Edward Snowden: NSA Too Busy Spying on Americans To Catch Terrorists

J.D. Tuccille | 3.10.2014

Republicans Craft Tax Hike for Harvard and Yale

The GOP should be thinking up ways to cut taxes, not raise them.

Ira Stoll | 3.10.2014

Sanctions Against Russia Are Futile

Experts are divided into two groups: those who think sanctions usually fail and those who think they almost always fail.

Steve Chapman | 3.10.2014

Big Government Will Help You Eat Right

The busybodies know what’s in your best interest.

A. Barton Hinkle | 3.10.2014

The Helpless Anger of U.N. Drug Warriors

The International Narcotics Control Board stands athwart reform, yelling, "Stop!" Is anyone listening?

Jacob Sullum | 3.10.2014

When Copyright Smothers Free Expression

By creating a new right in actors’ performances, this case may make any number of works unavailable at the behest of actors.

Jerry Brito | 3.10.2014

Ten Celebrities You Probably Knew Were Libertarians

Including a couple you might not consider libertarian

Ed Krayewski | 3.09.2014

Mitt Romney Was Right, and Wrong, About Russia

Barack Obama and John Kerry might be just wrong

Ed Krayewski | 3.09.2014

Kill the FDA (Before It Kills Again!): Dallas Buyers Club

Nick Gillespie | 3.09.2014

Abortion is a Low-Risk Procedure That Doesn't Require Onerous New Medical Regulations

Nick Gillespie | 3.09.2014

America's Love-Hate Relationship With Work

We vilify leisure yet embrace labor-saving devices.

Sheldon Richman | 3.09.2014

Rand Paul Wins Big in CPAC Straw Poll, Again

Emily Ekins | 3.08.2014

The Rise and Fall of the New York City Tattoo Ban

How government regulators tried to kill the skin & ink trade.

Damon Root | 3.08.2014

No Thanks, CPAC. This Libertarian Won't Attend a Conservative Love-Fest.

I’ll stick with the gays, the immigrants, and the ringing cash registers.

John Vaught LaBeaume | 3.08.2014

Breaking the USDA's Slaughterhouse Stranglehold

The recent recall of nearly 9 million pounds of meat highlights the fact that USDA regulations make eating truly "local" meat difficult for consumers. How can we fix that?

Baylen Linnekin | 3.08.2014

CPAC: Fred Thompson, Other Cons Totally Cool with States Legalizing Pot, Gay Marriage

Kennedy & Meredith Bragg | 3.07.2014

Why Democrats Are Losing Voter Trust

Republicans may be unpopular, but Democrats also lose as a record number of Americans identify as political independents.

David Harsanyi | 3.07.2014

To End IRS Abuses of Free Speech, End the IRS

The tax agency has a history of use as a bludgeon against enemies of sitting administrations and the IRS itself.

J.D. Tuccille | 3.07.2014

At CPAC Conservatives Criticize Obama's Foreign Policy, Question Drug Policy

Matthew Feeney | 3.06.2014

Abusive Coastal Agency Demands Even More Power

Can a quasi-judicial agency impose fines without first taking property owners to court?

Steven Greenhut | 3.07.2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel and 300: Rise of an Empire

Ralph Fiennes between two wars, ancient Greeks back in the thick of one.

Kurt Loder | 3.07.2014

America Is Irrelevant in Ukraine

In Washington, many politicians assume the world revolves around us. The people in Moscow think it revolves around them.

Steve Chapman | 3.06.2014

Friday Funnies: Liberties Invasion

Henry Payne | 3.07.2014

To Address Obamacare’s Political Problems, Obama Creates a Bigger Policy Mess

Peter Suderman | 3.06.2014

Nobody, Gay or Straight, Has the Right to a Wedding Cake

Rather than arguing over who can discriminate or why, look at what goods and services actually need government protection through public accommodation laws.

Scott Shackford | 3.06.2014

American Hawks Risk Escalating the Ukrainian Crisis

The question is whether President Obama has the backbone to withstand the pressure to “get tougher” with Russia.

Sheldon Richman | 3.06.2014

How to Handle Monster Putin

The U.S. and Europe are in no position to resist the Russian invasion of Ukraine, nor should they.

Andrew Napolitano | 3.06.2014

Supreme Court Appears Ready to Rule for Police in Deadly Car Chase

Qualified immunity will likely be extended to officers who used deadly force.

Damon Root | 3.05.2014

DEA: "Every Single Parent" Opposes Pot Legalization. Except For All the Ones That Don't.

Nick Gillespie | 3.05.2014

Russia Didn't Invade Ukraine Because of US 'Weakness'

Whenever the United States fails to use violence abroad—a rarity—politicians and pundits howl about America’s “credibility” being at stake.

John Glaser | 3.05.2014

Obama's Budget Baloney

On this track, we are doomed.

John Stossel | 3.05.2014

Forget Budget Wish Lists. A Sluggish Economy Calls For Much Less Federal Spending.

J.D. Tuccille | 3.05.2014

The Legacy of Loving v. Virginia Lives On in Gay Marriage Rulings

Fundamental rights must trump the government’s attempt to control private relationships

A. Barton Hinkle | 3.05.2014

Does Marijuana Legalization Violate International Law?

U.N. drug warriors falsely claim that treaties compel U.S. states to ban pot.

Jacob Sullum | 3.05.2014

State Department Announces New Stance on Encryption and Surveillance

Zenon Evans | 3.04.2014

Rand Paul Says He Believes in the "Historic and Religious" Definition of Marriage Between a Man and Woman; Kentucky AG Won't Appeal Marriage Ruling

Matthew Feeney | 3.04.2014

Obama's Pricey Budget is Just a Big Government Political Pamphlet

J.D. Tuccille | 3.04.2014

Russia Today Anchor: What Russia Did in Ukraine Was Wrong

American anchor on a Russia-funded network

Ed Krayewski | 3.04.2014

A Libertarian Solution to Immigration Reform

Civil rights, economic liberty, and a path to legalization.

Ed Krayewski | 3.04.2014

Whatever Its Faults, the Tea Party Identified the Right Target

A look back on its development over the last five years.

Gene Healy | 3.04.2014

Is Another Politically Motivated Delay of Obamacare On the Way?

Peter Suderman | 3.04.2014

Send the Sixth Fleet to Ukraine? To Do What?

J.D. Tuccille | 3.03.2014

Verizon Reveals More About Federal Spying on Customers

In 2013, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ordered Verizon to surrender data for thousands of customers.

Josh Peterson | 3.04.2014

9 Reasons Why Raising the Minimum Wage Is a Terrible Idea

It’s time for economic facts, not fallacies.

Ira Stoll | 3.03.2014

Read Reason’s Complete March 2014 Issue

3.04.2014

A Private Model for Learning

Why government money and control will not fix education

A. Barton Hinkle | 3.03.2014

Government Officials Fiddle While Public Pensions Burn

Elected officials have arrived at a formula that suits them well: Never do today what you can do tomorrow. And don't do it then, either.

Steve Chapman | 3.03.2014

Michael Jordan vs. Free Speech

Circuit court ruling gives fame a First Amendment veto

S.M. Oliva | 3.02.2014

We Can Oppose Bigotry Without Politicians

Should bigots be allowed to exclude gays or blacks? They should be stopped—not by the state, but by nonviolent social action.

Sheldon Richman | 3.02.2014

Coming Soon from SCOTUS: Campaign Finance and Affirmative Action

The high court prepares to issue big rulings on hot-button issues.

Damon Root | 3.01.2014

Labor Corporatism Fails In Volkswagen Union Vote

The curious conservatism of a left-wing cause

Thaddeus Russell | 3.01.2014

Vladimir Putin: The Biggest Loser in Sochi and Ukraine

Cathy Young | 3.01.2014

February's Furious Foray Against Food Freedom

February 2014 may go down as the worst month for food freedom since the height of the New Deal era.

Baylen Linnekin | 3.01.2014

Ukraine: Alleged 'Armed Invasion,' Ousted President Speaks from Russia

Zenon Evans | 2.28.2014

Rand Paul Is Right: Social Conservatives Should Embrace Libertarianism

The growing state, after all—not the atheist—is religion's biggest rival.

David Harsanyi | 2.28.2014

Making Muslim Terrorists

How the police state creates enemies.

Noah Berlatsky | 3.02.2014

Is U.S. Economic Stagnation Inevitable?

Economic doom through aging, ignorance, inequality, debt and technological stagnation.

Ronald Bailey | 2.28.2014

The Uninsured Like Obamacare Less and Less

Peter Suderman | 2.28.2014

Will Six Californias Be Better Than One?

Many feel unrepresented by the state legislature.

Steven Greenhut | 2.28.2014

Greenspan's Blindness

The former Fed chief seems oblivious to his role in the housing bubble, the financial crisis, and the recession.

Steven Horwitz | 2.28.2014

Non-Stop

Up in the air with Liam Neeson and a planeload of improbabilities.

Kurt Loder | 2.28.2014

Friday Funnies: Obama and the Minimum Wage

Henry Payne | 2.28.2014

Supreme Court Expands Police Power to Seize Your Assets Before Conviction

Damon Root | 2.27.2014

FDA Cigarette Regulations Protect Big Tobacco, Not Public Health

Tobacco Control Act? More like Marlboro Monopoly Act.

Jacob Grier | 2.27.2014

Obamacare’s Failed State Exchanges

The federal government spent more than $1.2 billion on state-based online insurance portals that remain broken.

Peter Suderman | 2.27.2014

'We're Creating Our Own Evolutionary Next Step'

Wired co-founder Louis Rossetto on the digital revolution and the death of the megastate.

Nick Gillespie | 2.27.2014

Keep the US Out of Ukraine's Mess

It’s about time American politicians saw how their foreign policies look to those on the receiving end.

Sheldon Richman | 2.27.2014

New Assaults on American Law

In the name of safety, the feds have spied on lawyers negotiating with them, lied to lawyers whose clients they're prosecuting, and misrepresented their behavior to the Supreme Court.

Andrew Napolitano | 2.27.2014

Netflix's Comcast Deal is Good for Consumers

Companies looking to please consumers, not regulators, will lead to faster connections and more choices.

Ed Krayewski | 2.26.2014

Codgers Freaking Out Over Millennial Texts, Twerks, and Video Games

I wish outraged oldsters remembered how we once laughed at those who were frightened by Elvis Presley.

John Stossel | 2.26.2014

Obama’s Bogus Budget

Our long national austerity nightmare is finally over.

A. Barton Hinkle | 2.26.2014

Guantanamos Across America

Indefinite detention of sex offenders flouts the rule of law.

Jacob Sullum | 2.26.2014

Addicted to Brain Scans

The debate about sex addiction reflects a larger cultural confusion.

Stanton Peele | 2.26.2014

Piers Morgan is Clueless About Guns and Violence

Matthew Feeney | 2.25.2014

HealthCare.gov's Cloud Computer System Cost Five Times as Much as Expected

Peter Suderman | 2.25.2014

Supreme Court Broadens Police Power to Conduct Warrantless Home Searches

Damon Root | 2.25.2014

'Libertarian Paranoia' Is the Newest Fad in Politics

Never before have so many been so intimidated by so few, with so little political power.

Gene Healy | 2.25.2014

3 Ways to Get More Americans Into Banking (That Don't Involve the U.S. Postal Service)

Policymakers should get out of the way and let entrepreneurs offer financial services that fit the needs of low-income Americans.

Jim Epstein | 2.25.2014

Hindu Fanatics Will Dumb Down Their Religion

Censoring uncomfortable interpretations is bad for a faith's health

Shikha Dalmia | 2.25.2014