Civil Liberties

Politics

Texas to Execute Severely Mentally Ill Man Tonight Despite Public Outcry (Updated)

Lauren Krisai | 12.3.2014 9:05 AM

Politics

If You Want to End the Drug War Tomorrow, Support Reason Today!

Nick Gillespie | 12.3.2014 8:41 AM

Civil Liberties

Brickbat: Wait Staff

Charles Oliver | 12.3.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Judge Napolitano on Suicide Pact, Commie Jesse Myerson on the Awesome National Debt, Plus Ferguson, Four More Presidential Candidates, and Holder's 'End' to Racial Profiling

Matt Welch | 12.2.2014 8:24 PM

Civil Liberties

The Oath Keepers in Ferguson: Three Updates

The story didn't end when police ordered them down from the roofs.

Jesse Walker | 12.2.2014 2:33 PM

Culture

U.K. Censors Online Porn; Spanking, Rough Sex, Other Assorted Kink Banned

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.2.2014 1:00 PM

Politics

Another Reason to Give to Reason: We Let You Comment, You Mangy Sons of Bitches!

Nick Gillespie | 12.2.2014 12:46 PM

Politics

Did the St. Louis Rams Apologize to Police for Michael Brown Gesture? No. Should They? No.

Nick Gillespie | 12.2.2014 12:00 PM

Politics

Reason's Webathon 2014: Help Us Raise $200,000 by Dec. 9!

Nick Gillespie | 12.2.2014 9:27 AM

Policy

Did Marijuana Kill Michael Brown?

Prosecutors suggested to a grand jury that reefer madness caused the behavior that led to a police shooting.

Jacob Sullum | 12.2.2014 8:15 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Ferguson Fallout, Obama's Tortures, the Terrorists Are Coming!, Comedy in a World With No Humor, and Online-Only Aftershow

Matt Welch | 12.1.2014 8:03 PM

Culture

Chris Rock Stopped Performing for Students Because Everything Offends Them

Robby Soave | 12.1.2014 6:55 PM

Civil Liberties

Washington's Universal Gun Background Checks Kick In, Not That They Can Be Enforced

J.D. Tuccille | 12.1.2014 2:56 PM

Civil Liberties

Day Care Owners Convicted In Satanic Sex-Cult Hysteria Ask Texas Court to Clear Their Names

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.1.2014 1:25 PM

Politics

Watch "101 Reasons: Liberty Lives in New Hampshire," Great Doc on Free State Project

Nick Gillespie | 12.1.2014 11:17 AM

Guns

Oath Keepers Station Themselves on Ferguson's Rooftops; Police Order Them to Stop

St. Louis County clamps down on volunteer patrols.

Jesse Walker | 12.1.2014 11:02 AM

Civil Liberties

Cop Stops Black Man For Putting His Hands in Pockets on Cold Winter Day

Robby Soave | 12.1.2014 10:40 AM

Politics

"U.S. Drones Kill 28 'Unknowns' for Every Intended Target"

Nick Gillespie | 12.1.2014 9:02 AM

Politics

Today at SCOTUS: When Do Facebook Rants Qualify As 'True Threats' of Violence?

Damon Root | 12.1.2014 8:30 AM

Politics

Brickbats

Charles Oliver | 12.1.2014 7:00 AM

Civil Liberties

NSA Assistance

Online anonymity

Zenon Evans | 12.1.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

Ex Cop: Everyone Behaves Better When They're on Video

Joshua Swain | 11.30.2014 5:00 PM

Policy

Darren Wilson Denied Shooting at a Fleeing Suspect Yet Offered a Justification for Doing So

Jacob Sullum | 11.30.2014 4:00 PM

Gun Control

Challenging California's Absurd Ban on Signs in Gun Store Windows

Second Amendment supporters file First Amendment lawsuit

Steven Greenhut | 11.30.2014 1:30 PM

Politics

America's 3 Most Fee-Ridden Cities

Zach Weissmueller | 11.30.2014 1:00 PM

Policy

The Ghetto Archipelago

Life in an inner-city police state

J.D. Tuccille | 11.30.2014 10:00 AM

Economics

Silk Road, Online Freedom, and Why the Prosecution of Ross Ulbricht Should Worry Us All

The mother of the alleged "Dread Pirate Roberts" speaks out.

Nick Gillespie and Jim Epstein | 11.30.2014 9:00 AM

Politics

The TSA's 12 Banned Items of Christmas

Paul Detrick and Justin Monticello | 11.29.2014 7:00 PM

Policy

Cops vs. Cameras: The Killing of Kelly Thomas and The Power of New Media

Paul Detrick | 11.29.2014 3:00 PM

Politics

Errol Morris on Donald Rumsfeld, The Unknown Known, and Evidence-Based Journalism

Nick Gillespie and Jim Epstein | 11.29.2014 10:30 AM

Civil Liberties

Sorry, But the Grand Jury Got It Right With Darren Wilson

In the end, there wasn't probable cause to file charges against Wilson.

David Harsanyi | 11.28.2014 5:30 PM

Policy

The Internet Does Not Increase Terrorism

Most terrorism takes place in Internet-free zones.

Ronald Bailey | 11.28.2014 1:30 PM

Internet

Ronald Bailey Reports that the Internet Does Not Increase Transnational Terrorism

Reason Staff | 11.28.2014 1:30 PM

Policy

If the Grand Jurors Had Indicted Darren Wilson, Would Prosecutors Have Been Obligated to Ignore Them?

Jacob Sullum | 11.28.2014 9:35 AM

Nanny State

Ancient History

Charles Oliver | 11.28.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

What To Be Thankful For? Natural Rights

That for which we are truly grateful are the aspects of our humanity that have nothing to do with the government.

Andrew Napolitano | 11.27.2014 7:00 AM

Police Abuse

Police Shooting of Pre-Teen in Cleveland Caught on Surveillance Video That Contradicts Cops Claims

Ed Krayewski | 11.26.2014 3:46 PM

Civil Liberties

Denver Cop Leg-Sweeps 7-Month-Pregnant Woman to Ground Bellyfirst While Beating Her Boyfriend's Head into Asphalt. Drug War is Working!

Brian Doherty | 11.26.2014 2:56 PM

Politics

Why We Should Care About the Racial Divide in Perceptions of Law Enforcement

Emily Ekins | 11.26.2014 10:00 AM

Policy

National Guard Steps Up Role in Ferguson

Tuesday night was much calmer than Monday

Aaron Malin | 11.26.2014 8:45 AM

Politics

Darren Wilson Got a Private Trial Run by Friendly Prosecutors

Jacob Sullum | 11.26.2014 6:45 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Let's Try That Ferguson Show Again, Featuring Deroy Murdock, Basil Smikle, Eric Guster, Mollie Hemingway, and More

Matt Welch | 11.25.2014 7:25 PM

Policy

Polling Finds a Stark Racial Divide in Perceptions of Law Enforcement

Jason Keisling and Emily Ekins | 11.25.2014 4:45 PM