Culture

Culture

The Surprising Power of Subtitles

From Jesus on a bed sheet in Tagalog to Rasputin rapping in Ukrainian

Greg Beato | 10.1.2014 10:00 AM

Policy

The New Face of Television

How murder, treachery, and mayhem made TV a 'vast wasteland' no more

Peter Suderman | 10.1.2014 10:00 AM

Politics

The Rise and Fall of Aereo

The Supreme Court squashes one possible future of television.

Damon Root | 10.1.2014 10:00 AM

Video Games

'Watching the Game' Has Found a Completely Different Meaning Online

A massive, worldwide audience has developed to watch people play video games, and it's worth billions.

Scott Shackford | 10.1.2014 10:00 AM

Politics

Video's Gutenberg Moment

How the VX1000 camera revolutionized news, documentaries, and porn.

Jim Epstein | 10.1.2014 10:00 AM

Culture

Orange Is Back

Robby Soave | 10.1.2014 7:00 AM

Nanny State

Hummus Among Us

Food protectionism

Scott Shackford | 10.1.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

Will Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement Move China?

Anthony Fisher | 9.30.2014 10:00 PM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: DON'T PANIC, S.S. Follies, Libertarian Spoilers, Peter Suderman on Obamacare, Why Are We Still in Afghanistan, Intel vs. Obama, Plastic Bans, Are Hot Dogs Sandwiches, and Aftershow!

Matt Welch | 9.30.2014 8:08 PM

Culture

Twitter Temporarily Bans Great Press Secretary Parody Account

Zenon Evans | 9.30.2014 2:08 PM

Policy

FCC Thumbs Nose at NFL, Votes Unanimously to End Protectionist Sports Blackout Rule

Peter Suderman | 9.30.2014 1:44 PM

Policy

Sports Blackout Rule Dropped by FCC

Regulators step back from the corporate enforcers role.

Reason Staff | 9.30.2014 12:53 PM

Culture

The Decline of Cults and the Rise of Subcultures

Peter Suderman | 9.30.2014 12:17 PM

Culture

Brickbat: You Could Kill Someone With That Shirt

Charles Oliver | 9.30.2014 6:00 AM

Transparency

Ferguson Charges Thousands for Access to Public Records

Lucian McMahon | 9.29.2014 4:57 PM

Politics

Is This "The Age of the Comedown"? Some Millennials Think So

Nick Gillespie | 9.29.2014 3:50 PM

Policy

This Speed Camera Handed Out $77,550 Worth of Tickets in One Day

Zenon Evans | 9.29.2014 2:40 PM

Policy

War Letters Collector on the Individual Cost of Battle

Amanda Winkler | 9.29.2014 2:00 PM

Policy

The Left/Right Alliance That Legalized Homeschooling

And its descendant, the fight against Common Core

Jesse Walker | 9.29.2014 1:26 PM

Politics

Is This The Worst Argument Against Libertarianism Ever? No, But It is the Most Recent.

Nick Gillespie | 9.29.2014 11:46 AM

Politics

Return of the Aqua Buddha! Rand Paul Survives Another Long Magazine Feature

Matt Welch | 9.29.2014 11:35 AM

Politics

Ukrainians in War-Torn East Topple Massive Lenin Statue

Zenon Evans | 9.29.2014 10:45 AM

Politics

The Best Campaign Rap Video You'll See All Day, feat. Wyclef Jean

Nick Gillespie | 9.29.2014 10:13 AM

Policy

New Survey Data Deflate Two Drug Scares

As heroin use and teenage pot smoking fall, alarm about them rises.

Jacob Sullum | 9.29.2014 8:30 AM

Policy

Gov. Brown Signs Bill Telling College Kids Where, When to Have Sex

Robby Soave | 9.29.2014 8:00 AM

Culture

Well, Shoot

Charles Oliver | 9.29.2014 6:00 AM

Culture

Video: 'South Park' Kicks Off 18th Season by Slur-Shaming Redskins Fans—Why Everyone Should Be Watching

Nick Gillespie and Alexis Garcia | 9.28.2014 1:00 PM

Civil Liberties

VID: Ferguson Police Chief Issues Apology, But Police Militarization Will Continue to Be a Thing

Alexis Garcia and Amanda Winkler | 9.28.2014 9:30 AM

Comics

Watch: Banned Books Week and the History of Comic Book Censorship

Tracy Oppenheimer | 9.27.2014 3:04 PM

Culture

Peter Suderman Reviews The Equalizer

Reason Staff | 9.27.2014 8:30 AM

Culture

Why Kids Should Watch South Park

Nick Gillespie | 9.26.2014 5:22 PM

Economics

Kansas Is Auctioning Off Sex Toys

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.26.2014 11:20 AM

Culture

Friday A/V Club: FDR, Cartoon Character

Franklin Roosevelt meets Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.

Jesse Walker | 9.26.2014 10:10 AM

Culture

The Equalizer and Jimi: All Is by My Side

Denzel Washington kickstarts a franchise, Andre Benjamin illuminates a Hendrix biopic.

Kurt Loder | 9.26.2014 9:00 AM

Policy

As Heroin Use And Teenage Pot Smoking Fall, Alarm About Them Rises

Jacob Sullum | 9.26.2014 7:00 AM

Culture

How Can You Have Any Pudding?

Charles Oliver | 9.26.2014 6:00 AM

Culture

Brickbat: How Can You Have Any Pudding?

Charles Oliver | 9.26.2014 6:00 AM

Culture

Suspicious Dresser Provokes Panic! at Florida High School

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.25.2014 1:35 PM

Politics

Iranian President Rouhani Advises U.S. On How to Handle Terrorism

Also insists Iran is not building a nuclear bomb and ducks questions about arrests for a Youtube video, Washington Post journalists, and a 25 year-old woman watching a volleyball game.

Ronald Bailey | 9.25.2014 1:30 PM

Policy

Developer Wants to Build Hundreds of Homes for Hasidic Jews; Catskills Town Might Dissolve Itself to Stop Him

The strangest local-government story you'll read today.

Jesse Walker | 9.25.2014 12:42 PM

Politics

'Kissing Congressman' Is Back, Parading Wife, Kids in New 'Blessed' Ad

Zenon Evans | 9.25.2014 11:30 AM

Politics

NYPD Helps Give 'Flood Wall Street' a Major First Amendment Victory

Anthony Fisher | 9.25.2014 11:08 AM

Politics

Raise a Glass: The Bill of Rights Was About Food Freedom

Congress passed the Bill of Rights 225 years ago today. Why the struggle for food freedom is at the heart of those amendments.

Baylen Linnekin | 9.25.2014 10:00 AM

Culture

Fashion Police

Charles Oliver | 9.25.2014 6:00 AM