4 Prominent Ayn Rand Recanters
Sometimes famous people admit they admire Ayn Rand. And then sometimes they recant. Why?
Culture
Growing U.S. Support for Book Banning and Book Ratings Systems
Is the trigger warning crowd to blame?
Speech Police Back Down at University of New Hampshire, But War on Words Is Not Over
It doesn't end with the Bias-Free Language Guide.
Ai Weiwei's Upcoming London Exhibition Will Have Everything But the Dissident Artist Himself
The celebrated Chinese artist was denied a business visa by the British government.
Why Does Cadbury Chocolate Taste Worse In America?
An overzealous FDA and a bitter trademark battle keep British expats from enjoying their favorite sweets.
Spies, Lies, and the Underground
A new book shines some light on the violent radicals of the 1970s but misses their biggest impact on American politics.
PRIME Act Would Steer Meat Processing in the Right Direction
A great new bi-partisan House bill would wrest control over intrastate meat slaughter from the USDA.
Joshua Oppenheimer's 'The Look of Silence' Confronts the Perpetrators of Genocide
An unforgettable documentary looks at the lasting scars of the Indonesian mass killings of 1965.
Why Is the Authors Guild Supporting Publishers Against Amazon—And More Than It Supports Authors?
Because guilds don't like competition.
L.A. City Council Wants to Make Life Worse For People Trying to Get from LA's Main Airport
Also: Uber shows-not-tells the people why legal transportation cartels suck.
Sex Workers From Around the World Tell Hollywood to Mind Its Own Business
Hundreds of human-rights orgs, sex workers, and allies kindly ask Lena Dunham et al. to STFU about prostitution.
Big Fun at Transhumanist Summer Camp
Neurotracking, video games, laughing rats, brainwave sniper training, robot love, and a "pernicious libertarian"
Friday A/V Club: Behind the Buckley/Vidal Debates
Free speech, flags, a police riot, and the other time Bill Buckley called Gore Vidal a queer
How a Voice of America DJ Helped the U.S. Win the Cold War
Willis Conover and that Cold War jazz
UVA Fraternity Brothers Caught Up in False Jackie Story Sue Rolling Stone
Magazine's managing editor resigns.
I Mean, What Isn't Auschwitz These Days? (UPDATED)
The Holocaust: Not just for Planned Parenthood anymore!
What's Behind the Jacked-Up Egg Prices and Shortages?
Avian flu is not the only explanation.
What Makes a Woman? Not Testosterone Level Alone, Rules Global Sports Court
Court of Arbitration for Sport rules in favor of 19-year-old Indian sprinter Dutee Chand.
San Francisco Sued Over Unconstitutional Soda Speech Restrictions
Three groups sued San Francisco to overturn a new city law that restricts the free-speech rights of those who make and market sweetened drinks like soda.
Watch Matt Welch on FBN's After the Bell at 4:00 p.m. ET
On Trump, Jon Stewart, Mike Huckabee, Iran, and A.I. deathbots
Economic Freedom Makes People Happy
New study finds that happiness correlates with living in a free society.
Reason's Stephanie Slade to Speak About the First Amendment
The second annual Christians for Liberty conference is August 7-8 in Austin.
Two Burritos for Breakfast
I don't need mandatory food labels to tell me McDonald's isn't health food. And neither do you.
Celebrate, Citizens of Boston! You Will Not Be Hosting the Olympics!
Mayor unwilling to sign contract due to potential cost overruns.
Lawyers: Students Accused of Rape Deserve Fair Hearings, Not Scarlet Letters
Campus rape trials are unjust.
Progress Without Government: Boy Scouts to Fully End Ban on Gay Participation (Updated)
Not all cultural gains require the Supreme Court or Congress.
New York Times Editors Defend Nail-Salon Narrative of Wholesale Injustice, Admit Mistakes In Clinton Story
"Here's ad: $10/day 4 apprentice," Deputy Metro Editor Michael Luo tweeted
Oysters vs. the State
The fight to save a California oyster farm from the National Park Service
Are Americans Eating Less Because of Government Intervention?
The timing of the decline makes that explanation highly improbable.
Cops Kill Concert Because Rapper Chief Keef's Hologram Somehow Threatens Public Safety
Stunning contempt for the First Amendment
The New York Times' Nail-Salon Exploitation Narrative Is Falling Apart
Another case of advocacy journalism proving full of factual inaccuracies.
You Have a Constitutional Right to Buy and Sell Sex. Here's Why.
A new lawsuit seeks to make prostitution legal in California.
Waco Biker Slaughter: $1 Million Dollar Bond Judge Who Wanted to "Send a Message" Removed from One Biker's Trial
Also: Why the police might be suppressing evidence, and speculation on the role of undercovers or informants on the scene
Why E-Sports Leagues Shouldn't Drug Test Players
It's a lost opportunity to embrace gaming as a truly virtual competition.
