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Harry Potter

"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling | Fred Duval/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Hate Speech

Will J.K. Rowling Do Time?

Plus: Mnuchin's TikTok folly, Trump's April Fools' joke, Andy Warhol's muse, and more...

Liz Wolfe | 4.2.2024 9:30 AM

J.K Rowling Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone banned book | Photo, top: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone; Scholastic; Photo: J.K. Rowling; jeremy sutton-hibbert/Alamy

Free Speech

How J.K. Rowling Became Targeted by Both Progressive Millennials and Christian Conservatives

Perhaps Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone has the mark of a great story—everyone can find cause both to love it and to hate it.

Natalie Dowzicky | 8.29.2022 6:00 AM

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Fiction

The Real Cost of a Magical Education

Blood, sweat, and tears in Naomi Novik's Scholomance novels.

Sarah Skwire | 3.26.2022 6:00 AM

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Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin's Hypocritical Lament About Cancel Culture, J.K. Rowling

"Critiques of Western cancel culture are possibly not best made by those currently slaughtering civilians."

Robby Soave | 3.25.2022 6:06 PM

Screen Shot 2021-12-22 at 12.38.04 PM | Screenshot via HBO

Harry Potter

Harry Potter Knew the Fake News Media Is the Enemy of the People

The 20th anniversary of the first film is an occasion to recall J.K. Rowling's inspiring political agenda.

Robby Soave | 12.28.2021 8:00 AM

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Coronavirus

Even Voldemort Masks Up in New Public Service Announcement

WarnerMedia, the Ad Council, and the CDC are infantilizing us and insulting our intelligence.

Nick Gillespie | 2.11.2021 10:00 AM

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Cancel Culture

J.K. Rowling's Anti-Trans Tweets Have Not Ruined Harry Potter. Please Calm Down.

It's OK to disagree with an author's politics and still like her work.

Robby Soave | 12.19.2019 5:13 PM

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Censorship

Catholic School Pastor Thinks Harry Potter's Spells Are Real, Bans the Books

Harry Potter and the Baffling Return of Religious Panic

Scott Shackford | 9.3.2019 4:10 PM

Large image on homepages | Albin Lohr-Jones/CNP/AdMedia/Newscom

Harry Potter

The Republican Health Care Dud, Harry Potter, and Supreme Court Shakeup [Reason Podcast]

Nick Gillespie, Ian Keyser, and Andrew Heaton | 6.26.2017 3:00 PM

Large image on homepages | Warner Bros.

J.K. Rowling

Hogwarts in America

In Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, J.K. Rowling crosses the Atlantic and makes a hash of North American history and culture.

Amy H. Sturgis | 11.18.2016 6:00 AM

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Civil Liberties

Smith College Paper Considers the Word 'Crazy' an 'Ableist Slur'

Robby Soave | 11.11.2014 11:20 AM

Large image on homepages | Harry Potter and Atlas Shrugged imagery ||| Wikimedia Commons

Culture

And Hilarity Ensued: Ayn Rand's Objectivism, Meet Harry Potter

"Malfoy bought the whole team brand-new Nimbus Cleansweeps!" Ron said, like a poor person. "That's not fair!"

Robby Soave | 6.2.2014 9:20 AM

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