Civil Liberties

Politics

Support Reason…and Commit a Crime Against Nature!

Nick Gillespie | 12.3.2014 7:04 PM

Civil Liberties

Cop Who Killed Tamir Rice Was Previously Kicked off Force for 'Dismal' Gun Performance, Emotional Instability

Robby Soave | 12.3.2014 4:55 PM

Civil Liberties

NYPD Chief Bratton Uses Unfortunate Metaphor of 'Breathing Room' to Describe How Cops Could Handle Garner Protests

Brian Doherty | 12.3.2014 4:44 PM

Politics

Loss of Trust in Government Leads to Power Swings

Americans have less faith than ever in government and politics, leading to volatility in congressional control.

Jason Keisling and Nick Gillespie | 12.3.2014 4:31 PM

Policy

Social Pressure Works: Court Orders Stay of Execution for Scott Panetti

Stephanie Slade | 12.3.2014 4:12 PM

Politics

"The Policies That Killed Eric Garner"

Nick Gillespie | 12.3.2014 3:43 PM

Civil Liberties

Alameda County Sheriff Secretly Buys Two Drones

Paul Detrick | 12.3.2014 3:28 PM

Civil Liberties

Texas Counties Say No to 'Prostitution Diversion' Mandate

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.3.2014 3:05 PM

Politics

NYPD Chokehold Cop Not Indicted in Death of Eric Garner

Nick Gillespie | 12.3.2014 2:26 PM

Politics

Thomas Friedman's Favorite Dictatorship Bans Puns

Anthony Fisher | 12.3.2014 1:44 PM

Policy

The Right Side of Death

Why some conservatives are changing their minds on capital punishment

Stephanie Slade | 12.3.2014 12:27 PM

Policy

Stephanie Slade on Whether the Tide of Conservative Support for the Death Penalty is Finally Changing

Reason Staff | 12.3.2014 12:27 PM

Policy

Cops Seize Man's Property, Freeze Bank Accounts—And He Wishes They Would Charge Him with a Crime

Robby Soave | 12.3.2014 11:20 AM

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

Culture

U.S. Abortion Rate Reaches Lowest Level Since Early '70s

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.1.2014 11:30 AM

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