A Communist Student Is Igniting a Liberty Movement in India
If India's free market Prime Minister Narendra Modi gets away with his campus crackdown, it'll be bad for Pakistan
Culture
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.
Which States Score Highest for Gender Equality? Depends on How You Define It
States that rank well for female leadership and entrepreneurship often rank poorly for things like female labor-force participation and poverty levels, and vice versa.
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.
Make America Free Again
We shouldn't aspire to be a great nation. We should aspire to be fully free persons.
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.
Tina Fey Calls Out The Oscars for Political Correctness, Liberal 'Hollywood Bullshit'
'Everyone is telling me what to do, and people are yelling at me about rape and corporate greed and climate change.'
Students Had BDSM Sex. Male Says He Obeyed Safe Word. GMU Agreed, Expelled Him Anyway.
Student expelled for sexual misconduct prevails in lawsuit against George Mason University.
Banning GMOs Would Hurt Nature
Farmers would have to plow down an area roughly equal to Connecticut.
Does the Culture War Have Room for Openly Gay Evangelicals?
Sex, faith, and paradox in a changing America
Leonardo DiCaprio's Oscar Climate Change Grandstand
Climate change is not biggest problem facing indigenous and underprivileged people.
At Oscars, Joe Biden and Lady Gaga Failed to Save The Hunting Ground from Obscurity
Misleading documentary about campus rape goes down in flames
Would Chris Rock's Edgy Oscars Monologue Get Him Banned from a College Campus?
The comedian confronted Hollywood's race problem, but not in a way that would please the PC left.
The Martian is Up for Seven Academy Awards Tonight
We spoke with author Andy Weir in September.
Virginia General Assembly Approves Guidelines for Fantasy Sports
Virginia is the first state to put fantasy sports legislation before a governor.
Americans Have Always Been Obsessed With National Security
Since the beginning of the republic, nationalists have warned that because America is exceptional, it faces constant danger.
Regulatory Science Fiction
The stories of yesterday provide hints for the lawmakers of tomorrow.
Defending Atticus Finch
Atticus will endure, as a good, flawed-and yes, often heroic-man who does not always have the right answers but always tries to live by his conscience.
New Documentary Exposes How Montana's Milk-Expiration Rules Waste Food
Milk that's still fresh is declared "expired" and must be thrown away.
Should the Government Stop You from Gene Editing Your Kids?
Ordering people to reproduce in only government approved ways is tyrannical and unethical.
Friday A/V Club: A Weed Grows In Brooklyn
An anti-pot song and an anti-pot crackdown
Why the Hell Did News Organizations Report That Klansmen Came Out to Support Donald Trump in Nevada?
All it takes to convince some irresponsible media outlets is wearing a costume.
Some Female Genital Alteration Should Be Legal, Say U.S. Bioethicists
Not all "female genital mutilation" is destructive, they say, with some procedures no more problematic than male circumcision.
Before Trump, There Was Pappy
The Donald wasn't the first to parlay business and broadcast fame into a political career.
Mark Cuban Tells Politicians "Good Luck" Getting Rid of Fantasy Sports
Says death of fantasy sports industry greatly exaggerated.
Stupid Laws Censor the Truth from Whisky Buyers
Liquor regulations in the U.S. and EU control how honest makers can be.
'Heavy Metal Has Become the Unlikely Soundtrack of Globalization'
The connection between economic development and heavy metal music.
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New York Yankees Don't Understand The Free Market
Baseball's ultimate capitalists don't like fans buying tickets for the prices they're actually worth on Stubhub.
3 of the Most F*cked Up Ways the Feds are Controlling Sex Work
From telling hotel workers to look for used condoms to shuttering escort sites to nation-wide stings, cops are going after prostitutes with new energy.
What Unmarried Women Want: Big Government?
In 2016, unmarried women will-for the first time-make up a majority of the potential female electorate. Should we worry?
Mississippi Alcohol Beverage Control Reportedly Cancels Hip-Hop Concert Over Twerking Concerns
Alcohol agent said he saw "things on YouTube that might be against Mississippi code."
Stealing Music Was the Late '90s Version of Drug Experimentation in the '60s
How Music Got Free author Stephen Witt on the creation of the MP3 and the death of the music industry
'Common Sense' Means Repealing the FDA's Menu-Labeling Mandate
Congress considers amending the rules. What it should do is get rid of them.
