Culture

Politics

The End of California's Foie Gras Ban is a Win for Food Freedom

Nick Gillespie | 1.9.2015 4:27 PM

Politics

Boston Nabs U.S. Olympics Nomination. Sucks to Be Boston.

Jim Pagels | 1.9.2015 2:36 PM

Economics

Do Economists Lean Left? Yes, and They Always Have.

Nick Gillespie | 1.9.2015 1:38 PM

Culture

Friday Funnies: Workplace Violence

Chip Bok | 1.9.2015 12:50 PM

Politics

The Man on Charlie Hebdo's Cover: Michel Houellebecq's Novel of France Turned Muslim

Charles Paul Freund | 1.9.2015 10:30 AM

Civil Liberties

Friday A/V Club: The Muhammad Movie That Never Was

'The choice of Paris as the venue of the performance suggests there is a conspiracy against Islam.'

Jesse Walker | 1.9.2015 10:02 AM

Politics

"How the PC Police Threaten Free Speech" in America

Nick Gillespie | 1.9.2015 9:27 AM

China

The Next Chapter

Charles Oliver | 1.9.2015 6:00 AM

Culture

Inherent Vice

Joaquin Phoenix woozes out in Paul Thomas Anderson's pothead crime flick.

Kurt Loder | 1.9.2015 12:01 AM

Civil Liberties

Does Islam Prohibit Images of Mohammed? Nope. Does It Command Death to Blasphemers? Nope.

Nick Gillespie | 1.8.2015 3:53 PM

Civil Liberties

Charlie Hebdo Plans to Publish Its Next Issue On Schedule, With an Expanded Print Run

Defiance in the face of murder.

Jesse Walker | 1.8.2015 3:04 PM

Civil Liberties

A Feminist Video Game Anita Sarkeesian Would Hate?

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.8.2015 2:45 PM

Politics

One-Third of Americans - and 51 Percent of Democrats - Favor Hate Speech Laws

Nick Gillespie | 1.8.2015 1:44 PM

Civil Liberties

Acclaimed Writer Neil Gaiman Stands Up for Charlie Hebdo and Free Speech

Damon Root | 1.8.2015 1:15 PM

Civil Liberties

The Independents on Charlie Hebdo

Matt Welch | 1.8.2015 12:35 PM

Culture

Sources Lie to Reporters—All the Time

And not just about big things.

Jesse Walker | 1.8.2015 12:27 PM

Politics

Charlie Hebdo Massacre Reactions: 'I'm All for Free Speech and Murder is Wrong, But…'

Anthony Fisher | 1.8.2015 11:40 AM

Egypt

Don't Go There

Charles Oliver | 1.8.2015 6:00 AM

Politics

On The Independents: The Charlie Hebdo Massacre, Plus Katherine Mangu-Ward, John Tierney, Michael Weiss, Tim Carney, Driverless Cars, Green Nukes, Pot PSAs, and a New Enemy of Freedom

Matt Welch | 1.7.2015 8:30 PM

Foie Gras Ban

Gobble Down Those Goose Guts, Californians! Judge Strikes Down Foie Gras Ban

Scott Shackford | 1.7.2015 7:15 PM

Culture

Is Watching Football Unethical?

Stephanie Slade | 1.7.2015 4:30 PM

Civil Liberties

'Je suis Charlie'? No, You're Not, or Else You Might Be Dead

Matt Welch | 1.7.2015 3:16 PM

Civil Liberties

Catholic League President Bill Donohue on Charlie Hebdo: 'Muslims Are Right to Be Angry'

Robby Soave | 1.7.2015 2:55 PM

Civil Liberties

Georgia Supreme Court Considers Whether Nude Dancing at Strip Clubs Is a Protected Right

Damon Root | 1.7.2015 1:58 PM

Policy

3 Reasons Why UVA's New Safety Requirements for Fraternities Are Ridiculous

Robby Soave | 1.7.2015 1:50 PM

Prisons

Kansas Prisons Respond to Food-Safety Violations: 'The Food Is So Processed, There's Not Really a Risk'

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.7.2015 12:25 PM

Terrorism

The White House on Charlie Hebdo, Then and Now

Scott Shackford | 1.7.2015 12:10 PM

France

Extremist British Islamist Makes Excellent Case for an Unadulterated First Amendment, Free of Exceptions for "Hate Speech"

Ed Krayewski | 1.7.2015 9:07 AM

France

At Least 12 Killed After Gunmen Attack Satirical Newspaper in France in Likely Islamist Attack

Ed Krayewski | 1.7.2015 8:24 AM

Economics

The Internet Makes Trusting Total Strangers Possible, and That's Good for Business

Internet ratings give us more reason than ever before to interact with new people.

John Stossel | 1.7.2015 12:00 AM

Culture

British Censors Mind the Thigh Gap

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.6.2015 12:15 PM

Culture

Of Course Idris Elba Can Play James Bond

Culture-war scuffle of the day

Jesse Walker | 1.6.2015 11:15 AM

Civil Liberties

Moses Can't Go Home Again; Exodus: Gods And Kings Banned in Egypt

Charles Paul Freund | 1.6.2015 10:45 AM

Politics

On The Independents: Rep. Thomas Massie on the House Leadership Fight, Peter Suderman on the Gas Tax, Huckabee 2016, #BlackBrunchMatters, NYPD Blue, Harshing Sleds, the Bullet Train to Madera, and After-show

Matt Welch | 1.5.2015 8:10 PM

Politics

"No Means No/We Know That Now": The Simpsons Mocked P.C./Disney in Last Night's Episode

Nick Gillespie | 1.5.2015 4:08 PM

Culture

Guy Who Attacked Female Worker Is a 'Hulking Brute.' Oh Wait, He's a Cop? Nevermind.

Robby Soave | 1.5.2015 2:18 PM

Gay Marriage

What Do You Call it When 14 Fla. Counties Stop Having Courthouse Weddings Entirely? Perhaps a Good Start.

Scott Shackford | 1.5.2015 12:16 PM

Civil Liberties

Huey P. Newton Gun Club Aims To Be 'Black Alternative to the NRA'

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.5.2015 12:05 PM

Civil Liberties

Robocop, Circa 1924: "The Radio Automata Have No Equal"

Nick Gillespie | 1.5.2015 9:45 AM

Politics

UPDATE: Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority Returns Studio Deed to Artist James Dupree

Joshua Swain | 1.4.2015 5:00 PM

Politics

Guantanamo Bay in 54 Seconds

What Every American Should Know

Joshua Swain | 1.4.2015 1:00 PM

Politics

"An Alt-Weekly For the Upper Crust": Q/A with New York Observer's Ken Kurson

Nick Gillespie and Anthony Fisher | 1.4.2015 9:00 AM

Politics

Reason TV Best of 2014: Strippers v. the Supreme Court!

Joshua Swain | 1.3.2015 4:19 PM

Politics

Eric Garner Protesters Shut Down West Side Highway

Anthony Fisher | 1.3.2015 3:00 PM

Politics

Don't Be A Menace to the 'Hood While Wearing Your Hoodie While in Oklahoma!

Nick Gillespie | 1.3.2015 11:48 AM