That Weird California Computer Ban Isn't What It Appears to Be. It's Dumber.
An attempt to reduce idle electricity consumption actually incentivizes selling more powerful equipment.
Culture
Massachusetts Could Lift Its Decades-Old Happy Hour Ban
The ban hasn't prevented deadly drunk driving incidents, but it is hamstringing bars and restaurants hurt by COVID shutdowns.
America's Cross-Partisan Dalliance With Eugenics
A new book pulls the curtain back—but only partway.
Trots and Bonnie
Shary Flenniken portrayed her comic strip characters "with a complete lack of adult-world moralizing or editorial restraint."
Libertarian History/Philosophy
Dave Smith on Big Tech Censorship, Lockdowns, and Running for President
The comedian and podcaster talks about running for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination and his beef with Reason.
Olympics Remind Us That Sports Build Bridges Where Governments Can't
Engaging peacefully with someone who history says you should hate is no small task, but sports make it possible.
Simone Biles Doesn't Exist To Make America Proud
It isn't an embarrassment. It isn't heroism. It just is.
Dave Smith: Libertarians vs. Big Tech, Big Government, and…Other Libertarians
The popular podcaster and comedian on the future of the Libertarian Party, his vaccine hesitancy, and fighting the culture war
Judges Say Web Design Is 'Pure Speech' and That the State Can Compel It Anyway
Trump's critics fault him for fomenting division. The left's efforts to drive people of faith from the public square are making the problem worse.
Lil Nas X Uses Chart-Topping 'Industry Baby' To Stump for Bail Reform
Around half a million Americans are stuck at any given time in pretrial detention, often because they can’t afford freedom.
More Mask Mandates Could Be Coming Even Though Vaccination Is Key to Curbing COVID-19
Plus: Adam Smith invented the social software for modern liberalism, the U.K. invites more skilled immigrants, and more...
How to Reform the Olympics
The Olympics are a great sports event. But there is no reason to tolerate the massive public subsidies, forced displacement of populations, and propaganda coups for authoritarian regimes that go along with them.
Autonomous Mexico
What happened when some indigenous people took their lands back from the state
Maine Voters To Decide on Constitutional 'Right to Food'
Language regarding seed exchanges could violate contracts.
I Trapped the Devil Is as Unclever as Its Title
No, there isn’t really much more to this deservedly forgotten film.
New Hampshire and Illinois Are Legalizing Unlicensed Lemonade Stands
A bill signed into law this month in Illinois and one awaiting governor approval in New Hampshire would let kids sell non-alcoholic beverages outside their homes.
A School District Asked To Survey Students About Private Matters. The Uproar Was Inevitable.
Government domination of education has bred distrust and conflict.
Who in the World Wanted Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins?
A dumb movie with a dumb name based on a dumb idea.
Federal Judges Are Blocking State Anti-Trans Bills
Culture war bills signed into law in Arkansas, West Virginia, and Tennessee run afoul of Constitution, federal law.
Louis Menand: 'Freedom Was the Slogan of the Times'
Why postwar culture from Jack Kerouac to Andy Warhol to James Baldwin to Susan Sontag to Yoko Ono battled boundaries hemming them in.
In Their Own Words, This Is What It's Actually Like for Black and Brown People in Cuba
"They're arresting people at their homes."
Speech Is Not Violence
"Claiming that kind of victimhood gives them a sense of belonging, of togetherness."
Canadian Steak Tartare Ban Leaves Chefs Feeling Raw
Warning people about the dangers of raw meat doesn't require prohibiting the practice.
The End Offers Doom and Gloom Without Respite
There is more to Showtime's The End than the ways and means of self-destruction, but perhaps not much.
Iranian Operatives Plotted To Kidnap Brooklyn Journalist
From the other side of the world, the regime plots ways to chill free speech.
New Hampshire School Choice Program Opens to Religious Schools
A new law allows cash-strapped districts to send students to private religious schools.
New York Lawmakers Fight to Keep Chick-Fil-A From State Rest Stops
Plus: Judge rules against Roy Moore in Sacha Baron Cohen lawsuit, federal marijuana legalization bill allegedly arriving soon, and more...
Abigail Shrier Worries Teenage Gender Transitions Lead to 'Irreversible Damage'
The controversial author on her acclaimed and condemned book, being deplatformed, and the future of free expression in an increasingly polarized marketplace of ideas
Cubans Cry for 'Freedom'
Plus: Texas parolee prosecuted for voting, tales from the eviction moratorium, and more...
Do People Want Their Pre-Pandemic Freedom Back?
Polling finds wide support for draconian lockdowns and permanent restrictions.
With Spectators Banned, Tokyo Olympics Look Like an Even Bigger Money Pit
More than 30 venues, some of which predate the Olympics but many of which were purpose-built at public expense, will be occupied solely by coaches, athletes, and judges.
School Choice Is the Answer to Education Disputes
Religious families aren’t the only ones seeking escape from endless curriculum wars.
Treat Tucker Carlson's NSA Snooping Claims Seriously, but Not Literally
The Fox News pundit’s emails were probably reviewed legally—and that’s part of the problem.
Black Widow Is a Step Back for the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Is the biggest brand in movies better off on the small screen?
Abigail Shrier: Trans Activists, Cancel Culture, and the Future of Free Expression
The Irreversible Damage author talks about getting deplatformed from Target and her support for gender-reassignment interventions.
Ohio Passes Controversial Conscience Clause for Doctors
Opposed by LGBT and pro-choice advocacy groups, the measure allows doctors to refuse to perform treatments on moral grounds
An Unbeatable Sprinter Is Defeated by an Irrational Prejudice
Sha’Carri Richardson’s suspension for marijuana use highlights an arbitrary distinction that makes less sense than ever before.
Is Critical Race Theory Taught in K-12 Schools? The NEA Says Yes, and That It Should Be.
"It is reasonable and appropriate for curriculum to be informed by academic frameworks..."
Boris Johnson's Britain Leans Into Nanny State Food Policies
New marketing restrictions on junk food will affect bottom lines, not waist lines.
If Sha'Carri Richardson Can Get High and Still Outrun Everybody, She Should Be Allowed To Do It
Banning the American sprinter from the Olympics for using marijuana is completely ridiculous.
The Tomorrow War Is a Tortured Global Warming Metaphor Disguised as a Dull Action Movie
Another lifeless pseudo-blockbuster goes straight to streaming.
