Autostraddle Apologizes for Favorably Reviewing the 'Animated Queer Taco' in Sausage Party
Salma Hayek's lesbian taco character is really racist, apparently.
Culture
These 2 Olympics Commercials Show Everything That's Wrong With Democratic Economics
While Hillary Clinton tries to tax Wall Street and punish companies that move, Andrew Cuomo uses scores of millions of taxpayer dollars to advertise a failed government program that waives taxes and rewards companies that move
Whole Foods' John Mackey on Veganism, Gary Johnson, and How Regulation Is Stunting Innovation
"We'll look back on the factory-farm era with the same kind of ethical revulsion that we look back on slavery."
Peter Thiel's Free-Floating Right to Privacy Is Inconsistent With Freedom of Speech
The Paypal billionaire, a self-described libertarian, thinks the threat of financial ruin will improve journalism.
New Frontiers in Gendered-Bathroom Battles
Regulations target transgender access to restrooms in federal buildings and beds in homeless shelters.
Schumer, Norquist on Thin Ice With Olympic Tax Break
The politicians would probably be better off just lowering everyone's taxes, rather than picking and choosing a few already lucky Olympic athletes to reward with tax cuts.
Texas Students Arm Themselves With Dildos to Protest Guns on Campus
Make love, not liberty? Students urge the state to protect "cocks not glocks" on campus.
Don't Give Public Funds to the Washington Redskins
The NFL team should not receive taxpayer support.
Stop Government Promotion of Food Waste
Why do we put up with laws and regulations that contribute to the problem?
Good News! The Benevolent State of California Will Let You Have Proper Vietnamese Rice Cakes
Yes, it takes a bill to allow the food to be sold at the appropriate temperature.
Immigration Makes America Great at Rio Olympics, Boosts Economy Back Home Too
There are 48 foreign-born athletes on Team USA in the Summer Olympics, including one that already won a medal.
Thank God Nobody Died From This Texas Woman's Illegal Tamales
Massive fines over a very common home-based business.
Mandatory Minimums Aren't the Answer to Sexual Assault
We can't let one bad judgement tempt us signal feminism by sacrificing justice.
Brazilians Are Allowed to Protest Their Mess of a Government at the Olympics, Judge Rules
Spectators can now freely express their opposition to interim president Michel Temer at the Rio Games.
Is This the Least Appealing Concept Album Ever?
Joe Lieberman reads JFK and Glenn Close pretends to be Asian on a new jazz and politics concept album.
When the Russians Played the Olympic Villain For a Lot More Than Just Doping
1956's "Blood in the Water" match between Hungary and the Soviet Union brought war to the pool.
In California, with No Real Opposition Left, LGBT Activists Target Religious Colleges
If you're trying to make a Catholic college accept married gay couples, maybe just accept that you've won this war and stand down.
Michael Phelps's Back Spots Deserve a Gold Medal in Pseudoscience
Has the entire U.S. Olympic team fallen for the superstition of cupping?
Enjoy Rio's Olympic Venues Now. In a Few Years, They Will Be in Ruins.
Few boondoggles are bigger, more costly, and less permanent than Olympic infrastructure.
"Penn Jillette Is Against Clinton and Trump—and Dying While His Kids Are Young"
In his new book Presto!, he explains how he made 100 lbs. disappear and chows down on Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
Dumped Cherries a Reminder of Awfulness of USDA Marketing Orders
Hurting farmers and consumers. Squeezing out competitors. Forcing production abroad. Causing food waste. What's not to love?
Friday A/V Club: The Fascist, the Humanist, and the Olympics
How Kon Ichikawa outdid Leni Riefenstahl
UPDATED!: An Incomplete List of Why Nobody Really Gives a Shit About the Olympics Anymore
Add your own in the comments. After all, it's not like you're going to be watching the Rio Games...
Documentary Delves Deeply into Hitchcock's Filmmaker Mind
A critical analysis every film buff should watch
The Nuclear War Over Climate Change
If global warming is a problem, it is idiotic for environmentalists to oppose nuclear power.
FDA Finally Approves 'Friendly' GMO Mosquitoes
Just as Zika virus breaks out in Florida - coincidence?
The New York Times Admits 'Assault Weapons' Are Not 'High-Powered'
But not for long, I bet.
Movie Review: Suicide Squad
Margot Robbie and Will Smith trapped in a droopy super-mess.
Matt Welch Talks Trump, Clinton, Iran, and Obama-Commutations on Tonight's Kennedy
Fox Business Network broadcast at 8 p.m. ET also includes discussion of Clint Eastwood and the benefits of drinking while married
Chicago Would Be Even More of a Disaster if It Had Been Awarded the 2016 Olympics
The city is still paying the tab for the bid-but it could have been much worse.
Teen Girl Sells Sex. Teen Boy Serves as Bodyguard. Teen Boy Gets Arrested by Homeland Security for Child Sex-Trafficking
If convicted, the boy-an 18-year-old homeless refugee from Ghana-faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years in federal prison, with life imprisonment possible.
New Gay-Friendly GOP Targets LGBTQ Voters With Fabulousness, Fearmongering, While Democrats Embrace Hillary Clinton, Transgender Movement
From a limited-government, classical-liberal perspective, neither convention presented an inspiring future for LGBT activism.
How Brazil's Libertarian Movement Helped Bring Down a President
Can these millennial activists defeat the left and save Brazil?
Generation Safe Space Is Having Less Sex: Thanks A Lot, Capitalism. (Seriously, Thanks.)
Millennials are making different lifestyle choices, and that's fine.
Begun the War Between Jedis and Atheists Has, in Australia
"Jedis" are rapidly increasing in Oz, which pisses off non-believers for some good and bad reasons.
Trump Campaign Strikes Right Note on Melania's Nude Pictures
This is probably the closest thing to a pro-sex-work stance that any major-party candidate has ever taken.
Staying Classy, Trump Impugns Parents of Dead Muslim Soldier
The Republican presidential nominee says he has read the Constitution, but Khizr Khan "has no right" to ask.
Monster Win Is Good For Energy Drink Makers and Consumers
Is the foolish campaign against energy drinks fizzling out?
Is Global Warming a Sign of the End Times?
A new Yale poll finds 14 percent of Americans think so
Friday A/V Club: What We Left at the World's Fair
John Crowley and Jason Robards look back at a festival of social planning.
Gary Johnson's Religious Freedom Position Needs Some Critical Analysis
A better argument is required than a fear of a slippery slope.
Jerry Doyle, RIP. Radio Host and Babylon 5 Star Was 60.
"It's not Left vs Right, it's right vs wrong!"
