Month: April 2017
Talk to, Don't Provoke, North Korea
Remember this the next time someone asks, "Can we trust North Korea?" The more appropriate question is whether North Korea can trust the U.S. government.
Are High Taxes to Blame for Minnesota's Championship Drought?
The Twin Cities have been waiting since 1991 for a winner. A University of Illinois-Chicago economist says lowering the income tax rate might help.
The Scoop on 'Frozen Dessert' Licenses
You got a permit for that ice cream machine?
On the 'Invasion' of 'Libertarianism,' Pope Francis' Ignorance Is Showing
We're not all the egoistic Ayn Rand acolytes the Catholic pontiff imagines.
Roger Goodell Says Medical Marijuana Might Not Be Safe Enough For Grown Men Who Hurt Each Other For a Living
Football is more dangerous than pot.
NSA Ends One Particular Type of Domestic Email Data Collection
No more gathering communications from Americans that were 'about' a foreign target.
Prostitution-Ring-Running Cop Sees Court, But Police Who Extort Sex Often Go Unpunished
Former NYPD officer Michael Rizzi is accused of running an upscale prostitution service and its 50 related websites.
Neil Gaiman's American Gods Makes for a Raucous Television Adaptation
It doesn't always make sense, but it's loaded with garish style.
Oregon Democrats (Reluctantly) Look to Address Budget Deficit with Spending Cuts
Here's why Congressional Republicans can't seem to do the same
Peoples Climate Movement March for Jobs, Justice and the Climate
Social justice activists hijack the problem of man-made climate change.
Peoples Climate March This Saturday: New at Reason
Progressives claim that climate change entails killing off capitalism
Australian Police Admit Illegally Snooping on Journalist
Country requires companies to collect and store mass amounts of citizen metadata. Abuses are inevitable.
Trump's First 100 Days: At Least He Picked Some Good People to Run Things
The best thing about Trump's administration is the parts that aren't Trump (or Jeff Sessions).
On Health Care, Republicans Are Only Negotiating With Themselves
The GOP's Obamacare repeal is stalled because Republicans haven't made a case for its merits.
Trump Executive Order Could Empower State and Local Governments to Manage Federal Lands
Issues executive order to Interior Department to review national monument designations.
How'd President Trump Do in First 100 Days?
Three best and worst achievements.
100 Days of Trump: Three Best and Worst Moments of Presidency So Far
The best and worst achievements so far.
That Time New York's Department of Education Decided to Teach Kids What an 'Oreo' Is
Friday A/V Club: Lessons in slang
CNN Erroneously Claims Illegal Drugs Are a 'Deadlier' Highway Hazard Than Alcohol
The network misreads federal data, conflating positive drug tests with impairment.
A Matter of Steel Industry Security
Steel imports are no more a threat to U.S. national security than imported sugar or lumber or tulips.
Yes, Science, But How About a March for Math?
Innumerates number the ranks of politicians and bureaucrats.
'F*CK DPD' Sign Leads to Felony Hoax Bomb Charge in Denver
Man faces up to 3 years in prison, $100,000 fine if convicted.
Barrett Brown Taken Back Into Custody for Talking to the Press
Initially arrested for crimes rooted in his part in linking to hacked documents online, Brown now seems to be being punished just for allowing himself to be a subject of journalism.
'Thin Blue Line' Bill to Expand Federal Death Penalty Advances in Congress
Just what we need: some more overlapping federal and state laws.
Trump Targets NAFTA, But Will an 'Update' Just Be an Excuse for More Government Meddling?
Trump threatened to withdraw from NAFTA to get Mexico and Canada to the table, but there's no clear goal for negotiations.
Drunk Man Assaults R2D2-Style Security Robot and Gets Arrested
Good thing he didn't mess with a pistol-packing Russian FEDOR robot
Marijuana: Now Officially As Normal As Steel, Cement, and Rubber
Industry standards group ASTM adds pot to its portfolio.
Seattle Gives City Workers Time Off to Attend Anti-Trump Protests
The resolution also declares May Day a "day of action for worker and immigrant rights."
Texas Bill Adds Actual Teeth to Immigration Enforcement Demands in Sanctuary Cities
Police could be punished if they don't cooperate with federal requests to detain people to deport.
Mostly Weekly: Why I'm Boycotting the White House Correspondents' Dinner
Journalists and politicians work best as frenemies.
Mostly Weekly: Why I'm Boycotting the White House Correspondents' Dinner
Journalists and politicians work best as frenemies.
Crony Capitalists in Detroit Are Ripping Off Taxpayers
The city's revival is mainly reviving the pocket books of connected billionaires
Media Bubbles and Trump's 100-Day Scorecard: The New Fifth Column
Or, how many Reason articles can Matt Welch reference in a single podcast?
Actually, It's Totally Fine That Obama Is Being Paid $400,000 to Give a 'Wall Street Speech'
You don't have to restrict the actions of former government officials to reduce corruption, you have to restrict the actions of government.
Cops Performed Intrusive Searches on Every Single Student in This High School. No Drugs Found.
"I've never been involved with anything like that ever in the past 21 years and I don't condone it."
Is the World Finally Ready for a Female-Orgasm Machine? [Reason Podcast]
Meet the father-daughter team behind the Yarlap, which promises to fix incontinence...and so much more.
