Culture
Lanny Friedlander: The Eccentric Genius Who Created Reason Magazine
Reason was the anti-establishment brainchild of a brilliant but erratic 20-year-old student who lived with his mother and drove a delivery van for a living.
Andra Day Shines in a Confused Interpretation of The United States vs. Billie Holiday
What we know about Holiday’s mistreatment is compelling enough without muddling her history.
The FDA Stole Your Bucatini
Instead of blocking food imports during a pandemic in which supply chains are strained, the FDA should allow consumers to choose food that will fill them up.
Cambridge Will Recognize Polyamorous Partnerships and Other Domestic Arrangements With More Than 2 Adults
Plus: An Iowa reporter is on trial for covering a Black Lives Matter protest, Arkansas governor signs abortion ban, and more...
What Have We Done?
On the largest spending bill in U.S. history and the one year anniversary of life under coronavirus.
Why Dr. Seuss Is Worth Defending
Banishing him from library shelves is a slippery slope.
Global Freedom Is Losing Ground
Democracies are going to have to do better at exercising their core liberal values to prove their worth and win back support.
Wollstonecraft
A new book aims to reveal the rest of Mary Wollstonecraft's worldview beyond her support for women's rights
Woke Excess Causes Minority Voters To Flee the Democratic Party
The cultural views of elite white liberals are not popular with many minorities.
Paul Krugman Thinks You'll Be Happier With Fewer Choices. Nonsense.
It's true that the freedom to make your own decisions comes with both benefits and consequences, but Krugman is squarely focused on just one side of that equation.
Dr. Seuss Is Canceled
President Biden did not mention the famed author in his Read Across America Day speech.
A Radical History of Tennis?
Despite some interesting tidbits, a new history of the game falls short.
Local Health Departments Have To Start Learning From Local Farmers and Markets
A promising new law will give agricultural communities in Massachusetts more say in local public-health rules that apply to them and impact their property and livelihoods.
Debris Represents the Crumbling Leftovers of X-Files Rip-offs
Oh look, two mismatched government agents investigating alien technology.
On Elite Campuses Like Smith College, Woke Students Have All the Power
Plus: Neera Tanden under siege, drama at CPAC, and more...
Tennessee Republicans Call on University Presidents To Punish Student-Athletes for Kneeling
These demands obviously violate the First Amendment.
Fix Family Poverty With Free Markets, For Once
The right and the left are ready to send fiscal conservatism off the rails.
It's Neither Sexist Nor Racist To Oppose Neera Tanden for OMB
Plus: Another journalist fired after disagreeing with woke orthodoxy, U.S. COVID death toll passes 500,000 mark, and more...
Was the Reagan Revolution Really Reagan's?
While we're at it, was it really a revolution?
Lance Armstrong vs. the New Honor Code
Should Americans be tougher on our celebrities—and ourselves? A leading anthropologist says yes.
Is America Too Forgiving? The Case of Lance Armstrong
Anthropologist and brand consultant Grant McCracken thinks we need a new honor code for public figures—and ourselves.
Americans' Lust To 'Cancel' One Another Should Spark Soul Searching
It's the result of our overly politicized culture where many people like to shame and destroy their enemies, but it is undermining the benefits of free and open dialogue.
Conor Friedersdorf: Stand Against Left-Wing and Right-Wing P.C.
The Atlantic writer says that illiberalism and the urge to shut down debate need to be confronted across the political spectrum.
Metal Musician Adam 'Nergal' Darski Fined by Polish Court for 'Offending Religious Feelings'
Behemoth frontman Adam 'Nergal' Darski was fined $5,000 for a 2019 social media post that showed him stepping on an image of the Virgin Mary.
Civil Forfeiture Does Not Seem To Reduce Drug Use or Help Fight Crime
A new study provides further evidence that property seizures are driven by financial motives rather than public safety concerns.
The Bachelor's Chris Harrison Was Canceled for Criticizing Cancel Culture
After a backlash, the host of the ABC dating show said he would step aside.
Remember Bean Dad? Child Protective Services Was Called to Check on His Daughter
"They were just doing their jobs."
New York City's Outdoor Dining Doom
Preserving the country's greatest restaurant scene in the midst of a pandemic feels like an afterthought.
SCOTUS Refuses to Let Alabama Execute Willie Smith Without His Pastor Present (Without Noting Who Cast the Fifth Vote)
With Justice Barrett joining Justice Kagan, does Dunn v. Smith represent a shift on the Court?
Review: Judas and the Black Messiah
Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield revisit the horror of a civil rights battlefield of the 1960s.
Disney Cancels The Mandalorian Star Gina Carano Over Provocative Social Media Posts
If over-the-top statements likening one's political opponents to Nazis are grounds for firing, Hollywood is in trouble.
Even Voldemort Masks Up in New Public Service Announcement
WarnerMedia, the Ad Council, and the CDC are infantilizing us and insulting our intelligence.
The Guardian Fired Columnist Nathan Robinson After a Joke Tweet About Military Aid to Israel
The tweet was neither anti-Semitic nor "fake news."
Safety Investigators Confirm the 'Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant Helicopter Safety Act' Wouldn't Have Prevented the Fatal Crash That Killed Lakers Legend
The National Transportation Safety Board has confirmed that a costly terrain warning system lawmakers wanted to mandate in response to Bryant's death would have been a non-factor in the accident that killed him.
