.S. ban the Communist Party?
Six Percent of Americans Have Accepted Payment for Sex
For those ages 30-44, it rises to almost 10 percent. But most Americans still think prostitution is "morally wrong."
Movie Review: Eye in the Sky
Helen Mirren in a tense military morality tale.
Chinese Government Licenses Living Buddhas, Regulates Reincarnation
Atheist government seeks religious control.
You Can't Say That on Chinese Television
China's Communist authorities have put out a laundry list of material they don't want to see on TV, from homosexuality to unpatriotic sound effects.
Peter Bagge on Mad, Hate, Art School, Urban Legends, and His Feminist Semi-Fans
Vice interviews the legendary libertarian cartoonist.
Bans on Bondage and Spanking During Sex Could Be OK, Says Federal Court
Think states can't criminalize consensual BDSM activity? Think again.
Louis CK Compares Donald Trump to Hitler in Inane, Rambling Email to Fans
Sample quote: "I'm not saying he's evil or a monster. In fact I don't think Hitler was."
Suit Halts New York City's Misguided Restaurant Salt Warning Labels
A judge stopped mandatory labels, which had been set to take full effect this week.
Friday A/V Club: This Is What It Looks Like When a Political Party Splits
Republicans for Lyndon Johnson, Democrats for Richard Nixon, and the prospect of a Republicans-for-Clinton campaign
The Biggest Sex-Trafficking Bust in FBI History Was Totally Bogus
How two troubled teens and a cop with a cause got dozens of Somali immigrants on the hook for child sex trafficking.
Movie Reviews: Knight of Cups and Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Terrence Malick and Tina Fey in search of things unfound.
CPAC Panel Says Political Correctness Makes It Harder to Fight Radical Islam
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: 'Political correctness is our weakness.'
Dave Navarro: "I Consider Myself Libertarian"
Jane's Addiction guitarist and Ink Master host reveals his political affiliation in succinct tweet.
Male Student Had Drunken Sex with Female Non-Student. Her Dad Called It Rape. Expulsion Imminent.
University of Texas-Austin requires accused student to prove his innocence at due-process-free hearing.
