The Illiberal Persecution of Tim Hunt
An old guys tells a bad joke and academia descends into a frenzy
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The Relentless March Toward a New Universal Agreement on Climate Change
Rich countries commit to total decarbonization of the global economy.
Trans Pacific Partnership Roundup: On the Eve of Its Fast Track House Vote, The Politics Remain Twisted
Until fast track passes, no one can really be sure how to act about the trade pact itself.
Creditors Lose Patience, Walk Out of Negotiations With Greece
Looming threat of Grexit still looming
Abolish Secretive Special Ops Forces
For our own safety, we must disband these squads of killers.
How California Could Have Avoided Its Epic Water Crisis
Joel Kotkin on the causes and repercussions of the Golden State disaster.
Ted Cruz Going After the Libertarian-Hawk Vote
Are there libertarian-leaning Republicans who think Rand Paul is too soft on ISIS?
Ralph Nader Blames Hillary Clinton's Lady Bits for Her "Shocking" Militarism
So what explains Obama's and Bush's? A pressing point gets lost in pop psychologizing.
Europe Goes Down the Memory Hole With the 'Right to Be Forgotten'
Nothing says "freedom" like forcing people to alter the historical record
19 Things in Rand Paul's New Book No Other GOP A-Lister Would Be Caught Dead Saying
From quoting Glenn Greenwald to calling Marco Rubio a 'so-called conservative' to saying the Republican brand 'sucks,' the Kentucky senator is living up to the whole 'new kind of Republican' thing
The PC Revolution is Eating Its Own, But What Sort of Shit Comes Next?
Political correctness is dying. The university must now embrace unfettered intellectual debate and dialogue as the way forward.
"The story of technology is in fact the story of textiles."
Epic piece about how the threads that make the clothes we wear are figuratively the fabric of our lives.
A Pretty Goddamn Good Ode to Flyover Country
Here is the thing about America: There is ultimately no center to anything at all except for the one you make for yourself.
Lenore Skenazy Talks Free-Range Kids on Daily Show…
and is the hero of the segment, which skewers hysterical fears about our children, who are safer than ever.
On Anniversary of Tiananmen Square Massacre, Hong Kong's Occupy Protesters Fight Their Own Fight
The Umbrella Movement is focused on its own struggle, not mainland China's.
Vid: The Joe Biden Joke That Got Ted Cruz in Trouble
This is the latest example of how social media empowers the audience, not the "star."
Ron Paul Talks to Larry King about Rand's Run for the White House, Irish Gay Marriage, Iranian Nukes, and Trans-Pacific Partnership
"We've got too many laws," says the libertarian firebrand.
When Guns Are Outlawed, Vietnamese Entrepreneurs Will Build Some Wacky Boomsticks
If you ban it, they will come
"Only the Republicans Can Clean Up the Surveillance Mess They Made" - And They Are!
The intra-party fight over Patriot Act & USA Freedom Act is a sign we're finally moving past 9/11 politics.
Listen Live: Arguments For & Against Export-Import Bank, Crony Capitalism at its Worst
Reason contributor Veronique de Rugy is among the experts testifying against reauthorization at Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Vince Vaughn Celebrates Snowden, Denounces Drug War, and Defends Guns in Schools!
True Detective star calls Edward Snowden "a hero," the drug war "fucking ridiculous," and denounces gun free school zones.
Rand Paul, Ron Wyden, and the End of the 9/11 Terror Fog
Is the expiration of Patriot Act provisions"just politics and posturing"? No, it's a sign the country is moving in the right direction.
Watch the First-Ever Greg Gutfeld Show on Fox News Tonite at 10 PM ET
The co-host of The Five and former host of Red Eye debuts his take on news and media.
Silk Road Trial: Read Ross Ulbricht's Haunting Sentencing Letter to Judge
And read the prosecution's sentencing letter to get a sense of how revolutionary Silk Road was.
Rand Paul: "Tomorrow, I will force the expiration of the NSA illegal spy program."
So long bulk collections under Section 215 of the Patriot Act, which courts say are unauthorized and the FBI says are ineffective.
Bernie Sanders' War on Chinese Bobbleheads!
Why "Made in America" isn't always the best slogan to get behind.
That Time Dennis Hastert Became Speaker of the House Because He Was Asexual
He was not only an undistinguished leader but a exemplary Republican during the Bush years, when the small-government party lost its way.
Bernie Sanders and the Liberal Hawks
A dove in the '80s, something more complicated since then
Rand Paul Shocker: He Criticizes the Politicians He Disagrees With!
What crazy strategy will the candidate come up with next?
Bobby Jindal: 'Senator Paul Unsuited to Be Commander-in-Chief'
The anti-Rand bandwagon is getting crowded
GOP Hawks: Rand Paul is a 'misguided ideologue' and 'liberal Democrat'
National security conservatives go ballistic over Paul's Patriot Act obstruction
Should Libertarians Embrace Reform Conservativism? Should Conservatives?
"Reformocons" reject technocratic, top-down government solutions to pressing policy issues. What could be wrong with that? Well, for starters...
The Libertarian Moment is Everywhere Around Us (Increasing Social Tolerance Edition)
Republicans and Democrats, conservatives and liberals want to keep the world tightly sorted into two categories that describe fewer and fewer Americans.
