Choose Sides? You Bet. But Antifa and Fascism Are the Same Side.
Advocates of liberal society are a side in themselves, and the left- and right-wing thugs battling in the streets are rival siblings from an illiberal family.
Civil Liberties
Virginia Governor Responds to Violence with Temporary Protest Ban in Richmond
No more public gathering around a handful of Confederate monuments until the government can make more rules.
Dick Gregory Took Us All on a Strange and Powerful Trip
Comedian, civil-rights activist, food guru, and conspiracy theorist made America a better, more thoughtful place.
A 'Broader' Understanding of the First Amendment That Excludes Right-Wing Racists
An ACLU critic argues that the group must forsake freedom of speech in order to save it.
Protect Internet Companies' Freedom to Refuse to Host Racists, or Anyone Else They Don't Like
If government censorship is the fear, then we must protect private free association.
Popehat: Internet Businesses Rejecting Racists Is an Exercise of Free Speech
Also, "generally standing around in your tiki torches and your badly fitting Dockers, trash-talking minorities, that's not unlawful incitement," says First Amendment Lawyer Ken White
San Francisco Politicians Want to Quash a Right-Wing 'Freedom Rally'
A litany of bay-area politicians have come out swinging against the First Amendment.
ACLU Blames Cops for Charlottesville Violence
"Law enforcement was standing passively by, seeming to be waiting for violence to take place, so that they would have grounds to declare an emergency, declare an 'unlawful assembly' and clear the area."
Activist Sentenced to Two and a Half Years in Prison for Sharing BBC Article
First person convicted for insulting the new king
Reason Foundation Supports Florists, Bakers in Gay Wedding Case Before Supreme Court
Brief argues custom-made cakes, flowers are expressive acts protected by First Amendment.
Gov. Cuomo Wants a New Hate Crime Law. Would Police Use It to Suppress Protests?
Enhanced sentences for rioting against a "protected class"? In two states, that now includes law enforcement.
The Justice Department Wants to Know if You've Visited an Anti-Trump Resistance Site
A fishing expedition to try to track down anybody who disrupted Inauguration Day events in D.C.
Can a Court Arbitrarily Conclude That 'Security' Overrules the First Amendment?
Company asks the Supreme Court to hear its case for being allowed to put 3D printing plans for guns on its website.
For Sake of Civil Liberties, Use of Word 'Terrorism' Should Be Restricted, Not Expanded
The rhetorical use of the term "terrorism" leads to erosions of civil liberties and poor policy making.
Violent Charlottesville Protester Claims 'Free Speech Does Not Protect Hate Speech'
That is not the law, and it shouldn't be.
GoDaddy Dumps Neo-Nazi Website. Hooray for Freedom of Association! (UPDATE: Google Also Declines to Host)
Here's a good reason to let private web companies, not government, decide who gets hosted.
'No Free Speech for Fascists' Is a Truly Terrible Idea
The ACLU is right: Do you really want Donald Trump deciding who gets free speech?
An Interview With James Damore
The former Google employee and author of a now notorious memo about the company's diversity culture chats with Reason.
White Nationalist Jason Kessler Flees His Press Conference in Charlottesville
Extremists on both the left and the right are valorizing and defending tribes, not individual liberty.
Heather Heyer, Charlottesville, and the Awful Trajectory of Political Violence
Ultimately, individuals are responsible for their actions, no matter how heated the socialistic us-versus-them political rhetoric becomes.
Violence in Charlottesville: Hate Speech Is Legal, Assault Is Not
Car strikes protesters at white nationalist rally.
Does Anti-Pot Prejudice Explain NRA's Reluctance to Condemn Philando Castile Shooting?
The organization's spokesperson seems to think Castile's cannabis consumption is relevant, but it's not clear why.
ACLU Sues D.C. Metro for Rejecting Ads, Including One With Text of the First Amendment
A dumb government rule to protect subway riders from controversial ads gets predictable results.
Stossel: NYC Government Traumatizes Gun Owners
New York City arrests people who travel with guns-even when they notify and follow all TSA rules and have a valid gun license from their home state.
They Won't Stop at Backpage
The "Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act" would not stop sexual exploitation. But it could blow up the legal framework that supports the internet as we know it.
5 Cities That Got F**ked By the Olympics
The Olympics are an awful deal for the cities that host them.
Missouri Attorney General Hawley Files Desperate and Deceptive Motion to Dismiss Backpage Lawsuit
AG Josh Hawley's "new evidence" against the U.S. company is actions carried out by foreign contractors for foreign websites.
Rutgers Orders Freshmen to Add Microaggression to Their Course Lists
New research says such diversity programs can make campus less inclusive and more polarized.
Top U.K. Official: Give Up Your Tech Freedoms or the Terrorists Will Win
What happens when you think privacy and speech are just tools of the enemy
Professor Bret Weinstein Files $3.8 Million Claim Against Evergreen State College
Weinstein was berated by student demonstrators and forced to leave campus last May over an innocuous email he wrote to a student group.
Trump Throws Trans Troops Under the Bus [Podcast]
Reason editors discuss the president's management casualties, free speech on Twitter, blowing up Mt. Rushmore, and more.
Ruling Against Facebook Ban Suggests Trump's Twitter Blocks Are Unconstitutional
A federal judge says personal pages used for public purposes implicate the First Amendment.
Federal Agencies Split on Whether Civil Rights Act Protects Against Anti-Gay Discrimination
The Department of Justice argues that sexual orientation isn't covered unless Congress adds it.
Republican-Appointed Judge Backs Gun Control Law, Says 'Firearms Regulation Requires Ample Deference' from Courts
Is gun control a political thicket that unelected judges should not enter?
Claremont McKenna Disciplines Students in the Name of Free Speech
Blockading the doors to a Heather Mac Donald speech is a kind of censorship.
In Major Win for 2nd Amendment Advocates, Federal Court Blocks D.C. from Enforcing Conceal-Carry Restriction
"The Second Amendment erects some absolute barriers that no gun law may breach."
Trump Attacks on Washington Post Illustrate Importance of Citizens United
If corporations weren't treated like people, it would be far easier for the Trump administration to silence its critics.
Lawmakers Demand Sessions Investigate Backpage's 'Criminal Role in Sex Trafficking' in Wake of Misleading Washington Post Article
Post says Backpage hired a contractor that catfished on foreign competitors' sites.
Nancy MacLean's Libertarian Conspiracy Theory [Podcast]
Reason editors discuss Democracy in Chains, the future of privacy, Freedom Fest, and Trump's pardoning power.
Michigan Juror Rights Pamphleteer Free From Jail Pending His Appeal
Keith Wood argues that his distribution of flyers was protected by the First Amendment.
How Much More Vicious Will the War on Painkillers Get?
Authorities look for new ways to hold others responsible for overdoses and throw them in jail.
