Jon Favreau Defends Obama's Record on Surveillance and Transparency
Obama's former chief speechwriter goes to bat against information leakers.
Civil Liberties
Free Speech and Climate Fraud Prosecution Follies
The First Amendment does not protect fraud, but it does protect public debate over climate change.
What the Supreme Court Ruling Means for U.S. Abortion Access
The Supreme Court's ruling in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt could affect laws around the U.S.
Has Obama Lived Up to His Soaring Campaign Speeches? We Asked His Former Chief Speechwriter
Reason TV sits down with Jon Favreau for a spirited discussion of Trump's rhetoric and Obama's record on mass surveillance, whistleblowers, drugs, & drones.
Sacrifice Civil Liberties? You First
Both sides want to chip away at your civil liberties, even if sometimes they argue about it.
Clarence Thomas and Sonia Sotomayor Join Forces in Gun Case Dissent
The Supreme Court rules 6-2 in Voisine v. United States.
Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Abortion Restrictions
Abortion regulations overruled in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt
Anti-Fascists 'Very Proud' of White Nationalist Counter-Protest That Led to Multiple Stabbing Victims
"Beat the fascists. Beat them."
New York's Latest Anti-Airbnb Effort Could Violate First Amendment
Effort targets advertising since renting your place out for under 30 days is already illegal.
Unless a Federal Court Acts Fast, Vermont's GMO Labeling Law Will Wreak Havoc on the Nation's Food Supply Next Week
It's set to take effect next week and will cost food companies for no good reason.
Hillary Clinton's Terrible Free Speech Record: Matt Welch on Tonight's Stossel
Watch Fox Business Network at 9 p.m. for a full hour on America's front-running statist
Susan Collins' 'No Fly, No Buy' Bill Takes Away Gun Rights Based on Secret Criteria
The Terrorist Firearms Prevention Act relies on an FBI standard we are not allowed to know.
Michigan State University Police Now Trained in Bias Prevention. What Could Go Wrong?
Policing trivial slights
How America's Counter-Terrorism Model Is Making American Less Safe and Free
The Orlando massacre shows the folly of fighting a decentralized terrorism model with centralization.
Confessions of an Ex-Prosecutor
Culture and law conspire to make prosecutors hostile to constitutional rights.
'No Fly, No Buy' Means No Freedom
If the government can take away our natural rights to travel and self-defense, can other fundamental rights be far behind?
Democrats Sit-In for Secret Lists and Maybe Even a Police State
Still shamelessly exploiting emotions without regard to the dangerous consequences.
And Now the Republicans Will Try to Use Orlando Attack to Undermine Citizens' Rights
Attempt to expand unwarranted FBI surveillance authority fails (barely) in Senate.
'No Fly, No Buy' Proposal Takes Away Gun Rights First, Asks Questions Later (Maybe)
Susan Collins' Terrorist Firearms Prevention Act still flouts due process, but for fewer people.
The Useful Illogic of 'Assault Weapon' Bans
Their arbitrariness lets them pass constitutional muster while paving the way for broader gun control
Don't Be Deceived: Democrats' Gun Control Push Is Not Limited to Those on No-Fly List
Feinstein's bill would affect hundreds of thousands of people, not just suspected terrorists.
What Will Gun Controllers Do When Americans Ignore an 'Assault Weapons' Ban?
Prohibitions have a long history of stumbling over people's unwillingness to obey. This time won't be any different.
Can Urbit Reboot Computing?
Urbit seeks to distill computing into its lightest and purest possible form, leaving the user in control of more processes than previously afforded.
Anti-Gun Hysteria Illustrates How Monstrosities Like the 1994 Crime Bill and the War on Terror Come to Pass
You can take advantage of a culture of fear but so can your opponents
All 4 Senate Gun Bills Fail Today
Two bills to restrict "terror watchlist" people from getting guns, two to strengthen federal background check system in general, all fail to garner needed 60 votes in Senate. Sen. Rand Paul angers some Second Amendment activists by voting for one of the terror suspect bills.
Where Did the Justice Dept. Learn to Censor Info About Violent Attacks? From the Public (Updated: Redactions Reversed)
Here are your unintended consequences for demanding media censor info about mass killers.
Free-Speech Groups Urge Veto on Rhode Island 'Sextortion' Measure
The state's new "revenge porn" measure is "so breathtakingly broad...that it criminalizes activity that involves neither revenge nor porn."
Spanish Cardinal Faces Criminal Charges for Homily Remarks
Cardinal Antonio Cañizares faces hate speech charges for questioning "gay empire," "radical feminism," and "gender theory" during homily.
The Second Amendment, the Bill of Rights, and the Constitution
What the historical evidence says about the Second Amendment and individual rights.
Feinstein Made Her Gun Control Bill Even Worse
The Senate will soon consider her proposal and two others aimed at stopping "suspected terrorists" from buying firearms.
After Orlando, Irrelevant Solutions Dominate Discussion
Violence leads to parade of bad or useless policy proposals.
Busy Weekend for Turkish Police, Attacking Gay Pride Parade and Radiohead Fans
Multiple demonstrations against fundamentalism cracked down on in Istanbul.
Surprise! FBI Has Millions of Our Photos in Facial Recognition Databases
Government report expresses concerns about accuracy, privacy, and transparency.
Friday A/V Club: Pink Pistols, Bill O'Reilly, and the Lesbian Gang Menace
Cable news at its cable-newsiest
Poll Shows the Partisan Gulf in Views of Orlando Attack's Causes
Yet all sides seem to support one really terrible solution.
Of Course the Second Amendment Protects an Individual Right
Correcting the record about guns and the Constitution.
Will Orlando Shooting Derail Thomas Massie's War on Warrantless Data Collection?
'You can't waive the Fourth Amendment just because it's not convenient,' says Massie.
In Defense of Self-Defense
The modern-day massacres are proof beyond a doubt that the government cannot protect us.
Trump Fans, Progressives, and Homeless Advocates Unite to Sue the City of Cleveland
Rules related to the upcoming Republican National Convention "have an absurdly wide reach and cannot be justified in any rational way," states their lawsuit.
No-Fly List, No Guns: Trump Agrees with Obama, Clinton. He Thinks the NRA Should, Too.
After Orlando, Trump wants to meet with NRA to convince the organization to support denying guns to people on the no-fly list, terror watch list.
The Failure to Stop Orlando Shooter Was Not a Surveillance Gap, So Reject Calls for More
We don't need a 'broader database.' And have we already forgotten about fusion centers?
WaPo in 1994: Ban 'Assault Weapons' to Set the Stage for 'Broader Gun Control'
WaPo now: "Assault weapons" are "the gold standard for mass murder."
Why 'I'm Not As Bad As the Other Two' Won't Work for Gary Johnson
That is not moderation, it is a cop out.
