Civil Liberties
The Presidency Has Turned Into an 'Elective Monarchy'
A conservative legal scholar's surprisingly convincing case against the Constitution.
The Real Impact of the NYC Soda Ban's Well-Deserved Defeat
Public health activists in New York City and beyond will feel the sting from the defeat of the city's misguided soda ban. And that's a good thing.
Why Won't California Release Innocent Men from Prison?
Gov. Jerry Brown has the power to exonerate them, but he won't use it.
The Hobby Lobby Decision Doesn't Mean What You Think It Means
Critics claim the ruling will allow countless companies to deprive female workers of health insurance coverage for birth control. It doesn't.
This Independence Day, America Again Has a Monarch
We have gone from an inherited tyrant to an elected one.
Mom Vows to Fight School That Charged Her Little Boy with 'Sexual Misconduct' for Harmless Playground Antics
The mother of the Nevada kindergartner who was formally accused of sexual misconduct has vowed to fight the charges.
Expensive New School Security System Traps Teacher in Bathroom
A $2 million boondoggle-er, "security system"-placed in New Jersey's Belleville High School proved its merit and unerring wisdom when it locked a teacher in a bathroom.
Hearing Examiner: School Was Right to Suspend Little Boy Who Chewed Pop-Tart Into Shape of Gun
School policies prohibit "lookalike weapons" as well as real ones, even though no one was ever shot to death by a pastry.
Declining to Pay for Something Isn't the Same As 'Blocking Access' to It
The Hobby Lobby case should spur a debate about which actions are properly compelled or prohibited.
NSA Allowed to Spy On Pretty Much Anyone, Anywhere, Documents Reveal
Broad authorization, convenient legal interpretations, and technical hanky-panky put us all at risk.
In Major Announcement, FIRE Says It Will Sue Every College With a Speech Code Until Speech Codes Die Forever
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education announced a major litigation effort Tuesday against universities that maintain clearly illegal speech codes.
Pot, Poker, and Prohibitionism
Do Republicans want to be the party of unprincipled killjoys?
Reason TV's Best Health Care Videos
How best to fix the U.S. health care system? Undo all the earlier fixes.
Cop Manhandles Jaywalking ASU Prof, Slams Her to the Ground, Charges Her With Assault
A police encounter in Tempe, Arizona, over the weekend turned ugly after a campus police officer wrestled Arizona State University professor Ersula Ore to the ground.
For School Kids in California, A Fight is Just a Fight—Not a Crime
In other words, a blow has been struck against the school-to-prison pipeline!
Obama's Disappointing Year at the Supreme Court
From recess appointments to warrantless cellphone searches to Obamacare, the White House lost big this term at SCOTUS.
