By Canceling Richard Dawkins, the American Humanist Association Has Betrayed Its Values
The drive to punish dissenters from various orthodoxies is itself illiberal.
The drive to punish dissenters from various orthodoxies is itself illiberal.
The Connecticut Supreme Court will be hearing a case on this next week.
The integralist right's foolish crush on the man who once ruled Portugal
Intervening in the U.K. alcohol market hasn't produced the desired effect, but experts want yet another bite at the apple.
The Academy Awards are this weekend. Almost no one has even heard of the movies up for Best Picture.
It's good to be reminded that, sometimes, greed and venality do not carry the day in the global marketplace
Friday A/V Club: The Yippies, the yuppies, and the ghosts of the '60s and '80s
Madam's Organ owner Bill Duggan says opening venues for the vaccinated would be a "win-win-win." Artists could perform, businesses could make money, and people would have one more reason to get their shot.
The vast majority of hospitalized COVID-19 patients are overweight. Why won’t the government stop subsidizing junk food?
"At some point, a regulation or a law with the absolute best of intentions will be wielded by people who may not have the absolute best of intentions."
An illustration of our individualistic law of religious exemptions.
The NYC mayoral hopeful tweeted his foot into his mouth.
Songs like "Gun Totin' Patriot" and "We Outside" might be ridiculous, Trump-worshiping schlock, but their embrace of controversial themes breathes some rebelliousness back into rap.
Retired FBI agent Ali Soufan argues that the agency's thirst for torture made it harder to protect Americans.
Both advocates and skeptics of the copycat theory recommend self-restraint by the news media.
Remember when Republicans believed private businesses had a right to exercise free speech?
For sci fi fans who enjoy getting lost in internet rabbit holes
The Supreme Court reaffirms that COVID-19 regulations must comply with the First Amendment.
The majority reminds the 9th Circuit that the First Amendment puts limits on COVID-19 policies.
Cartoonist Peter Bagge looks at Henry David Thoreau's life at Walden and beyond
The state legislature and Gov. Jared Polis are unshackling local ranchers and consumers.
The founder of the Slapfish seafood chain battles arbitrary, non-scientific regulations and a punishing economy while reinventing the lobster roll.
People are people and politics is politics, no matter how far you get from planet Earth.
The culinary innovator behind Slapfish on what it's been like to run a business with government at all levels arbitrarily flipping the on-off switch.
Kieran Bhattacharya's First Amendment lawsuit can proceed, a court said.
It's a regulation-heavy Monday.
The chaos at Lake Washington Institute of Technology is by no means an isolated occurrence.
The government tried to stabilize the nation's food supply 80 years ago. Its efforts backfired.
The journalist and free-speech activist says identity politics are destroying the media, higher education, and Hollywood.
Seattle is taking steps in the right direction, but the state legislature is dragging its feet.
Friday A/V Club: How a Watergate burglar spent the '80s
As France fell to Nazi Germany, America's elites glanced nervously eastward and began to envision the U.S. as the new defender of global order.
Didion reminds us that while youth culture and political leaders may change, our underlying drives and delusions seldom do.
From "stay hungry, stay foolish" to "try everything, take nothing off the table."
The Harmonious Living Amendment Act improves on past proposals to fine street musicians. It still suffers from all the typical problems that come with top-down regulation.
Programs that keep sex offenders indefinitely confined face new challenges.
Non-fungible tokens for art can seem a lot like Tulipmania. But distinct digital tokens have real use cases for things like online address management.
Even supporters of Donald Trump think foreign trade and free markets are good for America.
Also: Cancel culture knives are out for The United States of Al. It doesn’t deserve them.
It’s a victory for fans made possible by the evolution of streaming technology.
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