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Asylum, Again: Why We Need to Stop Punishing the Mentally Ill

I thought of the homeless guy, toothless, who lurches into the local bodega and gets cussed out ... “He never hears of wife or children; home or friends; the life or death of any single creature […] H... read more

Nuclear fallout: $15.5 billion in compensation and counting

“The worker really gets screwed in the whole process ... InvestigateTV found previous projections have been far below reality. For example, from July 2016 through June 2017, newly approved cases were ... read more

Trump's Rhetoric Is Divisive, Contemptible, Un-Presidential. It's Also Not Responsible for the Synagogue Shooting.

After a weekend of gruesome, anti-Semitic murder that left 11 dead at a Pennsylvania synagogue, he tweets the above. He should stop this sort of garbage talk. Yet to hold him responsible for the actio... read more

Piers Morgan Says Goodbye

On Friday night, Piers Morgan signed off as "Piers Morgan Live" host for the final time. Nearly forty months since the show first launched, we thank you all for watching, and in the words of our fearl... read more

Vietnam’s Lessons and the U.S. Culture of Violence

Back in October 2016 I wrote an analysis entitled “Are Humans Natural ... the turning point in the struggle came during the Tet offensive of 1968. Tet is the term used for the Vietnamese new year, and ... read more

Academy Invites Record 774 New Members

The new class, representing 57 countries, is 39% female, the Academy notes. This marks an uptick from the previous 28%, and the 27% in 2016. Seven of the branches — actors, casting directors, costume ... read more

Unlocked And Loaded: Families Confront Dementia And Guns

Darrell Hill, who died in 2016, was among the ... in the bedroom where his wife and granddaughter were watching TV. But there had been no intruders that night. Dillon, who was deemed incompetent to st... read more

No, the CDC did not just apologize and admit that this year’s flu vaccine doesn’t work, part 2

This MMWR study tells the tale.: Patients aged ≥6 months were enrolled when seeking outpatient medical care for an ARI with cough at study sites in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, and Wisco... read more

The 200 Freshest Movies of the Last 20 Years

Critics Consensus: Won't You Be My Neighbor? takes a fittingly patient and honest look at the life and legacy of a television pioneer whose work has enriched generations. Synopsis: From Academy Award- ... read more

Alabama Abortion Fight Could Come to the Supreme Court: Reason Roundup

On Tuesday, the office indicated that it would file a petition for the Court to review the case but needed additional time to file. "The constitutionality of a state ban on dismemberment abortion is a... read more

September Preview: The Millions Most Anticipated (This Month)

(Sonya) The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar: Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, Gowar’s debut novel features a prosperous merchant whose life is thrown into chaos when he r... read more

June Preview: The Millions Most Anticipated (This Month)

We wouldn’t dream of abandoning our vast semi–annual Most Anticipated Book Previews, but we thought a monthly reminder would be helpful (and give us a chance to note titles we missed the first time ar... read more