May 2011 - Reason.com

Does Disease Cause Autocracy?

New studies say that lowering the rate of infection helps lead to political liberalization.

Ronald Bailey | 5.31.2011 6:30 PM

N.Y. Times Admits Recession Not Over; Proposes Hilarious Solutions

Tim Cavanaugh | 5.31.2011 5:21 PM

'It's Almost As If There Are Two PATRIOT Acts'

Jacob Sullum | 5.31.2011 4:38 PM

Ron Paul and Dana Rohrabacher Propose Legislation That Would Make Medical Marijuana a Business (Almost) Like Any Other

Mike Riggs | 5.31.2011 3:30 PM

Reason.tv: North Carolina Bans Rare Burgers! Nanny of the Month (May 2011)

Ted Balaker | 5.31.2011 3:00 PM

FDR Solicitor General Lied to Supreme Court about Japanese Internment

Damon Root | 5.31.2011 2:39 PM

Richard Branson, Kofi Annan, and Paul Volcker Call for End to Drug War

Mike Riggs | 5.31.2011 1:59 PM

The New "New Economy" Article

Jesse Walker | 5.31.2011 12:42 PM

Housing Prices Falling Everywhere Except for Washington, D.C.

Matt Welch | 5.31.2011 12:06 PM

Obama's Imperial Presidency

Executive power continues to expand.

Gene Healy | 5.31.2011 12:00 PM

Check Out Declaration2011.com for all Your Declaration of Independents Needs!

Nick Gillespie | 5.31.2011 11:27 AM

Federal Park Police Under Investigation for Choking, Body Slamming Dancer at Jefferson Memorial

Mike Riggs | 5.31.2011 11:07 AM

Mitt Romney's Embrace of Ethanol Subsidies is Enough to Make Tim Pawlenty Look…Less Bad!

Nick Gillespie | 5.31.2011 10:48 AM

Reason.tv: North Carolina Bans Rare Burgers! Nanny of the Month (May 2011)

Ted Balaker | 5.31.2011 10:31 AM

Political Hacks

How taxi licensing drives up costs while enriching special interests

A. Barton Hinkle | 5.31.2011 10:30 AM

Niall Ferguson on the "Deficits Forever" Club

Matt Welch | 5.31.2011 10:20 AM

The Dream of the '90s 1984 Is Alive in Portland!

Matt Welch | 5.31.2011 9:55 AM

Reason Morning Links: Muslim Registration, Virginity Tests, Slow Death of the USPS

Mike Riggs | 5.31.2011 9:05 AM

Flogging Prisoners--Better Than the Lousy System We've Got?

Matt Welch | 5.31.2011 9:01 AM

North Carolina Bans Rare Burgers! Nanny of the Month (May 2011)

Reason Staff | 5.31.2011 7:00 AM

Big Trouble in Little Hoover

Why does the nonpartisan, good-government consensus sound so radical?

Tim Cavanaugh | 5.31.2011 7:00 AM

Smoke 'Em If Ya Got 'Em

Charles Oliver | 5.31.2011 6:00 AM

When Punishment Is a Crime

The Supreme Court takes on California's overcrowded prison system.

Steve Chapman | 5.30.2011 7:00 AM

That Takes Balls

Charles Oliver | 5.30.2011 6:00 AM

Gil Scott-Heron, RIP

Jesse Walker | 5.29.2011 12:03 AM

Tim Cavanaugh, CBC Radio Say Eh to Prison Reform

Reason Staff | 5.28.2011 11:55 PM

Great L.A. Child Shortage Solves Class-Size "Problem"

Tim Cavanaugh | 5.28.2011 3:50 PM

What Does the SWAT Marine Data Dump Prove?

Tim Cavanaugh | 5.27.2011 9:57 PM

Bye-Bye, Wall Street

Matt Welch | 5.27.2011 6:35 PM

Easy Work Joins Delicious Food As a Public Health Menace

Jacob Sullum | 5.27.2011 5:55 PM

The Facts About Taxes and Spending

Separating economic myths from economic truths

Veronique de Rugy | 5.27.2011 4:30 PM

Federal Judge Strikes Down Ban on Corporate Contributions to Political Candidates

Damon Root | 5.27.2011 3:39 PM

Taxpayer-Funded Science Foundation Spends $1.5 Million Building Robot That Takes 25 Minutes To Fold a Towel

Peter Suderman | 5.27.2011 2:40 PM

Inside the Speed-Reading Mind of Marginal Revolutionary Tyler Cowen

Matt Welch | 5.27.2011 1:43 PM

Memo to Bill Clinton: Democrats Aren't Allowed to Talk About Reforming Medicare!

Peter Suderman | 5.27.2011 1:20 PM

The Worst Part of Global Warming Will be the Lack of Icebergs For People Bob Dylan's Age or, Boomers Better Start Swimming or They'll Sink Like a Stone, For The Times They Are A-Changin'

Nick Gillespie | 5.27.2011 1:17 PM

Veronique de Rugy: The Facts About Taxes & Entitlements

Reason Staff | 5.27.2011 1:00 PM

Nick Gillespie Talks National Debt on FBN's Stossel

Reason Staff | 5.27.2011 1:00 PM

ObamaCare's Disastrous New Long-Term Care Entitlement

The Obama administration makes a CLASS of itself.

Peter Suderman | 5.27.2011 12:00 PM

Reason Writers Around Town: Jacob Sullum on Jared Loughner's Sanity

Reason Staff | 5.27.2011 11:09 AM

Because It Only Gets Funnier When They Don't Get the Joke

Jesse Walker | 5.27.2011 10:48 AM

Health Insurance Premiums Continue to Rise Under RomneyCare

Peter Suderman | 5.27.2011 10:43 AM

Separating Charity and State

Why should taxpayers be forced to support charitable groups?

A. Barton Hinkle | 5.27.2011 10:30 AM

Advice Goddess Amy Alkon: "Think of it as a political alarm clock"

Matt Welch | 5.27.2011 10:03 AM

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