Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart Creating National Database of Sex Buyers
"We are well on our way to developing...new ways to change their behavior."
Culture
Arizona Calligraphers Sue to Keep from Having to Write Gay Wedding Invitations
It's speech-but is it 'expressive' speech?
The NCAA and the ACC Oppose Discrimination, Sometimes
Say they are opposed to all forms of discrimination but that's not exactly true.
Is Political Correctness On Its Way Out On College Campuses?
Campus P.C. is beginning to devour its own ideological allies.
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.
Courage House Claimed to Save Sex-Trafficked Girls. Instead, It Used Them As Funding Bait While Playing Evangelical Christian Missionary
Courage House received about $9,100 in government support per month per girl it took in.
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.
Curt Schilling Settles Rhode Island Lawsuit, Also Calls for Summary Executions for Terror Suspects
Disastrous financial dealings and flirtations with fascism set the stage for his planned run for the presidency.
Economic Freedom in the World Is Increasing
The United States ranks 16th in the world on economic freedom index
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.
Former Latch-Key Kids Who Are Now Parents, Unite!
You have nothing to lose but your guilt! Your children won't be die because you leave them alone for a chunk of the day. Though you may be arrested, true.
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.
Is the Campus PC Movement Dying?
Liberals are beginning to get that it may jeopardize their progressive project
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.
No Innovation Without Regulation: 'Safety Experts' Alarmed by Uber's Self-Driving Cars in Pittsburgh
What is not permitted is prohibited
The Universal Basic Income: Innovative Social Welfare Reform or Satanic Plot?
An experiment in international aid hits a snag.
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.
September 11: Remembering Lives and Liberties Lost 15 Years Ago
Fifteen years later, we really do have "nothing to fear but fear itself"
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.
Honestly, the Only Way To Avoid Saying Microagressions Is To STFU Already
Clark University's handy-dandy guide to not insulting everyone you're likely to meet as a new college student (freshman is a bad word).
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.
