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Do Family Values Stop at the Rio Grande for Conservatives?

They are crying for baby Alfie in England but ignoring the plight of families being separated at the border

Shikha Dalmia | 5.05.2018
Jordan Peterson Is Not the Second Coming

So why has a generation of wayward young men welcomed him as their messiah?

Matt Welch | 5.05.2018
Seattle May Hit Peak Progressivism With a Literal Tax on Jobs

Business and labor join forces to oppose an employee head tax.

Christian Britschgi | 5.04.2018
Why a Bad GMO Law Makes Good GMO Regulations Impossible

The National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Act is a bad law, and bad laws make good regulations nearly impossible

Baylen Linnekin | 5.05.2018
We Sent an Intern to Virginia to Get Police Body Cam Footage. It Didn't Work.

What happened when Reason sent a 22-year-old non-lawyer to fight for transparency.

Alec Ward | 5.04.2018
Reed Students Say Humanities 110 Should Not Include White or European Authors

Students at an Oregon liberal arts college launch a self-defeating crusade for a more diverse curriculum.

Liz Wolfe | 5.04.2018
Trump, Reagan, and Why Republicans Flip-Flopped on Free Trade

The Donald is more like The Gipper on trade policy than you think. And not in a good way.

Todd Krainin | 5.04.2018
Even Where Weed Is Legal, Government Regulation Makes Advertising It a Nightmare

"You can't post pictures of buds. You can't post pictures of selfies of a bong hit."

Kayla Stetzel | 5.04.2018

Trump Talks a Good Game to the NRA. His Policies Tell a Different Story.

When it comes to the Second Amendment, the president is all talk.

Declan McCullagh | 5.04.2018
Chicago Mayor Pushes for Police Drone Surveillance of Public Gatherings

Rahm Emanuel wants to do the thing that critics of drone surveillance fear most.

Scott Shackford | 5.04.2018
Movie Review: Tully

Charlize Theron great again in a movie about motherhood with a startling surprise.

Kurt Loder | 5.04.2018

How Big Government Backed Bad Science and Made Americans Fat

Q&A with journalist Nina Teicholz

Alexis Garcia | 5.03.2018
Maine Legislators Override Governor's Veto of Marijuana Legalization

Paul LePage's obstructionism has delayed the establishment of a legal recreational market.

Jacob Sullum | 5.03.2018
Why America Distrusts 'the Media' and What to Do About It

For starters, don't describe the audience as incest survivors.

Nick Gillespie | 5.03.2018
Black Gun Owner Will Give Birth in Prison After Trying to Protect 2-Year-Old Daughter from Assailant

Siwatu-Salama Ra used a legally purchased firearm to protect her family. She was sentenced to 2 years in prison.

Robby Soave | 5.02.2018

Do Coffee Drinkers Need Cancer Warnings?

We asked Californians what they think.

Zach Weissmueller & Justin Monticello | 5.02.2018
Anti-Sex Work Crusaders Now Coming for Legal Prostitution in Nevada

"Of course the voices of actual sex workers are nowhere to be found," says brothel worker and PhD student Christina Parreira.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.02.2018
Students Across the Country Walk Out of School in Defense of Gun Rights

Students who support the Second Amendment "feel that they're being misrepresented by the media," says protest organizer Will Riley.

Brian Doherty | 5.03.2018
Is Ethanol Cronyism on the Ropes?

It’s time to end government handouts for corn farmers.

Veronique de Rugy | 5.03.2018
The Iran Deal Is Still a Good Bargain

It's in America’s national security interest to stay in the agreement.

Steve Chapman | 5.03.2018
Seattle Sued Over Law Banning Landlords From Conducting Criminal Background Checks

Violators are required to take classes to reduce racial bias.

Christian Britschgi | 5.02.2018
Mike Pence Calls Lawbreaking Ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio a 'Champion of the Rule of Law'

Because nothings says "rule of law" like a sheriff held in contempt for refusing to follow a judge's orders.

C.J. Ciaramella | 5.02.2018
Let’s See More Michelle Wolf-Style Nastiness in Political Journalism

Wolf's White House-focused hostility was a hell of a lot healthier than the smug chumminess that usually prevails at the annual journalist gathering.

J.D. Tuccille | 5.02.2018
Feinstein Finally Catches Up with Her Voters, Abandons Her Opposition to Marijuana Legalization

Even the nanniest of Nanny Staters are coming around.

Scott Shackford | 5.02.2018
Stossel: Socialist Propaganda

Starving Venezuela funds socialist propaganda for English-speakers.

John Stossel & Maxim Lott | 5.01.2018
A Forbidden Remedy for Veterans’ Nightmares

Banned Since 1985, MDMA could soon be approved as a PTSD treatment.

Jacob Sullum | 5.02.2018
Victims of Communism Day 2018

May Day is a fitting time to commemorate the tens of millions of victims of this murderous ideology.

Ilya Somin | 5.01.2018
Insanely Broad Definition of 'Assault Weapon' Moves From Illinois Village to Oregon Ballot Initiative

Peashooter prohibitions are on the rise.

Christian Britschgi | 5.01.2018
Is Alex Tabarrok the Most Honest Economist in Academia?: Podcast

The libertarian went looking for the reason for entrepreneurial decline. The answer he found went against everything he believed. He published the results anyway.

Nick Gillespie | 5.01.2018
New York Officials Weaponize Regulatory Power Against the NRA

In a politicized environment, getting on the wrong side of regulators can be dangerous. Don't be surprised if banks and insurers cave.

J.D. Tuccille | 5.01.2018
'Freedom of the Press' and Non-Professional-Media Speakers: Why It Matters

Some judges in recent have years have reasoned that non-professional-media speakers have lesser First Amendment rights.

Eugene Volokh | 5.02.2018
Trump Should Resist Pressure to Drop Out of the Iran Deal

Ending the deal would clear the way for Iran's nuclear weapons program and increase the likelihood of war.

Daniel DePetris | 5.01.2018
The Useful Idiots Spreading Socialist Propaganda

Why do American journalists carry water for socialist murderers?

John Stossel | 5.02.2018
California Sues EPA to Maintain Automobile CAFE Standards That Hurt the Poor

How cowardly politicians avoid telling voters that they should pay more for the privilege of driving

Ronald Bailey | 5.01.2018
California Town Hired Private Law Firm to Sue Citizens, Then Tried to Conceal Massive Costs

Fontana called them "zoning fees." They were actually demanding that residents repay the cost of prosecuting them for minor crimes.

Scott Shackford | 5.01.2018
Tennessee Prosecutors Sunk a Bill to Reform the State's Punitive Drug-Free School Zone Law

A Reason investigation found the zones covered wide swaths of cities and buried first-time offenders under huge sentences.

C.J. Ciaramella | 5.01.2018

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