Culture
The Fizzy Math Behind Bloomberg's Soda Ban
New York City's proposed ban on sodas greater than 16 ounces rests on shaky premises. But proponents think those trump "trivial issues of personal freedom".
War Is Still a Racket
They say war is a fight between forces seeking victory. But sometimes the conflict is more complicated than that.
Half-Assed Media Speculation About the Batman Shooter
News outlets are rushing to speculative judgment about the accused Batman murderer
The Dark Knight Rises
A surprisingly limp conclusion to Christopher Nolan's celebrated Batman trilogy.
Turning Comic Books Into Art
The world of high art celebrates pioneering comics creator Daniel Clowes.
Latter-Day Acceptance
Mitt Romney may inspire anti-Mormon paranoia, but it's nothing compared to the fears his forefathers faced.
The Truth About "Deep Throat"
A new book sheds light on the Watergate whistleblower's real motives.
Caitlin Moran Knows How To Be a Woman and You Don't
Popular feminist yuk-fest is really a class-based etiquette book.
Frederick Douglass, Classical Liberal
A fresh look at the political evolution of a great American
The Mad Dream of a Libertarian Dictatorship
The long-lived, utterly insane idea of an autocrat imposing freedom
Political Animals: The Confusing Adventures of Un-Hillary Non-Clinton
This fictional political miniseries perhaps draws a little too much from the real world.
Fight For Your Right to Go Paleo
The government has no business interfering with our food choices.
From Bootlegging to Pot Trafficking
The outlaws of Marion County, Kentucky, defy one Prohibition after another.
