Mississippi Retreats on Stupid Attempts to Censor 'Veggie Burger' Labels
Nobody is being "confused" by vegetarian meat substitutes.
Nobody is being "confused" by vegetarian meat substitutes.
Friday A/V Club: That time NBC broadcast a radical Philip K. Dick fable to a 1950s audience
Plus: understanding consent in sex work, beyond "Medicare for All," and more...
Bill Hader and Jessica Chastain in a very long and crowded horror sequel.
What if politics were a strategic, underhanded, zero-sum game that was actually kind of fun?
It took the TSA multiple weeks to complete its review and conclude that Coke bottles are not a tool of terrorism.
Leif Olson was clearly making fun of the alt-right.
Harry Potter and the Baffling Return of Religious Panic
The controversial cultural critic rightly praises capitalism for its subversion of the status quo and its ability to make us fat.
An economist and a science fiction author discuss cryogenics, mythology, philanthropy, fragmentation, and simulation.
A new book aims to chronicle the digital currency's ideological origins.
"Hong Kong is a place without basic political and economic freedom," Wong tells Reason.
David Oyelowo in a sci-fi crime thriller and John Travolta in a movie by Fred Durst.
"It could create concern that it’s the real thing," officials say.
Government officials fail to follow Supreme Court decisions at their own risk.
The New York Times columnist emailed a professor to complain about a mean tweet—and cc'ed the provost.
Activist Nury Turkel discusses the vast network of camps that may hold over a million Uighurs in western China.
The comedian's new Netflix special deftly skewers woke scolds.
Familiar faces move between government office and media slots, rarely questioning the institution that plays a core role in their lives.
Plus: Trump forcing U.S. companies out of China?, Joe Arpaio is running again, sex discrimination goes to the Supreme Court, and more...
An open immigration policy means letting people from anywhere work for whatever amount they want.
The billionaire philanthropist worked to create a world in which people are more prosperous and tolerant.
This Showtime documentary sings. You should listen.
A new movie, The Report, documents the Senate struggle to inform the public about our wartime waterboarding and "enhanced interrogations."
The mysterious "hybrid rights" doctrine comes up again—but might not matter.
Journalist Jonathan Kaiman is one of the least famous, least powerful men to be brought down by the #MeToo movement. A year later, the fallout continues.
As part of its ambitious “1619” inquiry into the legacy of slavery, The New York Times revives false 19th century revisionist history about the American founding.
Plus: Marvel Comics cancels Art Spiegelman, prohibition still doesn't work, and more
For too long, state lawmakers have played favorites with booze laws. Will they finally let voters decide where they can buy?
The comedian and activist was fired from a film after a 2007 blackface photo emerged.
Schilling and Trump are alike in attacking immigrants for costing money, while seeking out business subsidies.
The sexiest discoveries are often the ones not found in the actual study.
Plus: Farewell to the author whose work inspired Ross Ulbricht to create Silk Road, Trump's toy tax gets delayed until Christmas, and more....
The operation is still arresting sex workers and calling it a rescue mission.
After outraged responses from Fox and Trump, Universal yanks The Hunt from its schedule.
Or maybe not. We probably need more research.
Store orders ban of violent displays, but is still selling guns and video games.
The former vice presidential candidate's revived defamation suit against The New York Times highlights the hazards of us-versus-them thinking.
Owners painted the house bright pink and added two funny emojis after neighbors complained about illegal Airbnb rentals.
Editor in Chief Kyle Mann talks about being taken literally by fact checkers, whether any subject (even a mass shooting) is off limits, and the libertarian sensibility of his humor.