Are Pro-Palestinian Students the Biggest Losers in the Campus Free Speech Wars?
George Washington University demanded student take down his Palestinian flag.
Civil Liberties
To Keep Your Second Amendment Rights, 'Show You're Not a Problem'
Why are avowed civil libertarians so eager to abandon due process and the Bill of Rights?
Does the Libertarian Support for Gun Rights Lead to U.S. Foreign Policy Adventurism?
A response to Tyler Cowen
Backpage.com Sues Federal Government Over SAVE Act
Following a First Amendment win against Illinois Sheriff Tom Dart, Backpage.com has filed a civil action against the U.S. Attorney General.
Threatening Cherished Gun Rights Confirms Americans' Worst Fears Without Improving Safety
Gun controllers advocate the imposition of laws that have already failed on people who won't obey them, to address crimes already decreasing in prevalence.
Pando Appalled That Uber Hires High-Powered Politicos, Media Allegedly Ignoring It
Criticizing a company under constant political assault for its political hires is to mistake the defense for the crime.
Will San Bernardino Shootings Lead to More Militarized Police?
SWAT team's heroic response to mass shooting leads to calls for more military gear for local cops.
May States Impose Criminal Penalties on Suspected Drunk Drivers Who Refuse to Submit to Warrantless Blood Tests? SCOTUS Will Soon Decide
The Supreme Court agrees to hear three new cases dealing with drunk driving suspects and the Fourth Amendment.
Secret Watchlists and Body Searches: Yes. Social Media Post Reviews: No. Our DHS in Action.
Baffling contradictions about privacy or just old-fashioned blame-shifting?
Emory Students Want Professors Evaluated on Number of Microaggressions They Commit
Students say microaggressions are 'racist actions' and should be punished.
Iowa Supreme Court Makes Legalized Theft Harder by Rejecting an 'Unreasonably Extended' Traffic Stop
The common practice of pretextual stops aimed at finding seizable money takes a hit.
Asian Girl Band Detained at LAX Because Officials Think They Must Be Sex Workers
Members of the South Korean pop group "Oh My Girl" fall victim to U.S. sex-trafficking hysteria.
L.A. County Sheriff's Deputies Shoot Man in Back, Kill Him, As He Walked Away from Them at a Gas Station [UPDATED]
Man reported to have been firing shots in the air before police shot him.
LGBT Rights vs. Religious Freedom Looms Large at #AtlanticLGBT Summit
Welcome to the minefield that is discussing sexuality and gender issues circa 2015.
Muslim Women Who Wear Veils Are Choosing to Be Unequal
Even in liberal democracies, Muslim women who cover their faces relegate themselves to second-class citizenship.
Police Officer Patrick Feaster Shoots Man Crawling From Wreckage of His Truck, Doesn't Tell Anyone Until Circumstances Force Him To; Of Course, Not Criminally Responsible [UPDATED]
Apparent logic is because he was so insanely negligent, he wasn't criminally responsible.
Watch Anthony L. Fisher on Tonight's Stossel, Talking France's Crackdown on Civil Liberties
8p ET on Fox Business Network: The mustachioed libertarian TV icon discusses the French retreat from liberty in the name of security.
Post Office Says Marijuana Ads Make Periodicals 'Nonmailable'
The legal justifications for the ban seem dubious.
Don't Even Think of Taking Kurt Russell's Guns
The libertarian acting legend stands up for self-defense.
Hakeem Olajuwon? Go Play Ball Somewhere Else. Beardy McTerrorist? Come on in!
Matt Welch talks about Donald Trump's inanely authoritarian Muslim border policy on Kennedy
Report: Campus Free Speech Might Be Spreading, But the Federal Government Wants to Stop That
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education releases update on campus speech codes.
Cutting Constitutional Corners Won't Save Us From Terrorists
No-gun zones like the one in effect where the San Bernardino shooting took place are not only unconstitutional but also an invitation to disaster.
Doesn't America Deserve a Marijuana Rights Movement That Just Wants to Eliminate Legal Penalties Surrounding Marijuana?
The marijuana movement shouldn't have to be a fight between crony capitalists and public health nannies.
Watch Matt Welch Talk Trump and Muslims and Terrorism and Civil Liberties on Tonight's Kennedy
Be there at 8 p.m. ET, with a midnight re-run, on Fox Business Network
Triggered Students Want a Building Renamed Because It's Called Lynch Memorial Hall
Lebanon Valley College building is named after Dr. Clyde Lynch.
Rep. Steve Cohen Calls for Confidential Informant Reform, Citing Story First Covered by Reason TV
Congressman references the tragic case of Andrew Sadek, a college student bullied into becoming a confidential informant.
GWU Police Ordered a Student to Remove the Palestinian Flag from His Dorm Window
How the language of 'safe spaces' can be used to silence political speech.
It's Time to Go After Those People!
Who those people are depends on your partisan affiliation.
Autonomous Terrorism Calls for Autonomous Defense
Unlike Obama's gun control proposals, armed citizens can stop mass shooters who are invisible until they strike.
Rand Paul Falsely Slams Marco Rubio for Being 'Open Borders'
Paul hits at Rubio for an immigration policy very similar to his own 2013 one.
What Kind of People Are on the Feds' Terrorist Watchlist Anyway?
Over one-third of the 680,000 suspected terrorists have "no recognized terrorist group affiliation."
Don't Blame the San Bernardino Shooting on Political Correctness
'See something, say something' vs. 'mind your own business'
Which Watchlist Would They Use to Deny Gun Rights? And Are They Even Confined to a List?
You don't have to be a gun-lover to be worried about the vagueness of the language.
French Police Push for Ban on Free Wi-Fi and Tor Browser
Two proposed laws could potentially violate the French constitution.
Donate to Reason! Because We Will Be Dogging Candidate/President Clinton's Every Freedom-Disrespecting Move
While Trump gobbles the oxygen, Reason keeps pointing out the awful ideas and practices of the Democratic frontrunner
How Hate Speech Laws Actually Work
An instructive example out of Kenya (and a few from our own backyard)
Tech Privacy Supporters in Congress Push for New Surveillance Restrictions
Meanwhile a cybersecurity bill could put private customer data in the hands of DHS.
Your Presidential Frontrunners Discuss the Internet
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton: compare 'n' contrast
For Gun Control Supporters, Japan's High Suicide Rate Is Much Less Interesting Than Its Low Homicide Rate
A Vox post about Australia highlights declines in suicide, a subject that a post about Japan does not even mention.
