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That ’80s Show
Did Michael Jordan and Michael J. Fox invent modern individualism?
Jesse Walker
June 10, 2011
David Mamet's Conversion Story
The Pulitzer-winning playwright explains his turn to the political right
Kurt Loder
June 2, 2011
Dollar Store Nation
What the success of the dollar store says about the American economy
Greg Beato
May 26, 2011
There's Something About Marriage
Is the institution of marriage dying out or simply readjusting?
David Harsanyi
May 25, 2011
Charging Ahead
To speed along the success of the electric car, improvements in battery chemistry will matter as much as the price of oil.
Ronald Bailey
May 23, 2011
Notes from the Underground
The rise of the alternative media is a story that goes beyond the New Left.
Jesse Walker
May 23, 2011
Radar Love
The changing status of the radar detector in a hyper-surveilled world
Greg Beato
May 18, 2011
The Book on Mormons
A brilliant new musical from the creators of South Park both mocks and admires religion.
Ronald Bailey
May 13, 2011
Spray Paint the Walls
Does graffiti count as art?
Greg Beato
April 29, 2011
Man vs. the State
Economist Walter E. Williams reflects on his long career battling Jim Crow, big government, and liberal orthodoxy.
Damon W. Root
April 28, 2011
If You Love Big Bird, Set Him Free
A left/right alliance to end federal subsidies to public broadcasters
Jesse Walker
April 27, 2011
Commit Yourself
Self-control in the age of abundance
Daniel Akst
April 18, 2011
Atlas Shrugged Box Office Mojo
Samuel Staley
April 17, 2011, 9:17am
The Roots of Racism
Will we ever get beyond the notion of racial identity?
A. Barton Hinkle
April 15, 2011
Not So Stagnant
Are the good times really over for good?
Brink Lindsey
April 15, 2011
The Post-Postal Society?
The U.S. Postal Service struggles to stay self-sufficient.
Greg Beato
April 13, 2011
Welfare for the Well-Off
The case against government subsidies for public broadcasting
A. Barton Hinkle
April 12, 2011
Conservatainment
The perennial right-wing plot to seize Hollywood from liberals
Peter Suderman
April 11, 2011
Atlas Shrugged: The Movie
Scenes from the 38-year struggle to film Ayn Rand's famous novel
Brian Doherty
April 8, 2011
It's Hard to Make Predictions, Especially About the Future
The new book Future Babble explains why dart-throwing monkeys are better at predicting the future than most pundits.
Ronald Bailey
April 5, 2011
The Spook Racket
Magicians Todd Robbins and Teller take on the supernatural in their bloody off-Broadway sensation Play Dead
Damon W. Root
April 5, 2011
But Is It Art?
A new study challenges the merits of modern art
A. Barton Hinkle
April 5, 2011
Complaints About "Tax Havens" Are Misguided
David Godow
April 4, 2011, 5:32pm
Sorry, Charley
Was John Steinbeck’s Travels With Charley a fraud?
Bill Steigerwald
April 4, 2011
Oh What a Lovely Budget Item
For a neocon, fiscal restraint stops at the water's edge.
Jesse Walker
April 1, 2011
Casinos Can’t Beat Online Poker, So They Join It
Steven Titch
April 1, 2011, 1:12pm
Nuclear News Meltdown
What the media has gotten right—and wrong—about the Japanese nuclear disaster
S. Robert Lichter
March 31, 2011
Theocracy in America
Should we be more worried about radical Islamists or Christian fundamentalists?
A. Barton Hinkle
March 29, 2011
Lost in Libya
Obama's quiet war against Qaddafi
Michael C. Moynihan
March 25, 2011
Notes from the Underground
How the underground press of the 1960s revolutionized the American media
Greg Beato
March 24, 2011
Is the Great Stagnation Real?
In many ways yes, but there is still room for hope and even celebration.
Ronald Bailey
March 22, 2011
Government's Work Is Never Done
The endless expansion of big government
A. Barton Hinkle
March 22, 2011
The Loughner Panic
Breaking down the media/political breakdown over the Tucson massacre
Nick Gillespie, Jesse Walker, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Brian Doherty, Radley Balko, Ronald Bailey and Jacob Sullum
March 14, 2011
Atlas Shrugged: Is A (the Movie) Really A (the Novel)?
The film should please fans, but might not please everyone.
Brian Doherty
March 11, 2011
Google Deconstructed
Steven Titch
March 11, 2011, 12:44pm
The Elmo "Vendetta"
It's time to defund public broadcasting
David Harsanyi
March 9, 2011
Against ‘Incitement’
Political speech doesn’t kill people, people kill people
Matt Welch
March 7, 2011
Colorado Exploring Expanding Movie Production Incentives
Harris Kenny
March 3, 2011, 4:49pm
An Academy Award-Winning Movie, Stuttering and Me
Why my stuttering is no longer the obstacle it once was
John Stossel
March 3, 2011
Zero Hour for Public Broadcasting
It's time for the government subsidies to end.
Steve Chapman
March 3, 2011
Teaching People Power
Gene Sharp talks about nonviolent conflict, the Middle East, and why we need to rethink politics
Jesse Walker
February 25, 2011
Reality Bites
Debunking the myth of the lazy video gamer
Greg Beato
February 24, 2011
Why Does Government Suppress Information?
The case for legalizing prediction markets
John Stossel
February 24, 2011
People Who Live in the Shade
Revisionist historian Thaddeus Russell on American renegades, delusional socialists, left-libertarians, and Obama fans
Jesse Walker
February 22, 2011
In the Long Run, Are We All Undead?
When the zombies come, the neocons will be ready.
Katherine Mangu-Ward
February 18, 2011
The Rise of Cybercollectivism
Progressives look for a “master switch” to produce their ideal Internet.
Adam Thierer
February 11, 2011
Watch Out Hollywood! Here Comes… Colorado?
Harris Kenny
February 8, 2011, 1:26pm
Bollywood vs. Bin Laden
The soft power of Indian films takes a hard line against extremism.
Shikha Dalmia
February 8, 2011
Man Versus the State
Economist Walter E. Williams reflects on his long career battling Jim Crow, big government, and liberal orthodoxy
Damon W. Root
January 28, 2011
Fear of a Red Planet
Should we be worried about China?
David Harsanyi
January 24, 2011