Oakland Mayor Disses Nevada's $750 Million Subsidy for Raiders—Then Proposes $200 Million Subsidy of Her Own to Keep The Team In Cali
Will city leaders ever learn?
Month: November 2016
How Bitcoin Is Undermining Socialism in Latin America
Rodrigo Souza on why technology is the clearest path to freedom.
The Guy Who Subpoenaed Reason, Preet Bharara, Met With Donald Trump Today
Would now be a good time for you to chip in a few bucks to our webathon?
China Burns More Coal: Climate Promises Broken or Just Deferred?
Predictions of Chinese peak coal consumption appear to have been premature
15 Former Church Committee Staffers Want Leniency for Edward Snowden
The president probably won't listen. But he should.
The Two-Party System Is a Shambling Zombie
It's time to breathe new life into America's undead political parties.
Yes, We Should Worry About Donald Trump's Business Conflicts of Interests—and His Whole Approach to the Interaction Between Government and Business
The president-elect was a crony capitalist businessman. Now he's set to become a crony capitalist politician.
You Don't Have to Be British to Be Extremely Worried About U.K.'s New Surveillance Law
Nestled deep in the Investigatory Powers Bill is the authority to mandate encryption "back doors."
Has Donald Trump's Election Really Caused a Staggering Increase in Schoolyard Bullying?
The Southern Poverty Law Center says yes, predictably.
Anti-Smoking Paternalism Infantilizes Adults
The anti-tobacco crusade says it wants to reduce smoking, but it's also interested in increasing revenue, a competing interest.
Ask Elizabeth Nolan Brown Your Burning Questions About Sex Policy
And then donate to the magazine that lets you do stuff like that!
Guess Who Just Approved a Pipeline to Transport Canadian Oilsands Crude?
Liberal Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, that's who. Does this make Obama look like a chump for nixing Keystone XL?
California's New Cow Fart Regulations Totally Stink
New law aims to reduce bovine flatulance, but will the cows obey?
Record Temperatures and Record Grain Yields
Climate model projections of wheat yields are just stupid
Can States Reduce Unreasonable Pensions? California Supreme Court Will Review
The 'California Rule' is a staple of public sector retirement systems, but could this be its undoing? Many states and cities should hope so.
FDA Approves Final Stage of MDMA Drug Trials
Banned in 1985, the "empathogen" could be legally available as a psychotherapeutic catalyst as soon as 2021.
Challenge Grant Time in the Reason Webathon! Because We Still Treat Presidential Politics as if (Bad) Ideas Matter
From Bernie to Hillary, from Trump to the chumps in Congress, we used the spectacle of politics to argue about the substance of policy.
On His Way Out the Door, Obama Suggests Marijuana Should Be Legal
The president plans to do something about it "as a private citizen."
Drain the Swamp!
Government spending and crony capitalism are out of control, and few people bother to go to Washington to ask for spending cuts.
The Cannabis Exception to the Second Amendment
Even in states that have legalized marijuana, using it means sacrificing your right to armed self-defense.
Zen Magnets Wins a Very Rare Victory Over the Consumer Product Safety Commission
CPSC order that effectively bans small toy magnet balls overturned by 10th Circuit Court of Appeals over data that the Court finds out of date and overly uncertain.
Rep. Massie Hasn't Heard From Trump Transition About Any Possible Administration Role
Massie hasn't met with anyone from the Trump transition team.
If You Care About the Second Amendment—And Incredibly Terrible Reporting That's Biased Against Guns—Support Reason!
Yesterday's terrifying non-shooting at Ohio State exemplifies how the media is anti-gun and anti-freedom.
Conservative Criminal Justice Groups Hope They Can Sway a Skeptical Trump Administration
"The very worst thing reform advocates can do is take their ball and go home."
If Charter Schools Are 'Unregulated,' Why Is This Successful California School Facing a Shutdown?
Trump's choice of education secretary will prompt a fight over who has control.
Detroit Cops Arrested Teens for Warning Relative About Prostitution Sting, Made Them Walk Out of City, Lawsuit Claims
The cops are accused of driving the boys around the city at high speeds and dropping them off on a random corner and ordering them to walk home.
Ross Ulbricht's Lawyers Think There's More Evidence of Law Enforcement Misconduct in the Silk Road Prosecution
Ulbricht's team now know of wiped correspondence with what seems to be another corrupt investigator, casting further doubt on the integrity of the digital evidence trail against the convicted Silk Road founder.
Climate Policy Actually Slowed Decarbonization Trends
Paris climate agreement will reduce global warming by 0.2 degrees Celsius by 2100
National Police Union is Not Happy With Donald Trump's Proposed Crackdown on Sanctuary Cities
The union may have loved Trump's law-and-order rhetoric, but they don't want to lose funding over cities' refusal to comply with immigration crackdown.
3 Ways Bitcoin Is Promoting Freedom in Latin America
Cryptocurrency vs. tariffs, monetary controls, and red tape.
3 Ways Bitcoin Is Promoting Freedom in Latin America
Cryptocurrency vs. tariffs, monetary controls, and red tape.
RIP India's Economic Liberalization
PM Modi's demonetization is a scheme to rob private enterprise, just like his socialist predecessors did.
Homeless Man's 'Paradise Lane' Encampment Attracts Ire of L.A. Officials
Ceola Waddell Jr.'s "landmark" has been carted away by the city's Department of Sanitation.
Texas Deputies Tase Wheelchair-Bound Woman Who Had Been Recording Them
Sheketha Holman was tased while in her wheelchair after video recording officers arresting her daughter. She claims she was tased again while handcuffed.
Why It's a Mistake to Describe the Alt-Right as 'Neo-Nazis'
Backwards-looking attitudes about race, religion, and sex have been a hallmark of the Republican coalition for decades, and are hardly grounds for Hitler Youth comparisons.
Donate to Reason Because We 'Are Detrimental to the Safe, Secure, and Orderly Operation' of Prisons
And also because we "promote drug paraphernalia"
Activists to Obama: Speed Up the Clemencies, Please!
Fears that a Trump administration will not be as merciful.
