Big Tech's Ban on Alex Jones Fans the Flames of His Conspiracy Theories
Deplatforming controversial content is perfectly legal—and often counterproductive.
Deplatforming controversial content is perfectly legal—and often counterproductive.
An obscure Supreme Court case provides a roadmap through the curricular culture war.
Despite its opposition to gun rights for individuals, the ACLU's drift away from its core mission resembles the NRA's recent trajectory.
You’d think drag brunches are why we’re paying $6 a gallon for gas.
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Plus: Are political parties the ideal vessel for advancing libertarian principles?
It incentivizes high-noise, low-cost signaling rather than actual cultural changes.
When the governor behind North Carolina's infamous "bathroom bill" is accused of not being Republican enough, it bodes ill for the future of the party.
Republicans are in danger of squandering a promising opportunity for education reform on culture war squabbles.
The Hereticon organizer on deplatforming, tribalism, and why tech dudes and journalists are natural enemies
Netflix’s latest LGBT hit would absolutely be appropriate to show in any Florida high school, or anywhere else.
Plus: the ethics of civil disobedience
Culture war conservatism leads to less private industry freedom for the pettiest of reasons.
Plus, is the "Libertarian tent" too big?
Plus, the Reason editors' thoughts on Ketanji Brown Jackson
The comedian won last night's Oscars by telling bad jokes, dealing with the consequences, refusing to escalate or apologize, and doing his damn job.
“We believe in parents' rights and that the best decisions regarding medical treatment options for children are made by parents.”
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Protectionist policies are why the U.S. has few physicians and high prices.
Everybody's least favorite chart made another appearance, this time in a Washington University in St. Louis training session.
The ideas put forward by Robin DiAngelo and Ibram X. Kendi are fundamentally "anti-black."
Officials look for scapegoats to blame as the working force suffers burnout.
"Claiming that kind of victimhood gives them a sense of belonging, of togetherness."
The Irreversible Damage author talks about getting deplatformed from Target and her support for gender-reassignment interventions.
Plus: UFOs, young people and socialism, and more...
Our coverage of biohackers working on a DIY vaccine last year was solid reporting on an important subject. If YouTube insists on banning journalism like this, what's next?
It's wrong for politicians to suppress important debates in schools. Instead let families have more control of their kids' educations.
We've come a long way, baby. Don't let anybody try to convince you otherwise.
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Even supporters of Donald Trump think foreign trade and free markets are good for America.
Meet the visionaries building a new, un-censorable, peer-to-peer web using the tools of encryption and cryptocurrency.
After a backlash, the host of the ABC dating show said he would step aside.
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Publishing in the post-Trump era is going to involve a lot of score-settling.
No, says Techdirt's Mike Masnick, but it is cause for expanding Section 230 and building a more decentralized internet.
The organization has devolved from skepticism toward government to veneration of politicians.
We need an open digital commons, where individuals maintain ownership of their own identities and where speech is highly resistant to political pressure.
Shopping at Target. Dining outdoors. No activity these days is too mundane for protesters to shout at you for it.
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Independent education means a wide range of approaches as to what children are taught.
Cancel culture is real, but Hamilton is safe.
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An "oil spill" of politics has polluted American life, leaving little room for common ground.
Those smitten by John Wayne, Robert E. Lee, or even Joseph Stalin should commission statues on their own property. The rest of us have more important issues to debate.
We should celebrate our fandom on our own dime, and on our own property.