Culture

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

Culture

150-Year-Old Christmas Tradition Cancelled for 'Safety' Concerns

Lenore Skenazy | 12.18.2014 2:20 PM

Politics

Watch Anthony L. Fisher on HuffPost Live Discussing Free Speech Implications of Sony Dropping "The Interview"

Anthony Fisher | 12.18.2014 1:34 PM

Policy

Why Is Rape a Crime?

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.18.2014 11:25 AM

Civil Liberties

Four Thoughts on North Korea, Hollywood, Free Speech, and Terrorist Threats

Notes from the post-Interview era

Jesse Walker | 12.18.2014 9:43 AM

Culture

Texas Theater Will Show Team America in The Interview's Place

The Alamo Drafthouse takes a stand.

Jesse Walker | 12.17.2014 7:56 PM

Policy

The Assman Cometh: The Insane Effort to Police Vanity License Plates

Nick Gillespie | 12.17.2014 6:19 PM

Culture

Will Moviegoers Ever Get to See The Interview? Source Tells Hollywood Reporter That Five Major Theater Chains Won't Show the Movie

Peter Suderman | 12.17.2014 3:04 PM

Culture

Hackers Threaten Attacks If Sony Releases The Interview, Major Theater Chain Declines to Show the Film

Peter Suderman | 12.17.2014 1:02 PM

Nanny State

Capitalism Does Much More for Poor People Than Government Playing Santa Claus

Government creates loyalty in the minds of citizens by pretending to be Santa Claus.

John Stossel | 12.17.2014 12:00 PM

Culture

Peter Suderman Reviews The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Peter Suderman | 12.17.2014 10:45 AM

Culture

'Pro-Government' Millennials Take Government Jobs, Discover They Suck, Move to the Private Sector

J.D. Tuccille | 12.17.2014 9:14 AM

Politics

On The Independents: John Bolton on Torture Popularity and Sony Terrorism, Timothy Sandefur on Sony's Free-Speech Claims, Deroy Murdock on Jeb & Hillary, Plus Heroes of Freedom, E-Cigs, De Blasio Hypocrisy and Aftershow

Matt Welch | 12.16.2014 8:12 PM

Culture

No Exam Delay for Oberlin Students 'Traumatized' By Grand Jury Decisions

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.16.2014 1:15 PM

Politics

Should Drug-Addicted Pregnant Women Face Jail Time?

Amanda Winkler | 12.16.2014 1:00 PM

Culture

Profs Have Stopped Teaching Rape Law Now That Everything 'Triggers' Students

Robby Soave | 12.16.2014 12:45 PM

Culture

Breakin' the Law: 5 Classic Heavy Metal and Hardcore Punk Songs About Justice

Damon Root | 12.16.2014 10:40 AM