Governor Explains Why the Minnesota Sex Offender Program Is a Crock
Defending the constitutionality of civil confinement, Mark Dayton exposes the fallacy at its core.
Civil Liberties
"How the Feds Asked Me to Rat Out Commenters" - And Why We Pushed Back
This sort of thing is one more reason why confidence in government is at all-time lows.
What's the Point of Charging Dylann Roof With Hate Crimes?
A federal prosecution would condemn his racism as well as his violence-one reason it's a bad idea.
Gun Rights Benefited Black Americans During the Civil Rights Movement and Still Do
People demand "gun control" while grieving over the racist massacre in Charleston, but gun rights have proven pivotal to black Americans' safety and freedom.
How Protecting Hatred Preserves Freedom
The State is required to protect hate but it has no business expressing opinions on anything-thus it has no business flying the Confederate flag.
Battle Brewing Over Dutch Drones Scheduled to Drop Abortion Drugs in Poland
The "abortion drones" are scheduled to launch from Germany this Friday and deliver prohibited pills to Poland, where abortion remains mostly illegal.
Nevada Ends Weird Requirement Demanding Licenses Just to 'Furnish Information'
Attempt to regulate private detectives ends up in an odd place.
Educator and Porn Star Conner Habib Gets Campus Thoughtcrime Treatment
Habib has been disinvited from college talks and had student supporters bullied by "liberal" professors and administrators.
Virginia Makes the Right Call on Confederate Flag License Plates
The government should be able to control what its own documents say.
Why Disarming the 'Mentally Ill' Is Not a Sensible Response to Mass Shootings
The dragnet would ensnare many harmless people without having a significant impact on gun violence.
Massacres and Magical Thinking
The urge to "do something" after the Charleston church attack inspires half-baked proposals.
NSA, British Intelligence Poke Holes in Virus-Protection Software
According to newly released Snowden docs, the spy agencies use security vulnerabilities to hack and track users.
Not Many People Obeying New York State "Assault Weapon" Registration
SAFE Act widely ignored, New York state is forced to admit.
In Wake of Fatal Shooting, Louisville Cops Shut Down Station Rather Than Meet With Local Police-Reform Advocates
Recent incidents in Louisville reflect a wave of "officer-involved shootings" and community-cop issues in Kentucky and Southern Ohio cities.
Feds Violate Data Breach Reporting Requirements They Would Impose on Private Companies
Office Personnel Management data breach perhaps 18 million - 4X larger than reported, says CNN
Gallup: Trust in Police Reaches Its Lowest Level Since 1993
But the cops are still among the country's most respected institutions.
Watch Matt Welch Talk Reason Gag Order on Tonight's Kennedy!
Fox Business Network, 8 p.m. ET, be there!
Gun Rights Advocates Don't Just Want Guns in Order to Kill Criminals (Believe it Or Not!)
A much-hyped new Violence Policy Center study grossly misses the point about guns' value in self-defense.
SCOTUS Overturns L.A. Law Allowing Police to Conduct Warrantless Searches of Hotel Guest Registries
SCOTUS issues 5-4 decision in Los Angeles v. Patel
Does Karl Rove Want to Repeal the Second Amendment?
Probably not: "I don't think it's an answer," says the former Bush adviser.
John Oliver Wants to Make 'Revenge Porn' a Federal Crime. Why That's a Terrible Idea
Do we really need the FBI & Homeland Security going after teens who share their girlfriends' boobs on Reddit?
The Case for Religious Liberty
The case of Iknoor Singh highlights the importance of protecting religious freedom.
Meet the Press Runs 'Gun Violence' Report After Racist Massacre, Calling the Issue 'Color-Blind'
Meanwhile, Martin O'Malley tries to reposition himself.
Critics on Reason's Gag Order: 'This can have a horrific chilling effect on free speech'
Other adjectives include 'irresponsible,' 'heavy-handed,' 'bullying'
Obama Wonders If Dylann Roof, Who Passed a Background Check, Could Have Been Stopped by a Background Check
Why "common-sense gun safety reforms" would not have "prevented what happened in Charleston."
"Glenn Reynolds: U.S. attorney chills Reason-able speech": The Instapundit Weighs in On Our Gag Order
"Feds menace free speech as Reason magazine ordered to identify commenters and remain mum."
Los Angeles Police Shoot Unarmed Man in Head, Roll Him Over, Handcuff Him
The handcuffing was definitely appropriate, says LAPD.
How Government Stifled Reason's Free Speech
Yes, the feds can compel magazines and websites to cough up user information about obviously non-threatening trolls, while barring them from even acknowledging it.
Martin O'Malley on Charleston: Quick to Call for New Gun Laws, Unprepared to Talk About Racism
Catching the candidate off guard
Hillary Clinton Blames Charleston Shooting on Free Speech
Particularly a speech by a political adversary, conveniently enough
No, Dylann Roof Didn't Arm Himself Through a 'Legal Loophole'
The absence of yet another law that somebody could have ignored just means that you have one legal violation instead of two.
The 2016 Candidates on the Charleston AME Church Shooting
This is relevant to my issues because...
Libertarian Feminists Ask Facebook to #FreeTheNipple
Petition urges Facebook to stop "censoring artful or political expressions of female bodies."
Friday A/V Club: Awkward Moments with Gov. George Wallace
From Birmingham 1963 to Charleston 2015
Lindsey Graham: 'Being Able to Track People, Put Them Into Systems' One Way to Prevent Mass Shootings
But, says Graham, people have freedoms
What Really Happened in the Waco Motorcycle Gang Massacre?
Defendants and eyewitnesses complain of unjust mass arrests; lawyer tells Reason 'it was mainly the police shooting at sitting ducks'
Drama as FDA Prepares to Confiscate Execution Drugs Headed for Nebraska
State and federal governments set to clash, according to a report from BuzzFeed News.
Scalia Attacks Alito for Undermining 6th Amendment Right of Criminal Defendants to Confront Witnesses
SCOTUS grapples with the Confrontation Clause in Ohio v. Clark.
