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There is Hope for Education in America! Andrew Campanella Tells Us Why

January 27

The Political Cowardice of Barack Obama

Steven Greenhut | January 27

Soaring rhetoric won't fix the economy.

Human Martians

Tim Cavanaugh | February 2012

The people who settle the Red Planet may not look like us.

Virginia Should Fight the Federal Health Care Takeover

A. Barton Hinkle | January 27

If Washington is going to dictate the terms, why should the states foot the bill?

Friday Funnies

Chip Bok | January 27

The GOP Primary

The Grey and Man on a Ledge

Kurt Loder | January 26

Desperate measures

Big Brother Is Now Your Diet Coach

Greg Beato | January 26

Should the government be watching what you eat?

3 Reasons Not to Get Worked Up Over Super-Pacs

Meredith Bragg | January 26

Explaining Newt’s Second Surge

Emily Ekins | January 26

Why is the disgraced former House speaker winning Republican votes?

The Real State of the Union

John Stossel | January 26

What should Obama have said in his speech? Here’s what John Stossel wishes he’d said.

How Much Is an Astronaut’s Life Worth?

Robert Zubrin | February 2012

NASA’s irrational approach to risk undermines its mission and costs thousands of lives.

Obama's Justices vs. Obama

Steve Chapman | January 26

Obama has appointed to the Supreme Court people who don't entirely share his taste for aggressive statism.

Redevelopment Leaves Behind $30 Billion Debt, Hundred-Millions in “Other Expenditures”

Tim Cavanaugh | January 25

Doomed agencies should sell off their property and disappear.

The Trouble with the Copyright Debate

Cathy Young | January 25

Does every illegal download represent a lost sale?

A Twinkle of Hope

Rand Simberg | February 2012

Obama has moved space policy in the right direction, but we still have a long way to go.

3 Supreme Court Decisions to Watch

January 25

Stopping the Rush to War Against Iran

Sheldon Richman | January 25

Don't get fooled again.

Science Fiction Faces Facts

Gregory Benford | February 2012

NASA has fizzled, but Wernher von Braun’s exuberant vision lives on.

How GPS Tracking Threatens Privacy

Jacob Sullum | January 25

The Supreme Court considers the 4th Amendment implications of new surveillance technologies.

The Eternal State of the Union

Matt Welch | January 24

Why does every SOTU sound eerily familiar? Because presidents have been saying the same things for a half-century.

Patent Trolls or Tech Fairy Godmothers?

Ronald Bailey | January 24

Software patent lawsuits reveal their true natures

Gingrich Rise Is Triumph of Style Over Substance

Gene Healy | January 24

Gingrich's primary success is the ultimate tribute to Barack Obama.

Reason.tv: 3 Reasons Why School Choice Is Growing

Sharif Christopher Matar | January 24

Do We Need a Law to Make People Think?

A. Barton Hinkle | January 24

Virginia's hypocrisy on gun rights versus abortion rights

The Tragic Truth About India's Caste System

Shikha Dalmia | January 24

Untouchables cling to it because they have few other choices.

Mitt Romney's MediScare

Ira Stoll | January 23

Inconsistency is only the beginning of the problems with Mr. Romney’s Medicare scare.

Rocket Men

Katherine Mangu-Ward | February 2012

Meet the 21st-century pioneers who want to take you into space

Reason.tv: What We Saw at National School Choice Week's Kickoff in New Orleans

Sharif Christopher Matar & Tracy Oppenheimer | January 23

Amend the Constitution? Not Happening

Steve Chapman | January 23

Amending the Constitution was meant to be hard, which is why it seldom happens