- Gary Johnson to Ditch GOP for the Libertarian Party, Mike Riggs, December 21, 2011
- Read Newt Gingrich's Lips: "Rick James Knew What I Liked", Mike Riggs, December 20, 2011
- Voicing Tepid Support for Ron Paul Is Apparently the Craziest Thing Ann Coulter Has Ever Said, Mike Riggs, December 20, 2011
- A.M. Links: Jeb Not Running For Prez, Nobel-Winning Obama Has Drone-Murdered Thousands of Pakistani Peasants, Experts: Payroll Tax Holiday Won't Work, Mike Riggs, December 20, 2011
- Prison Guard Instructs Immigrant Detainee to Drink His Semen, Gets Slap on the Wrist, Mike Riggs, December 19, 2011
- A.M. Links: Gingrich Plummets, Paul Surges, Egypt Implodes, Mike Riggs, December 19, 2011
- POTUS Pot Poll, Mike Riggs, February 2012
- Reason Morning Links: Bachmann Bashes Gingrich Over Freddie Mac Pay Day, How (Governor) Romney Destroyed Public Records Before Leaving Office, Congress Strikes Deal on Pell Grants, Mike Riggs, December 16, 2011
- Military Expert Herman Cain Would Like to Be Secretary of Defense, Mike Riggs, December 15, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: The Iraq War Is Over, Obama Now Has the Power to Hold You Indefinitely, House GOP Growing Skeptical of Boehner's Deal-Making, Mike Riggs, December 15, 2011
- Criminal Justice Reform Is on the Docket In Florida, Mike Riggs, December 14, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: Ron Paul One Point Behind Gingrich in Iowa, Time Names "Protester" Person of the Year, Euro Plummets, Mike Riggs, December 14, 2011
- "The governor who got rid of 1,200 state employees, vetoed 750 bills and left New Mexico with a billion-dollar budget surplus is not Republican enough for the GOP.", Mike Riggs, December 13, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: Occupiers Shut Down West Coast Ports, Syrian Protests Death Toll at 5,000, Glenn Beck Considers Supporting Ron Paul, Mike Riggs, December 13, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: Obama Says He Might Not Be Able to Fix Economy, Perry Bets the House on Iowa, Paul Supporters Pray for Newt to Fall Flat, Mike Riggs, December 12, 2011
- [UPDATED] Red Cross Claims Violent Video Games May Violate International Human Rights Law, Considers Taking Action, Mike Riggs, December 9, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: Romney Accuses Newt of Supporting Romneyca--er Obamacare, Rand Paul Accuses Newt of Being a "Rockefeller Republican," Two Killed In Virginia Tech Shooting, Mike Riggs, December 9, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: Emails: ATF Used "Fast and Furious" to Push Gun Control, Elizabeth Warren Leads Scott Brown in New Poll, Jon Corzine "Simply Does Not Know Where The Money Is", Mike Riggs, December 8, 2011
- Rick Perry Makes Last Ditch Effort to Clinch GOP Nomination by Bashing the Gays, Mike Riggs, December 7, 2011
- Judge: Using Helicopters, National Guard, and New Mexico State Police to Raid 72-Year-Old Man's House Was "Excessive", Mike Riggs, December 7, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: Ron Paul Goes on the Attack in Iowa, Medicare Set to Spend $250 Million on Penis Pumps, Congressman: DOJ Should Investigate NYPD for Occupy Brutality, Mike Riggs, December 7, 2011
- Obama Touts 'Oversight for Thee, But Not for Me' in Kansas Speech, Mike Riggs, December 6, 2011
- Future Technocrat in Chief Newt Gingrich Supports the Right Subsidies, Mike Riggs, December 6, 2011
- Censorship-Advocating FCC Commissioner Michael Copps Announces His Resignation, Mike Riggs, December 6, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: Investigation Finds Thousands of Florida Cops Should Be in Prison, Postal Service to Make Mail Delivery Slower, BP Accuses Halliburton of Role in Deepwater Spill, Mike Riggs, December 6, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: With Cain Train Off the Rails Gingrich Picks Up Steam, DEA Admits to Laundering Cartel Drug Money, Poll Finds Americans Want Congress to Do More For Less, Mike Riggs, December 5, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: Payroll Tax Cut Fails In Senate, IMF Considering $270 Billion Euro Bailout, BART Adopts Cell-Phone Shutdown Rule, Mike Riggs, December 2, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: Pakistan Threatens to Drop Out of the War on Terror, Joe Biden Hints at 2016 Presidential Run, Occupiers Set Their Sights on the DCCC, Mike Riggs, December 1, 2011
- Michael Bloomberg: "I have my own army in the NYPD, which is the seventh biggest army in the world.", Mike Riggs, November 30, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: Gary Johnson Gives up on New Hampshire, 200 Arrested at Occupy Los Angeles, Greece "Saved Overnight", Mike Riggs, November 30, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: American Airlines Files for Bankruptcy, Herman Cain Accused of 13-Year Affair, Pakistan Admits to Firing First, Mike Riggs, November 29, 2011
- Newt Gingrich Says Drug Use Is "Antithetical to Being an American," Wants to Escalate Drug War by Impoverishing More Users, Mike Riggs, November 28, 2011
- Barney Frank Is Retiring From the House, Mike Riggs, November 28, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: Microsoft "Quietly" Comes Out Against Online Piracy Act, Sheriff Joe Throws Support Behind Rick Perry, Bloomberg Digs Into Secret Fed Loans to Wall Street, Mike Riggs, November 28, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: Republicans Who Opposed Net Neutrality Support Net-Killing Piracy Bill, Newt Gingrich Leads Romney Among Conservatives, Feds Take Asset Forfeiture to New Level, Mike Riggs, November 23, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: Bradley Manning Will Get His Day in Court, Rick Perry Would Declare Libya on Syria, Pregnant Woman Pepper-Sprayed at Occupy Seattle Has Miscarried, Mike Riggs, November 22, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: Newt Continues to Sit Pretty Atop Polls, David Frum Gets Prime Print Real Estate to Moan About "Ultralibertarianism," U.S. Steps Up Efforts to Paint Iran Into a Corner, Mike Riggs, November 21, 2011
- Shoot First, Mike Riggs, January 2012
- Weedcrawler, Mike Riggs, January 2012
- Reason Morning Links: Tea Partiers and Occupiers Break Bread in Memphis, Clinton Reiterates That America Will Level Iran (if We Have to), Internet Almost Done Tarring, Feathering Newt, Mike Riggs, November 18, 2011
- Occupy Wall Street Response Suddenly Causes Middle Class White People to See Law Enforcement In New Light, Mike Riggs, November 17, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: The Newt Backlash Is in Full Effect, The Romney Backlash Is Still Going Strong, The Online Piracy Act Backlash Gathers Steam, Mike Riggs, November 17, 2011
- Occupy Wall Street Is Not an Altruistic Movement, Mike Riggs, November 16, 2011
- [UPDATED] Obama Administration Allegedly Helped Coordinate Occupy Crackdowns, Mike Riggs, November 16, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: Newt's Freddie Mac Connection Just Got Bigger, DOJ Continues to Degrade FOIA, Obama Invades Australia, Mike Riggs, November 16, 2011
- New York Judge Upholds Eviction of Occupy Wall Street from Zuccotti Park, Mike Riggs, November 15, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: Herman Cain Makes Word Salad, Rick Perry Promises a Coup, House Mulls a National Concealed Carry Act, Mike Riggs, November 15, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: Occupy Fomenter Suggests Calling it a Day, Murder-Drone-Deploying, U.S.-Citizen-Assassinating Obama Slams GOPers for Waterboarding Remarks, Online Piracy Act Staggers Into the Spotlight, Mike Riggs, November 14, 2011
- Reason Morning Links: Rick Perry Turns to Fundraisers After Crappy Debate Performance, The Eurozone Is Destined for a Bad Breakup, What U.S. Generals Can't Publicly Admit About the War in Afghanistan, Mike Riggs, November 10, 2011
- Straight Up Police Brutality at Occupy Berkeley, Mike Riggs, November 10, 2011
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Mike Riggs is an associate editor at Reason magazine and Reason.com.
Prior to joining Reason, he was a senior staff writer at The Daily Caller, which he helped launch, and an entertainment editor at the Washington City Paper. Once upon a time, he was a Reason Burton C. Gray Memorial Intern.
He has reported and essayed on politics, culture, and entertainment for GQ.com, the Awl, Decibel, Culture 11, Wonkette, GOOD, the Washington Times, and the Dead Mule School of Southern Literature.
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