The Nanny Always Wins: Daily Fantasy Sports Stop Operations in New York
DraftKings, FanDuel hoping for legislation to give them permission to exist.
Culture
This Is Your Last Weekend to See the National Gallery's Power and Pathos Exhibition
What ancient art says about 21st-century America.
Is Trump a 'Master Wizard' Who Uses Mental Tricks to Influence Voters?
So says Dilbert creator Scott Adams, who predicts The Donald will win the presidency in a landslide.
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
Can Ethereum Restore Online Freedom and Transform the Internet?
"It will impact every aspect of our existence."
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
Cubs Manager Joe Maddon, on Chicago's New Tobacco Ban: 'I'm not into over-legislating the human race'
Grown man in uniform makes considerably more sense than Chicago politicians
Bernie Backs Anti-GMO Superstition: Votes Against Voluntary Labeling
Sanders is basically enabling an unscientific disinformation campaign.
Alabama Bill to End State Marriage Licensing Back for New Vote
Have whatever ceremony you want (or not) and just file your paperwork.
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.
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
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.
