Police in Palm Beach Shot, Paralyzed an Unarmed Man After Encounter Based on Riding His Bike the Wrong Way
The insane array of petty reasons cops have to try to stop us lead once again to shooting of unarmed man.
Civil Liberties
Student Accused of Rape By 'Mattress Girl' Sues Columbia U., Publishes Dozens of Damning Texts
Sulkowicz made life a living hell for Nungesser
How Do You Smuggle a Whole Library of Banned Books? In Your Pants!
When a whole library fits on a thumb drive, the job of a censor just sucks
At U. of Maryland, Commitment to Free Expression Collapses When Muslims Say American Sniper Offends Them
Fear of Muslims is irrational. So is fear of offending Muslims.
Watch a Special Stossel Tonight at 9 p.m. ET* on Campaign 2016, Featuring Matt Welch!
The 'stache of freedom will interview Gary Johnson and talk with Reason's EIC about Rand Paul, Hillary Clinton, and Jeb Bush
Is Free Speech Under Attack in America?
Matt Welch on the obstacles facing the First Amendment
Libertarians Are the WEIRDest People in the World
Liberals are WEIRD too, but conservatives are not.
Watch Cops Tackle a Woman Whose Son Was Just Kidnapped
Family friends help locate missing boy while local police pin down and handcuff mom.
Loretta Lynch Confirmed as Attorney General Nominee, Faux Civil Rights Groups Hail Lynch's Elevation
Lynch's track record includes secret prosecutions, asset forfeiture, and failing to prosecute civil rights abuses by local cops.
America's Librarians 'inimically against' PATRIOT Act Extension
Sen. McConnell's pro-surveillance stylings stir up opposition
Lawsuit Over Insanely Excessive Connecticut Drug Raid Can Proceed
The Supreme Court declines to hear an appeal by cops who claim they can't be held responsible.
Should the Supreme Court Allow Us to "Go to Hell"?
Reason's Damon Root on The Long War for Control of the U.S. Supreme Court
Town Where U.S. Marshal Smashed Citizen's Camera Rakes in Millions from Federal Forfeiture Rules
South Gate seizes more under federal program than San Francisco.
Oberlin Activists Posted Creepy Messages Accusing Specific Students of Perpetuating Rape Culture
Their crime? Bringing Christina Hoff Sommers to campus.
Internet Freedom Suffers in Passage of Senate Human Trafficking Bill
Senators sneak through SAVE Act as amendment, creating criminal liability for classified-ad sites.
The FBI Used to Have Integrity. Now Agents Lie, Cheat, and Break the Law.
The agency cuts constitutional corners in order to incriminate, then tries to change the subject.
Why Is Steve Wynn Trying to Gut Nevada's Anti-SLAPP Law?
The casino magnate backs a bill that would weaken protections for freedom of speech.
Earth Day Overload: Gov. Jerry's Brown Apocalyptic "Warning to Humanity"
Hit the snooze bar on environmentalist alarmism. Virtually everything is getting better when it comes to the state of the planet.
'Killing Jews' Ads Are Protected Speech, Allowed on NYC Transit, Rules Court
Securing First Amendment rights is in the public interest, writes judge.
Turkish Student Gets One Year Suspended Sentence for Retweeting Satirical Article Mocking Governor
Turkey's crackdown on free expression continues
Interview with Christina Hoff Sommers: Safe Spaces and the Illiberal Mob at Oberlin
The appeal to safety is just the latest vehicle for shutting down debate on campus
New NYPD Training Urges Officers to Avoid Racial Profiling and Comments Like 'He's Irish, but I've Never Seen Him Drunk'
Training materials also suggest that imitating the speech patterns of other races or ethnicities may "appear disingenuous and possibly racist."
U.S. Marshal Grabs, Breaks L.A.-Area Woman's Phone for Daring to Film Him
Officers of the law really seem to have a problem with having their actions on the record.
Here's What Happens When Diversity and Non-Racism Collide on Campus
Left-wing attitudes hurt the cause of individual justice.
Patriot Act Gets New Lease on Life From McConnell Bill
Proposed measure reauthorizes the controversial law until 2020, parts of which otherwise expire June 1
Is Banning Designer Drugs Constitutional?
If Congress insists on telling adults what substances they may not consume, the least it can do is specify the substances.
Obama Breaks Promise to Call the Armenian Genocide a 'Genocide' for 7th Year in a Row
Official language remains hostage to U.S.-Turkey relations
Federal Judge Attacks Pro-Police 'Orthodoxy' in 4th Amendment Case
Judge Janice Rogers Brown makes the case for reviving 4th Amendment protections.
Supreme Court Says Police Violated 4th Amendment When Use of Drug-Sniffing Dog Prolonged Routine Traffic Stop
Law enforcement loses 6-3 in Rodriguez v. United States.
Free-Range Kids Celebrates Leave Your Kids at the Park Day This Saturday
It's never been safer for kids to play outside.
The Earl Weaver Case for Rand Paul's Libertarianism
Instead of dwelling on how the candidate falls short on foreign policy, it's worth imagining what a President Paul might do
Bill to Decriminalize Truancy Moves Forward in Texas
...while a similar bill in Colorado gets watered down.
How Can Liberals Be Pro-Choice on Abortion and Anti-Choice on Everything Else?
The left makes a first-principles defense of abortion rights regardless of its consequences, but is hostile to individual autonomy on nearly every other issue.
'Institutionalized Fear' Tarnishes Boston Marathon
Security measures don't make us safer, but they're apparently here to stay
Valdosta State Admins Side with Flag-Stompers Over Veteran. As They Should.
The First Amendment: It matters.
Another Infuriating Crackdown on Sharing Food With the Homeless
San Antonio targets a good Samaritan, because rules are rules.
