Countries Can’t Stop Elon Stoking ‘Civil War’—But We Can
IGNORANT BRAIN FARTSAfter Musk’s British riot-related posts, how can we ensure that the public does not fall for his incendiary nonsense—and that his words don’t have a widespread, destructive impact?
Surgeon General Is Wrong. Social Media Doesn’t Need Warnings
SCREEN BURNSurgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy is wrong about the harmful effects of social media on kids—but why let facts get in the way of a fabricated moral panic?
The Coddling of the American Parent
MORAL PANICJonathan Haidt’s new book “The Anxious Generation” blames youth mental health issues on social media in a way that’s easy, wrong, and dangerous.
Getting an Itemized Hospital Bill Is Basically Impossible
DON’T GET SICK OR HURT IN AMERICAHow a minor bike accident and a few stitches turned into thousands of dollars in medical bills and a months-long quest for a straight answer from somebody—anybody.
‘Twitter Files’ Hucksters Cosplaying as Free Speech Martyrs
ELON’S JOURNO-LARPERSMatt Taibbi and other Elon Musk-favored journalists published “The Westminster Declaration”—their latest attempt to spin a non-story into dire censorship.
School Districts Should Not Be Suing Social Media Companies
SEE YOU IN COURTSchool districts are taking Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and Snapchat to court, claiming the social media apps are a public nuisance, because kids are “addicted” to them.
Judges Are Playing ‘Calvinball’ With the Constitution
YOU SCURVY SCALAWAAGGG!Conservative Fifth Circuit jurists took a sledgehammer to the First Amendment—using incoherent logic, incorrect law-reading, and fake history.
California’s New Internet Law Is a F*cking Disaster
SO, SO BADIn the name of protecting children, legislators have introduced a trove of requirements that are anti-privacy and almost impossible to comply with.