Last Week's Top 5 Hits at Reason.com

These were the most popular columns at Reason.com last week:

Rare Earth Ruckus: Are we at the mercy of China's mercantilist mandarins? by Ronald Bailey (11/23)

The Cake Is a Lie: A prosecutor pulls a preposterous stunt in a murder case and gets rewarded for it, by Radley Balko (11/22)

The Case Against Motorcycle Helmet Laws: This is not a public health issue, by Steve Chapman (11/25)

Torture Tort Terror: Obama uses national security as a cover for violating people's rights, by Jacob Sullum (11/26)

Will Republicans Get Serious on Spending?: Don't count on it, by Steve Chapman (11/22)