The Uncanny Valley of House of Cards Season Three
The Underwoods' world is close enough to our own to provoke both fascination and revulsion.
Culture
The Robot Revolution Is Here
They're sweeping my floors, watching my kids, and stealing my job. Here's why I'm not worried.
Shikha Dalmia on the Misplaced Feminist Outrage Against Patricia Arquette
Feminism no longer knows how to help real women with real problems
Feminism's Oppression Obsession Hurts Women
What women need is a broad progressive agenda, not identity politics
CPS Decision in Maryland Parents Case: They Are 'Responsible' For 'Unsubstantiated Neglect.' Huh?
Welcome to the intersection of common sense and bureaucratic craziness
Could Sports Gambling Beat Marijuana to National Legalization?
Experts expect it will be legal within five years.
Good Samaritans Warned: Stop Giving Away Free Things or Face $1,000 Fine
Altruism can be such an eyesore, complain neighbors.
Everyone a War Correspondent
What happens when every participant in a war is busy framing it while fighting it?
In Defense of Drunk Sex
They warned us for years, "Don't drink and drive." Now it's, "Don't drink and fuck."
Taxes and Restrictions Masquerading as Federal Dietary Guidelines
A panel of government-appointed experts has recommended new food taxes, eating less meat, restricting food marketing, and banning some food at the local level.
New Books! A Libertarian Syllabus for Early 2015
12 new books of potential interest to libertarians
The Genie Killed My Girlfriend
If you're going to blame the deed on a supernatural beastie, you have to do it right
Atheist Group Makes CPAC Debut
There may be no nonbelievers in a foxhole-but there were some this year at CPAC.
Are Gun Accidents More Dangerous Than Bathtubs to Kids? Depends on the Definition of "Kids"
The politicization of "fact checking" in media and that Daily Show List of Fox Lies
The Human Right to Offend
Self-censorship in the face of intimidation has another name: cowardice.
Ronald Bailey Defends Free Speech and the Right to Offend
A review of of The Tyranny of Silence by Flemming Rose
He Lived Long and He Prospered: R.I.P. Leonard Nimoy, the Man Who Was Spock
His role on Star Trek paved the way for decades of geek culture.
Frank Underwood Cares: A House of Cards Political Ad
Could Frank Underwood Beat Vladimir Putin? Bitch, Please.
Friday A/V Club: Uncle Sam Reminds You to Visit Your Local Draft Board
An artifact from the age of peacetime conscription
Feminists Have No Right to be Pissed Off at Patricia Arquette
She's only playing the identity politics oppression card that they handed her
Analytics Expert Dispels Major Myths of Legalized Sports Gambling
Those who oppose legalization often bring up groundless fears like widespread addiction and fixed matches. Don't believe them.
Mom of Latchkey Kid Found Not Guilty of 'Abandonment'
Gee, I hope she didn't miss raising him for an entire year and a half.
Law Professor Will Sue SUNY Over 'Affirmative Consent' Because It Doesn't Require Believing All Rape Victims
"Yes means yes" policies grant too much due process to the accused, says Wendy Murphy.
Libertarians Lose Gay Battles, Eventually Win Gay War at CPAC
The right will be gay friendly and libertarian... one day soon.
What Does It Take to Turn Off the 21st Century? A Saw.
Keep your electronics close, and your backup plan closer.
The Black Family in 1965 and Today
Poor black neighborhoods are not the unassisted creation of poor black people, but largely the malignant result of factors beyond their control.
What if the Government Fears Freedom?
What if Bush and Obama have been wrong about the priority of their constitutional duties as president?
College Rape Trials Are Unfair to Men and Women. Here's Why.
University officials expected a student with no legal background or training in court customs to play prosecutor at a trial.
Encouragingly, Both Sides in Debate on Campus Speech End Up Defending Campus Speech
At GW last night, nobody was willing to argue that students should be silenced.
Teens Who Sext Are Child Pornographers?
There are too many teens on the registry for being horny, not horrible.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Climate Change Is "My Religion and My Dharma."
Pachauri resigns: Here's hoping for a more objective IPCC leader
Saban Trying to Take Down Awesome Power Rangers Bootleg Reboot
Restrictive copyright and IP regimes means you can't re-imagine some of your childhood memories.
