Jane Coaston: Meet the Libertarian New York Times Podcaster
"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."
"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.
The leader of the mob follows the victim to the gallows.
The Singapore-born journalist and free-speech activist says identity politics are destroying the media, higher ed, and Hollywood.
Plus: Appeals court considers whether nonstop surveillance violate due process, Utah governor signs porn filter bill into law, and more...
Plus: Homeschooling rates have doubled, the USPS is about to get even slower at delivering mail, and more...
Why border activity doesn't look that much different under the Biden administration, and how the media framed the Atlanta shootings
When Amazon won't sell your book, you can head to Barnes & Noble. When government cancels your expression, there's nowhere left to go.
It strains credulity to believe random tweets can lead otherwise normal people to drive across the country and stage an insurrection.
Congress should rue the day it hopped on the kangaroo-meat ban.
Politicians on the right and the left are coming for your free speech.
Even the famously stodgy NCAA is changing its views on gambling. For the first time, games will be played in a state where sports betting is legal.
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