Culture
Are High Taxes to Blame for Minnesota's Championship Drought?
The Twin Cities have been waiting since 1991 for a winner. A University of Illinois-Chicago economist says lowering the income tax rate might help.
The Scoop on 'Frozen Dessert' Licenses
You got a permit for that ice cream machine?
On the 'Invasion' of 'Libertarianism,' Pope Francis' Ignorance Is Showing
We're not all the egoistic Ayn Rand acolytes the Catholic pontiff imagines.
Australian Police Admit Illegally Snooping on Journalist
Country requires companies to collect and store mass amounts of citizen metadata. Abuses are inevitable.
Mostly Weekly: Why I'm Boycotting the White House Correspondents' Dinner
Journalists and politicians work best as frenemies.
Surveillance and Wars on Whistleblowers Leading to Less Press Freedom
America's score drops while Trump administration considers charges against WikiLeaks.
ESPN Will Get Better, or Fail Trying
Recent lay-offs, mostly of on-air talent, are a response to increasing competitive pressures.
Hot Girls Wanted: Exploiting Sex Workers in the Name of Exposing Porn Exploitation?
Porn performers are accusing Rashida Jones and other Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On producers of a host of unethical and exploitative practices.
Lawsuit Aims to Force Catholic Hospitals Perform Transgender-Related Surgeries
Refusing any voluntary hysterectomies presented as discrimination.
Trump Administration Not Backing Off Legal Battle With Catholic Nuns
This is why you shouldn't trust a man who has no principles of his own to do right by yours.
New College Crime Bill Deputizes Professors as Campus Security, Further Federalizes Campus Rape Investigations, and Adds Huge Fines for Schools That Don't Comply
The bipartisan Campus Accountability and Safety Act could cost colleges millions for failure to follow complex and costly new sexual-misconduct policies.
New Book Offers Bleak Look at Paul Ryan's Hometown
In 2008, Obama told GM factory workers in Janesville, Wisconsin, that the plant would "be here for another 100 years." It has since closed, leaving thousands unemployed.
Enforcement Looms of FDA's Menu Labeling Regulations
Expensive calorie count mandate set to begin on May 5. Is delay or repeal possible?
Boujee, Bougie, Bourgie: Who's Appropriating Whose Culture? An Answer in 12 Songs
In the spirit of an interracial, equal-opportunity orgy of bougie-ness, check out these tunes and videos.
James Altucher Found Himself by Losing Everything (and You Can Too!)
Q&A with this riches-to-rags evangelist for personal reinvention.
Movie Review: Unforgettable
Rosario Dawson and Katherine Heigl in a slick but predictable girl fight.
Zara Pulls Not-Pepe Dress After People Complain That All Frogs Are Now Hate Symbols
Good job, internet liberals, you got huge clothing conglomerate to stop selling one of its few works benefiting indie creators!
Major League Baseball's War on PEDs Is Still Petty and Pointless
With players rolling in NSAIDs and amphetamines, why do androgens still freak people out?
How To Win Friends and Influence Politics Through Libertarian Comedy
Nick Gillespie debates how to win hearts and minds to libertarianism with Jeremy McLellan, Lou Perez, and Michael Munger at Cato Unbound.
Drupal Developer Larry Garfield Ostracized Over Involvement in Sci-Fi Based Kink Community
The scandal has exposed odd taboos in the liberal-leaning Drupal community and how hypocritical their talk of tolerance can be.
Is Comedy a Form of Political Resistance? Nick Gillespie at Cato Unbound
Political scientist Michael Munger and comedians Jeremy McLellan and Lou Perez explain how serious comedy works.
Now That Gorsuch Is Seated, Will Supreme Court Take Up Gay Wedding Cake Case?
SCOTUS has delayed making a decision whether to tackle religious freedom claim.
Publicly-Funded Ballparks Are for Suckers
The cases of Hartford, Ct., Richmond, Va., and Gwinnett, Ga.
Food Freedom Movement Spreads to North Dakota
The right to sell what you make without overwhelming government regulation affirmed.
What Uncle Sam and Jim Crow Taught Hitler
When Nazi lawyers went looking for racial legislation to emulate, they turned to the United States.
MOABs, Russkies, Prog Rock, Jesus, Jackie Robinson, and the F-word: Matt Welch Hosts on Sirius XM 9-12 AM ET
Lots o' loose talk, w/ Dave Weigel, Michael Brendan Dougherty and more, on channel 121. Call in at 1-877-974-7487.
Will a Constitutionally Questionable Doctrine Save Trump's Travel Ban?
The justices could choose to look the other way because of the plenary power doctrine.
Victim in United Flight Debacle Gets Smear Treatment
How dredging up his irrelevant criminal background will be used to justify censorship.
'I'm Not Willing to Sacrifice Freedom of Expression on the Altar of Cultural Diversity'
Muhammad cartoon publisher Flemming Rose talks about immigration, free speech, and toleration.
Arizona's Terrible Hockey Team Wants a Third Taxpayer Funded Stadium Since 1996
The team stinks and the fans are apathetic but the NHL is lobbying hard for a new arena, promising things will be different this time.
Maine Lawmaker Targets Foragers on Private Property
Should advanced permission be required, or should land owners post signs?
Must We Take Sides in the 'Escalating Feud' Between Bannon and Kushner?
Choosing between the factions within the Trump administration is as much fun as choosing between Trump and Clinton.
The Most Macabre Classroom Safety Film Ever
Friday A/V Club: The strange horror of The Finishing Line
Movie Review: Colossal
Anne Hathaway and Jason Sudeikis discover their inner monsters.
Polygamists Singled Out Again in Utah
Utah's new bigamy law prescribes what people can call private relationships and provides authorities with a convenient tool for suppression when polygamist families get too vocal.
Chelsea Clinton's Lead Trial Balloon
Journalists try desperately to kick-start a political career that has no good reason to exist