No More Outrage Over Steaks and Couches, Please: Let's Talk Budget, Immigration, Drug Policy
Donald Trump needs to show that he's a serious policy guy. The media need to show they're serious, too.
Media Criticism
Trump Vs. Leaks May Be More Important Than Trump Vs. Press
The 'fake news' fight a way to try to downplay embarrassing information coming from within.
Outlandish Trump Hysteria Mirrors Obamaphobia
The thin line between reason and delirium.
Fake News, Misleading News, Click-Bait and the Media's Biases
The media rarely fabricate anything, but they are blind to their biases.
Left Mocks Wife of Venezuelan Political Prisoner; Right Celebrates Venezuelan Media Ban
U.S. foreign policy as another battleground for petty partisan politics.
Fables of the DeFlynnestration: The New Fifth Column
Podcast talks IC drama, media idiocy about uninviting Kellyanne Conway, and Thomas L. Friedman's awfulness
3 Things to Look for in 2017's Shouty Townhall Season
As Jason Chaffetz gets heckled and Justin Amash gets applauded, it's worth thinking about media double standards, political honesty in the age of Trump, and the terrifying intimacy of health care.
Trust the Media? Yes—And No
The biggest problem with media coverage is not with the stories that get reported but the ones that don't.
Have Media-Bias Hunters Lost the Plot of Government Malfeasance? The New Fifth Column
Kevin Williamson guests for a discussion of executive orders, Muslim threats, whataboutism, and whether Reason is "woke."
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More notes on the politicization of everything on The Dean Obeidallah Show
The Media's Obama-Sycophancy and Disinterest in Robot Wars: The New Fifth Column
Thaddeus Russell delivers the foreign-policy outrage, correctives on progressives' carceral policies, and an anguished review of Hamilton.
Anti-Trumpers Hyperventilate Over Nothingburger Story About U.S. Ambassadors Leaving After Inauguration Day
New York Times is very anxious about maybe 10 rich families being inconvenienced in a way military brats experience constantly.
Hey Media: Let's Not Turn Russian Hackers into the Next WMDs, Okay?
Please stop ignoring that government officials have agendas.
It's Political Spot-Changing Season!
When the White House switches teams, the reaction by opportunists and short-term thinkers can be unintentionally hilarious
The Little Girls' Leggings That Pot Prohibitionist Cannot Abide
Amazon removes pants falsely accused of promoting marijuana use.
Dissecting 'Fake News'
From Donald Trump to Hillary Clinton, conspiracy theorizing to political lying, Matt Welch answers questions about the media's latest fad
Sherri Papini Sex-Trafficking Evidence Almost as Flimsy as PizzaGate Proof
While the particulars of Pizzagate are especially outlandish, it's not a narrative that sprung up in an alt-right vacuum. Just look at the coverage of Sherri Papini's case.
Hillary Clinton's Call for Congress to Do Something About Fake News 'Epidemic' Is a Reminder of How Bad Her Presidency Would Have Been on Free Speech
'It's a danger that must be addressed and addressed quickly,' she says for the umpteenth time.
Indiana TV Station Claims Kids Are Ordering Cannabis Candy Online
The report also warns that the THC content of marijuana edibles is "anywhere between 70 and 100 percent."
Dear Media: Please Stop Normalizing the Alt-Right
Two hundred white nationalists get more coverage than tens of thousands of pro-life demonstrators.
The Fake Epidemic of Fake News
The outrage over fake news is based on fake news about fake news.
America Called Bullshit on the Cult of Clinton
The one good thing about Trump's win? It shows a willingness among Americans to blaspheme against saints and reject the religion of hollow progressiveness.
No, the U.S. Navy Isn't Battling Breast-Cancer With Pink Fighter Jets—But Israel Is
America's pink F9F-8 Cougar lives aboard the USS Lexington, a retired naval ship turned private Texas military museum.
Public Support for "Assault Weapon" Ban Hits All-Time Low
Past and present history give no reason to believe there'd be any public safety benefit to such a ban.
The Ruling Class
The ruling class decide which ideas are acceptable, which scientific theories to believe, what speech is permitted.
Gary Johnson's 27% Showing in Another Military Poll Is a Warning Shot to Smug Interventionists
While civilian political elites police imperial manners, the boots on the ground are being mugged into libertarianism.
Lessons From California's Pending Pot Legalization
Was it really only six years ago when recreational pot got smacked down in the Golden State by a giggling political class?
The Roger Stone Home Stretch of Election 2016
The Fifth Column talks conspiracies, late hits, Reason commenters, and other strange phenomena in advance of tonight's final presidential debate
Read the One Daily Newspaper Editorial in America Endorsing Donald Trump
How journalists might think about comporting themselves now that the Republican nominee and the Fourth Estate have officially taken opposing sides.
Evan McMullin Could Tip the Election. So Why Isn't He Being Polled?
Another new Utah poll puts the independent at 20%, yet he's not even being measured in swing states like Iowa and Colorado.
Why Aren't Other Journalism Outlets Disclosing Their Presidential Votes?
You know that 15 out of 26 Reason staffers and contributors are voting for Gary Johnson, but 99% of other journalists are keeping their political preferences secret
Bill Weld: Media Is Publishing "Made-up" Stories About Me (UPDATED)
In an interview, the Libertarian vice presidential nominee vehemently denies reports by the Boston Globe and New York magazine that he is giving up, focusing only on Trump, and looking to bolt the L.P.
Media Would Rather Talk About Gary Johnson's 'Aleppo Moment' Than a Damning New Report on Hillary Clinton's Actual War
While mainstream journalists yuk it up about Libertarian's "disqualifying" mistake, they are nearly 100% silent about the massive UK parliament report exposing Libya as a trumped up and abysmally planned intervention
The Secret Tool the FDA Uses to Control News Reports About Its Decisions
The agency relies on "close-hold embargoes" to restrict reporters from contacting outside sources about FDA stories.
Gary Johnson, on Carl Bernstein's Rumor About Bill Weld Dropping Out: 'That is Bullshit'
Libertarian nominee rejects "spoiler" frame in USA Today interview
Thomas Friedman, Admirer of Dictators, Slams Trump for Admiring Dictators
The New York Times columnist, who calls the Republican nominee's praise of autocratic strength "idiotic," is guilty of the same idiocy.
Growing Media Chorus Says Presidential Debates Are 'Rigged'
Chicago Tribune, The Atlantic, L.A. Times, Charlotte Observer and others question the 'integrity' of the bipartisan, Libertarian-thwarting Commission on Presidential Debates
Rolling Stone: Don't Vote for Gary Johnson if You Think Legal Pot Is a 'Slippery Slope'!
We're officially through the looking glass, people
Thiel vs. Gawker, Silver Linings for President Clintrump, BLM Loses the Plot, and Did the L.P. Sell Out? The Fifth Column Returns
Malice subs for Moynihan in the Michael slot on the world's greatest libertarianish podcast
The New York Times Admits 'Assault Weapons' Are Not 'High-Powered'
But not for long, I bet.
The New York Times Knows Florida's Self-Defense Law Is Bad but Can't Figure Out Why
The dismissal of a manslaughter charge against a sheriff's deputy gives the paper another opportunity to misrepresent Florida's law.
Washington Post, in Dishonest Editorial, Calls Gary Johnson 'honest but defective'
Editorial board dings Libertarian ticket for "wishful thinking" that libertarian policies could "solve a range of complicated social problems," even though candidates said no such thing
Michael Moynihan on Fabulist Jonah Lehrer's New Book: 'There's a point where you stop stabbing the dead body'
Former Reason staffer who exposed the pop-science bestseller as a fraud says "Let the market decide if people want to buy his books."
