Tara Isabella Burton: Self-Made, From Da Vinci to the Kardashians
Since the Renaissance, we've been increasingly able to define who we are as individuals. But is that a false freedom?
Gender
Florida 'Effectively Banned AP Psychology' With Rules Against Teaching About Gender, Sexual Orientation
Plus: The gender gap in high school political identification is overstated, Why We Can't Have Nice Things explains the baby formula shortage, and more...
Mike Rowe on Well-Paying Dirty Jobs, Nonprofit Whiskey, and Male Decline
The country's favorite blue-collar champion calls attention to the 'skills gap' and asks why young men spend so much time online.
Poll: 44 Percent of Millennials Want To Make Misgendering a Crime
Plus: Iowa court halts 6-week abortion ban, income inequality is shrinking, and more…
Arkansas Ban on Gender Transition Treatments for Minors Ruled Unconstitutional
Plus: New rules limit asylum applications, the bad math behind economic doomerism, and more...
The Two Faces of Ron DeSantis
Sometimes he calls for freedom, and sometimes he preaches something darker.
Justice Department Challenges Tennessee Ban on Drugs, Surgery for Transgender Youth
Plus: Court sides with journalists sued by LAPD, don't ban private employers from requiring college degrees, and more...
Riley Gaines Says She Was Attacked by Trans Activist Students at SFSU
The college swimmer was reportedly forced to barricade herself in a room for three hours.
With (Judicial) Friends Like These…
The surprising recent rise in partisan, racial, and gender differences in circuit judges following earlier opinions.
The Politics of "The Last of Us"
The message of the hit new series cuts across conventional ideological lines - and features a highly skeptical view of government.
Meet the Students Pushing Back Against Socialism
"It's very easy for politicians to legislate freedom away," says Northwood University's Kristin Tokarev. "But it's incredibly hard to get back."
On Elections and Gender, Fox Hosts and New York Times Critics Gave Up on Persuasion
Erasing sincere disagreement doesn't make it go away.
'Patient Zero' Is Not Hate Speech
Reason talks with the transgender historian who used the term to describe a revolutionary gender-affirming treatment for teens.
En Banc Eleventh Circuit Rejects Legal Challenge to School District's Bathroom Policy
The Appeals Panel Rejects a Trangender Student's Bid to Use Bathroom Corresponding to the Student's Gender Identity Instead of Biological Sex.
Why Sex Work Should Be Destigmatized, Not Just Decriminalized
Kaytlin Bailey wants to decriminalize—and normalize—the world's oldest profession.
United States of America Pageants Has First Amendment Right To Exclude Transgender Women, Court Says
Plus: The emptiness of Democrats' pro-democracy rhetoric, the real reason Social Security checks are getting bigger, and more...
Andrew Doyle: How the 'New Puritans' Created a 'Frenzy of Conformity'
The journalist and comedian makes the case that "new puritans" espousing the religion of social justice have captured the Western world.
How Woke Mobs Ruined Everything and What To Do About It
Andrew Doyle on the "new puritans" and their godawful religion of social justice.
House Republicans Seek To Shield Kids From Talk About Gender, Sexual Orientation
Plus: Liz Truss resigns, declining internet freedom, new fentanyl seizure fuels Halloween candy panic, and more...
Richard V. Reeves: Why Are Men Failing at School, Work, and Life?
The Of Boys and Men author documents why the modern male is struggling and suggests solutions that don't come at women's expense.
Are Men Done? They Are Failing at School, Work, and Life.
Richard V. Reeves documents terrible trends and suggests solutions that don't come at the expense of women.
Arkansas Ban on Gender Transition Treatments for Minors Hits Federal Court
Plus: Rethinking "zombie cells," Truth Social whistleblower speaks out, and more...
Michigan Bill Could Mean Life in Prison for Parents or Docs Who Allow Gender Transition Treatment for Minors
Under H.B. 6454, prescribing puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones would be treated as a more severe form of child abuse than starving or abandoning a kid.
Despite State Injunctions, Parents Say Texas Is Still Investigating Trans Kids for Potential 'Abuse'
When it comes to gender identity issues, some conservatives make a mockery of liberty and parental rights.
Michael Shermer: 'Women Are Not Just Tits and Ass. There's More to It Than That, a Lot More.'
The best-selling author of Why People Believe Weird Things sees a fundamental clash between wokeness and scientific inquiry.
Michael Shermer: How Scientific American Got Woke
The science writer and journalist talks identity politics, wokeness, trans athletes, and why his goal is to find out what is true rather than to "be right."
Could the Gender Pay Gap Actually Be A Sign That Women Prioritize Socially Valuable Careers?
A recent report from The Wall Street Journal analyzes data from early-career college graduates, finding that a gender pay gap starts early.
Zuby: 'When I'm in the U.S., My Mind Is Blown by the Opportunities Here'
The "British by birth" and "Nigerian by blood" rapper and podcaster thinks Americans don't fully appreciate the freedom they have.
Ohio Lawmakers Want To Subject Female Athletes to Genital Inspections
There’s reportedly only one trans female athlete competing in the state, but this sports ban can be used to harass cis girls as well.
Alabama Passes Bill Making It a Felony To Offer Transition-Related Care for Trans Kids
Plus: Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed, judge gives gun rights back to January 6 defendant, and more...
Republicans Taking Aim at Disney Is a Reminder That Both Parties Are Hostile to Free Speech
For most of the past decade-plus, those complaining the loudest about corporate participation in politics have been Democrats.
No, Schools Aren't Accommodating Students Who Identify as Animals
Plus: Biden wants to ramp up military and law enforcement spending, study challenges conventional wisdom about social media misinformation, and more...
Lambda Literary Awards Reject LGBTQ Author After She Defended a Friend Accused of Transphobia
"I am a queer woman, and I was silenced most of my life," writes Lauren Hough, author of Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing.
Biden's Plans To Fix the Pay Gap Won't Actually Help Women
Plus: A win for animal rights activists in Iowa, Republicans sue the CDC over air travel mask mandate, and more...
Laura Kipnis on Lockdowns, #MeToo, and Sexual Paranoia on Campus
The essayist and cultural critic talked about her new book Love in the Time of Contagion, at a live event in New York City.
The Stossel State of the Union
"If I do my job right, you should barely know I'm here."
Law & Contemporary Problems Symposium on "Sex in Law" Publishes Disputed Article
Some student editors had resigned from the journal due to the inclusion of an "anti-trans" article by philosopher Kathleen Stock.
Why Pandemic Promiscuity Is Out—And 'Slow Love' Is In
Sex expert Helen Fisher says that careers and COVID have made singles less promiscuous and more serious about relationships.
Helen Fisher: Why the 'Hot Vax Slutty Summer' Never Happened
A new survey of single people confirms that we have more sexual choices than ever. Match.com's chief science adviser explains why such a libertarian outcome doesn't lead to libertinism.
Conservatives Wrongly Portrayed the Loudoun County Sexual Assault as a Transgender Bathroom Issue
The perpetrator did not target a random student, and he did not choose the girls bathroom because of his gender identity.