No Freedom From the Church of America
The religion this church administers is Americanism, a species of nationalism.
Culture
The Super Bowl, Brought To You By Taxpayers
The National Football League is propped up by a wide range of public subsidies.
FDA Begins Implementing Awful Food-Safety Law
FSMA will put many small farmers out of business.
Groundhog Day: 2018
Does the news ever feel like the same thing over and over and over again?
Farewell to Nicholas von Hoffman, the Newsman Who Got Fired for Comparing Nixon to a Dead Mouse
Friday A/V Club: Columnist, broadcaster, and critic of concentrated power
What's Hot in Porn Tech: Blockchain, Cam Girls, and Snapchat
New technologies are helping the adult industry adjust to government regulations and give more power to performers.
The Insane Hindu Protests Against a Bollywood Movie
India is becoming one, big offense industry
Both the Grammys and the State of the Union Worship at the Cult of the Presidency: Podcast
Working toward a de-presidentified future while trying to imagine an immigration deal that isn't awful
'My Plan Is to Let People Do Whatever They Please'
The daily newspaper columns of H.L. Mencken
R.I.P. Ursula K. Le Guin, Author of One of the Greatest Novels About Freedom Ever Written
How libertarians learned to stop worrying and love The Dispossessed
Mark E. Smith, Singer/Lyricist for the British Postpunk Band The Fall, R.I.P.
The sly, scabrous, absurdist Smith was one of the few anti-left voices of his musical generation.
Regulations Prevent Some People from Using Google Arts & Culture's Portrait-Matching Feature
Illinois and Texas think biometric identifiers are a lawsuit waiting to happen.
'Sexually Promiscuous' Professor at the University of Rochester Faces Censure Vote
Florian Jaeger engaged in inappropriate sexual relationships with students, but broke no university policy.
Sexual Politics Needs More Economics: Podcast
Probing uncomfortable gender and generational splits on the latest Reason podcast.
Aziz Ansari, Bad Sex, and the Dangers of 'Relying on Nonverbal Cues or Mind Reading'
Consent is sexy, but fear is a real mood-killer.
Report Warns EU Member State Food Regulations Could Stall Growth
Uncertainty over Brexit and meddlesome rules could harm the EU's leading exports and industry.
Split the Baby. Drink the Poison. Carry the Hot Iron. Swear on the Bible
How courts exploit superstition to uncover hidden truths
Why This Is TV's Golden Age!: Podcast
How streaming video has blown apart, and improved, television as we know it.
A False Accusation and Unfair Investigation Derailed This Student Athlete's Life
Alphonso Baity transferred to a new college, but he can't play basketball unless the NCAA grants him a waiver.
Trump's Idea of 'Fake News' Is Much Broader Than His Awards Suggest
The president applies the term to any reporting that makes him look bad, regardless of whether it is accurate.
Electric Dreams Is a Sci Fi Anthology Series That Warns Against Safe Spaces
The show, based on the work of Philip K. Dick, is like Black Mirror but if people were sometimes good.
Jeff Flake Highlights Donald Trump's Rhetorical Kinship With Censorious Autocrats
The crucial difference is not temperamental but institutional.
No Right to Earn a Living Via Prostitution, Says Federal Court
"There is no constitutional rights to engage in illegal employment," rules the 9th Circuit court.
Aziz Ansari and the Limits of 'He Should Know Better'
Sloppy seduction or sexual assault? If those are your terms, you're already missing the point.
Good Samaritans in Southern California Cited for Feeding the Homeless
El Cajon is just the latest city to abuse "public safety" fears to control how people help each other.
Court Kills Most of Idaho's Law Against Secret Farm Recordings
A likely-fatal blow to to the state's censorious "ag gag" law
Putting Asterisks in S***hole Is F***ing Stupid
When offensive words are the story, why wouldn't they be in the story?
Matt Taibbi on Misogyny, the Left vs. Free Speech, and the Killing of Eric Garner
"I'm just sort of accidental collateral damage to a larger thing that's going on."
Utah Elementary School Fires Art Teacher for Showing Students Classical Nudes
Parents complained about postcards that were part of an educational set kept in the school library.
Exchanging Dirty Jokes Is Now a 'Sexual Relationship' at George Washington University
Fired chemistry professor is suing the school.
Why on Earth Are We Talking About 'Oprah 2020'?: Podcast
What the Golden Globes #MeToo protests and Dave Chappelle's latest specials tell us about the current political moment.
Duped by State Detectives, Pennsylvania Police Chief Shows Up at Sheetz Gas Station for Sex With Underage Girl
Chief Michael Diebald was allegedly undeterred when the "girl" said she was in eighth grade-"everyone has to have a first time," he told her.
'Food Police' Thriving Under Alleged Deregulator Trump
When it comes to the FDA and USDA, where's the scaling back of rules?
The Best Sex Work Writing of 2017
We rounded up the year's best writing, reporting, and research on erotic industries, those who work in them, and how they're getting screwed by U.S. authorities and laws.
Canada's Food Laws Ban the Best Burgers
America's neighbor to the north also has a host of dumb regulations.
