Culture

Politics

The Independents Rides Again, With Lenore Skenazy, Kyle Smith, Mugshot Monday, NSA Document Dumps, The Interview, NYPD vs. BdB, and More

Matt Welch | 12.29.2014 8:32 PM

GMO Food

Los Angeles Abandons Silly, Anti-Scientific, GMO Ban Plans. Blame Lobbyists!

Scott Shackford | 12.29.2014 1:50 PM

Culture

Doonesbury Somehow Unaware That the UVA Gang Rape Story Was Debunked Weeks Ago

Robby Soave | 12.29.2014 12:16 PM

War on Drugs

The 5 Best Drug Scares of 2014

A deluge of drunks, deadly synthetics, ecigs and smoking, heroin hype, and THC-tainted treats.

Jacob Sullum | 12.29.2014 12:01 AM

Politics

TED Curator Chris Anderson on the "TED-ification" of Education

Katherine Mangu-Ward and Alex Manning | 12.28.2014 5:00 PM

Civil Liberties

Beyond The Interview: The Top 10 Cave-In Artists of the Year

Sony is far from the only institution to cave in to demands for self-censorship this year.

Brendan O'Neill | 12.28.2014 10:00 AM

Culture

We Are All Mutants Now

Interview by Tracy Oppenheimer

Tracy Oppenheimer | 12.27.2014 10:00 AM

Politics

The Interview: Political Satire Has Rarely Ever Been So 'Meh'

Anthony Fisher | 12.26.2014 6:50 PM

Movies

Don't Care About The Interview? Libertarians Should Check Out Into the Woods

Scott Shackford | 12.26.2014 2:55 PM

Culture

The Year the Crusade Against 'Rape Culture' Stumbled

The movement capitalized on sympathy for victims of sexual assault to promote gender warfare, misinformation, and moral panic.

Cathy Young | 12.26.2014 11:22 AM

Policy

The 5 Best Drug Scares of 2014

Jacob Sullum | 12.26.2014 10:42 AM

Culture

Big Eyes

Tim Burton takes on the king of kitsch.

Kurt Loder | 12.26.2014 9:00 AM

Culture

Our Fairy Godfather

Crockett Johnson's brilliant Barnaby is back in print.

Jesse Walker | 12.25.2014 8:30 AM

Politics

Have Yourself a Very Remy Christmas

Meredith Bragg | 12.24.2014 3:30 PM

Book Reviews

How Liberals Put Black America Behind Bars

A surprising new history about race and prison

Thaddeus Russell | 12.24.2014 2:00 PM

North Korea

Rejoice! Everybody Will Get to See The Interview, Even Without Theaters

Scott Shackford | 12.24.2014 12:35 PM

Culture

You Can Go See The Interview On Christmas Day After All

Peter Suderman | 12.23.2014 12:25 PM

Politics

Pakistan is Still Not Ready to Root Out Terrorism

Peshawar might not be the last massacre on its soil

Shikha Dalmia | 12.23.2014 11:00 AM

Politics

Shikha Dalmia on Pakistan's Out-of-Control Islamist Terrorists

Reason Staff | 12.23.2014 11:00 AM

Policy

Watch the Worst Anti-Gun PSA of All Time, Which Encourages Kids to Steal, Endanger Themselves, and Get Expelled

Robby Soave | 12.23.2014 9:10 AM

Culture

A Fond Farewell to the Legend of Korra, an Anti-Authoritarian Delight

Robby Soave | 12.22.2014 5:25 PM

North Korea

Is North Korea's Internet Under Cyberattack in Response to the Sony Hack?

Peter Suderman | 12.22.2014 2:45 PM

Politics

In a Military Embracing Social Change, Troops Increasingly Identify as Independent and Libertarian

J.D. Tuccille | 12.22.2014 2:26 PM

Torture

Was the Hero of Zero Dark Thirty in Reality a Screw-Up? And Does Anybody Care?

Scott Shackford | 12.22.2014 10:40 AM

Politics

The Great School Lunch Fight Now With SCIENCE!

Nick Gillespie | 12.22.2014 10:37 AM

World

Big Buddha Is Watching

Charles Oliver | 12.22.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

Elizabeth Warren Doesn't Understand Regulatory Capture. That's a Problem for a Would-Be Regulator.

Nick Gillespie | 12.20.2014 9:51 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Our 10 Heroes of Freedom! Starring Peter Suderman, Michael Malice, David Boaz, and Special Guest Stars!

Matt Welch | 12.19.2014 5:05 PM

Politics

Drop Comedy Bombs, Not Real Bombs: Why Not "Drop" The Interview on North Korea?

Nick Gillespie | 12.19.2014 3:47 PM

Culture

Porn Panic Alert: Smut Becoming 'Marriage Substitute,' Warn Conservatives Who Can't Tell Correlation From Causation

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.19.2014 3:44 PM

Politics

Obama, Who Tried to Censor "Innocence of Muslims" Vid, Says Sony Shouldn't Have Pulled The Interview

Nick Gillespie | 12.19.2014 3:19 PM

Politics

Q&A: Judge Andrew Napolitano on how America is becoming a Surveillance State

Nick Gillespie and Amanda Winkler | 12.19.2014 2:00 PM

Food Labeling

Your Pea-Based Mayo Is Safe—Hellman's Drops Lawsuit Against Competitor

Scott Shackford | 12.19.2014 1:51 PM

Policy

Did the Red Cross Let Its Fear of the Occupy Movement Interfere with Its Disaster Relief?

An exposé from ProPublica suggests it did.

Jesse Walker | 12.19.2014 1:26 PM

Politics

Why Peshawar Might Not Be the Last Islamist Mass Slaughter on Pakistani Soil

Shikha Dalmia | 12.19.2014 12:53 PM

Politics

Please Do NOT Watch Our Videos on North Korea Because We Are Afraid, Said No One at Reason EVER

Nick Gillespie | 12.19.2014 11:52 AM

North Korea

The Sony Hackers Are Now Demanding the Removal of The Interview Trailers From the Web

Peter Suderman | 12.19.2014 11:07 AM

Culture

And the Award for Fattest American Workers Goes to… Cops

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.19.2014 10:10 AM

Culture

More Bad News for Rolling Stone: Jackie Possibly Used Dummy Texting Service, Sent Email to Crush Implying Drastic Measures

Robby Soave | 12.19.2014 9:20 AM

Civil Liberties

Friday A/V Club: An Exclusive Look at Sony's Revised Cut of The Interview

Or something like that

Jesse Walker | 12.19.2014 9:14 AM

Culture

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Peter Jackson's bloated trilogy finally wheezes to an end.

Kurt Loder | 12.19.2014 9:00 AM

Politics

Elf on the Shelf Isn't Just Creepy, It's Teaching Kids to Accept Surveillance State

Anthony Fisher | 12.18.2014 5:40 PM

Video Games

Dragon Age: High Fantasy Meets the Security State

A video game that shows the corrupting influence of power.

Scott Shackford | 12.18.2014 4:31 PM

Culture

Movie Theaters Forced to Cancel Showings of Team America: World Police

Peter Suderman | 12.18.2014 3:08 PM