Culture
Chicago Archdiocese Publishes 15,000 Pages on Child Abuse Scandals
"We cannot change the past but we hope we can rebuild trust through honest and open dialogue," wrote Francis Cardinal George on the website this week. "Child abuse is a crime and a sin."
Battle for the Supreme Court: Judicial Activism vs. Restraint
Reason's Damon Root Discusses the Battle for Control Over the Country's Highest Court
City of Ferguson Charges Vice More Than $1,200 for Open Records Request, Turns Over Just Seven Emails
Stonewalling with high fees?
Pianist Thinks He Can Use 'Right to Be Forgotten' Law to Remove His Bad Reviews, Accidentally Outs Himself as a Thin-Skinned Censor Instead
Dejan Lazic discovers the Streisand Effect.
Psychedelic Science
Despite steep regulatory barriers, researchers are exploring the therapeutic possibilities of ecstasy, acid, and mushrooms.
Misandry in the GamerGate Controversy
One of the weirder bouts of gender conflict in the culture wars.
The Feds 'Modernize' Food Safety Without Making Food Safer
Proposed FDA food-safety rules under the FSMA show the expensive campaign to modernize food safety shouldn't be confused with one that improves food safety.