Why Is the Authors Guild Supporting Publishers Against Amazon—And More Than It Supports Authors?
Because guilds don't like competition.
Month: July 2015
Staten Island Cops Drag Man Out of His House at 5:30 a.m., Beat the Hell Out of Him, Charge Him With Nothing
Over an hour-old noise complaint. Victim also claims cops shouted anti-gay slurs as they beat him.
L.A. City Council Wants to Make Life Worse For People Trying to Get from LA's Main Airport
Also: Uber shows-not-tells the people why legal transportation cartels suck.
Here's What the Guy Who Paid $50,000 to Kill Cecil the Lion Can Learn from the Guy Who Paid $350,000 to Kill a Black Rhino
Done right, paid hunts for endangered animals can be a huge boon for conservation
Bombs Drop in a Smithsonian Documentary and NBC Sit-Com
The ravages of Hiroshima; the misery of unfunny summer comedies
Sex Workers From Around the World Tell Hollywood to Mind Its Own Business
Hundreds of human-rights orgs, sex workers, and allies kindly ask Lena Dunham et al. to STFU about prostitution.
Big Fun at Transhumanist Summer Camp
Neurotracking, video games, laughing rats, brainwave sniper training, robot love, and a "pernicious libertarian"
Audit: Too Many Administrators With No One to Administer at Syracuse U.
Too many cooks in the kitchen.
Reason Weekly Contest: A Famous Novel Needs a Sequel Title
Last week's winners revealed.
Cameras, RFID Chips Are Tracking the Contents of Your Garbage
To ensure compliance with recycling laws, municipalities are recording and storing info on citizens' trash.
Indiana Lawmakers Surprised To Learn They Banned Driving With Cell Phones
Nanny of the Month, July 2015
Indiana Lawmakers Surprised To Learn They Banned Driving With Cell Phones
Nanny of the Month, July 2015
Congressmen Ask DOJ Inspector General to Investigate Continued Harassment of Medical Marijuana Patients and Providers
Dana Rohrabacher and Sam Farr want the Justice Department to stop ignoring their rider.
UC Officers Involved in Previous Death of Unarmed Black Man
Family settled in case of man Tasered and restrained at university hospital in 2010.
Obamacare's Government-Backed Nonprofit Health Plans Are a Disaster—and Could Cost Taxpayers Billions
Inspector General's report warns that billions in federal loans might not be repaid.
Friday A/V Club: Behind the Buckley/Vidal Debates
Free speech, flags, a police riot, and the other time Bill Buckley called Gore Vidal a queer
Occupational Licensing Hurts Just About Everyone, Says White House
Licensing restrictions cost millions of American jobs and raise consumer costs by billions, federal officials say.
Why Blame Marijuana for Sandra Bland's Death?
Local officials suggest that pot contributed to her arrest and suicide.
Jerry Brown, Climate Change Prophet of Doom
Governor attacks critics, fears human 'extinction' at climate-change confab.
Jerry Brown, Climate Change Prophet of Doom
Governor attacks critics, fears human 'extinction' at climate-change confab.
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation and The End of the Tour
Tom Cruise blockbusts again, Jason Segel gives the performance of his career as the late David Foster Wallace.
University of New Hampshire No Longer Asking Students to Fix Problematic Speech
Bias-Free Language Guide removed from UNH website.
Grotesque Detail Arises from L.A. Police Killing of Unarmed Man
Officer's gun was pressed against Charly Keunang's chest as he lay pinned on the ground.
What This Planned Parenthood Scandal Really Doesn't Need Right Now Is Judicial Censorship
Judge temporarily prohibits one meeting interview to be released.
Public School Teacher Rebecca Friedrichs: "I Never Asked the Union to Represent Me."
A California teacher is taking her fight with organized labor all the way to the Supreme Court.
How a Voice of America DJ Helped the U.S. Win the Cold War
Willis Conover and that Cold War jazz
Public School Teacher Rebecca Friedrichs: "I Never Asked the Union to Represent Me."
A California teacher is taking her fight with organized labor all the way to the Supreme Court.
Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore Becomes the 17th Candidate to Run for the GOP Presidential Nomination
He wants to DO something for America.
Come to a Panel Discussion on Human Trafficking at Reason D.C. on August 3
Featuring Katie Hail-Jares of the Sex Workers Outreach Project, Molly Gill of Families Against Mandatory Minimums, and Reason's Elizabeth Nolan Brown.
Ruby, Don't Take Your Drone to Town
Private surveillance by unmanned aircraft causing headaches.
Mike Huckabee Pitches Himself to the AFL-CIO
The union probably preferred his position on trade deals to his position on right-to-work laws.
Rand Paul's Statue-of-Liberty-Sized Immigration Contradiction
He wants to protect civil liberties from the drug war but not the immigration war
Libertarians Should Look Twice at Planned Parenthood Defunding Efforts
GOP move to "defund Planned Parenthood" isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Planned Parenthood and Our Abortion Choices
The latest scandal probably won't lead to any changes, if American ambivalence is an indication.
The Obama Administration Should Stop Lying About Iran
Iran has not been seeking a nuclear bomb.
