Rand Paul on Daily Show: Gov't Shouldn't Tell You What To "Smoke, Drink, and Eat"
The "libertarianish" senator lays out vision of limited government while sipping bourbon with Trevor Noah.
Media
Associated Press Self-Censors Anniversary Charlie Hebdo Cover
Mohammad is nowhere to be seen. Neither is any courage.
How Making a Murderer Helps Explain Liberals' Reaction to the Oregon Standoff
We all deserve fair treatment under the law, and we all lose when people let aesthetic and ideological differences obscure that basic truth.
Nick Gillespie Talking The Politics of Punk, Henry Rollins, Ann Coulter, & Libertarianism
"Why I think that libertarianism holds the last, best hope for an America that isn't constantly talking about...politics."
Mainstream Media Finally Takes Interest in Massive Discrepancy Between Hillary Clinton and the Benghazi Families
Did she or did she not promise to 'have the film maker arrested who was responsible'? The Washington Post advances the story.
Trump-Clinton Spats over Schlonging, ISIS Recruitment, Illustrative of Bullshit Distractions 2016 Election is Centered Around
Who got schlonged in 2008? America. And it's been getting schlonged since.
UPDATED! That Deleted Ted Cruz Cartoon Wasn't The Worst Thing Wash Post Published This Week
Try this on for size: "The war in Afghanistan follows Obama to his vacation in Hawaii."
J. Neil Schulman's Alongside Night Now Streaming at Amazon Prime
Film of 1979 dystopian classic novel tells tale of revolt and "Agorism."
How Reporters Coordinate with Law Enforcement, Martin Shkreli Edition
Why you should question reporters who are obviously working with law enforcement for preferential treatment.
Putting the Terrorist Threat in Perspective
How likely is an American to be a victim of terrorism?
Leave Satoshi Alone!
This month saw journalists engaged in yet another failed attempt to discover the identity of Bitcoin's creator.
Choose Your Own Mass Shooting Statistics
From Mother Jones to the Mass Shooting Tracker: where activists and reporters get their stats
Watch Nick Gillespie Talk Ted Cruz on Fox Business' Kennedy Tonite
Can Texas Ted win the libertarian vote in 2016? Tune in at 8 P.M. and midnight ET tonight.
Rough Porn, Rape, and James Deen: Why We Should Stop Connecting the Dots
Plenty of people enjoy rough sex and even "rape" porn without ever committing real-world sex crimes.
UPDATED! CLERICAL ERROR! Next Stop on Crazy Train: Maybe Planned Parenthood Shooter Was Upset at Unisex Bathrooms?
Ted Cruz's sad attempt to talk transgender smack when asked about Planned Parenthood killer.
Before You Watch Dark Net, Make Sure You've Seen Deep Web
A new Showtime series sounds pretty alarmist about everything that makes the Internet great.
Friday A/V Club: You Are Watching LSD-TV
There was a time when psychedelics could get friendly coverage on a commercial TV news show.
California Assemblyman: 'We Have to Distinguish Between' Prostitution and Sex Trafficking to Help Victims
Cali legislators heard diverse views on sex work and sex trafficking Tuesday.
Yelp Suing South Park: File Under "When a Story is Too Good To Be True…
...it usually isn't. An excellent hoax follows an excellent episode of an excellent series.
Thanks for the Mammaries, Playboy!
Venerable skin mag drops nudity in favor of "expanded coverage of liquor," PG-13 thrills.
American Justice: Five Years Prison for Changing a Headline
Apparently messing (even briefly) with a newspaper website is a federal matter.
Covenant House Spreads Lies About Sex Trafficking
Leftist political mag Mother Jones is serving as a mouthpiece for sex-trafficking propaganda from religious nonprofit Covenant House.
Bad News for Rand Paul: Salon Is Saying Nice Things About Him
Sign of a campaign apocalypse?
Syria: Chinese Uyghurs Killing Russian Spies According to Turkey's Plan
It's a Zionist conspiracy, of course
Clinton Staffer: '60 Minutes assures me that they raised a number of questions and concerns we planted with them'
The Secretary of State's office says it sought to "balance" a CBS segment on WikiLeaks' Julian Assange.
Philadelphia Shuts Down City for Pope, Blames Media for Poor Turnout
A large part of the downtown district was shut down but City Hall think it's the media's fault that that kept pilgrims, other tourists, and even locals away.
The Eternally Recurring Legend of a 'War on Cops'
We've heard this story before. Many times before.
Friday A/V Club: The Amateur Cameramen of 9/11
Before the streets were filled with people carrying cameras in their pockets, nonprofessional news footage was still on the rise.
The iPhone Is Already Changing Filmmaking
The smartphone and the decentralization of video production.
Cops Say Indiscriminate Murder of Texas Deputy Sign of a 'Different World,' But It's Not Different the Way They Think
Cops are under more scrutiny than before, but there isn't a rise in killings, and it's probably never been safer to be a cop.
Roger Ailes Demands Trump Apology for Suggesting Megyn Kelly Is a 'Bimbo' (UPDATE: Trump Declines)
The fascinating conservative media war of 2015 barks on
New York City Freaking Out Over Topless Women in Times Square
Puritan urges in a progressive city.
Bomb Threat Disrupts SPJ Airplay #GamerGate Debate
Event at SPJ conference on one year anniversary of GamerGate continued despite the threat.
Is This the Least Informative Pair of Paragraphs in The New York Times This Morning?
If you can find one that's worse, please post it in the comments.
Watch Katherine Mangu-Ward Talk About the EPA's SunnyD Spill on Kennedy Tonight
When the government makes an environmental mistake, all the rules are different.
The Obama Administration's War on the Press Could Become a Touch More Literal
Pentagon manual calls for potentially treating journalists like 'unprivileged belligerents.'
Washington Post Undercounts Number of Unarmed Black Men Killed by Cops, Misses Bigger Picture
Solutions to police violence have to focus on systemic problems, not demographic appearances.
Nick Gillespie on Fox News' Red Eye, Talking Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, Ferguson, and More
Set TIVO for 3 A.M. ET; other folks appearing include host Tom Shillue, Andy Levy, and former Independents' co-host Kmele Foster.
