OF WHICH REASON KNOWS NOTHING: OK, so I thought I was being all irenic (with an “e”) when I avoided naming names in my diss of Reason’s recent cultural coverage. But actually, the more I think about it, the more I realize my comments were unclear and thereby insulting to writers I like a lot.

So here’s the thing: I really, really like Reason when it’s not trying to impress me. I love reading Virginia Postrel, Jesse Walker, Charles Freund, Matt Welch, Julian Sanchez, and Ron Bailey–even though I disagree strenuously with several of these people. But lately Reason has seemed unduly interested in proving that it is a) hip and b) nonpartisan, and ultimately that just ends up being c) conformist. And boring.

More interviews with welfare mothers!