Civil Liberties

Politics

"Taming the Messenger: New Threats to Press Freedom" with Nick Gillespie, Wed, 11/5

Nick Gillespie | 11.4.2014 12:24 PM

Copyright

Sherlock Holmes' Latest Case Comes to an End

Its last bow

Jesse Walker | 11.4.2014 9:56 AM

Politics

Relax! Even if You Lose Big Today, Both Parties Are Going Extinct!

Nick Gillespie | 11.4.2014 9:44 AM

Civil Liberties

When Colleges Abolish Due Process in Sex Disputes, Innocent Lives Are Ruined

Robby Soave | 11.4.2014 9:20 AM

Politics

Gary Johnson: "I'll Run in 2016 to Provide Libertarian Option" That Rand Paul Doesn't Offer

Nick Gillespie | 11.4.2014 9:19 AM

Culture

One More Thing About That Viral Street Harassment Video: Its Creators Don't Want to Imprison Catcallers

Robby Soave | 11.4.2014 8:45 AM

Surveillance

New UK Spy Chief Dismisses Privacy, Demands "New Deal" for Surveillance

For public safety, natch

Reason Staff | 11.4.2014 8:38 AM

Civil Liberties

Postal Service Mail-Tracking: Three Big Questions

Inspector general's report finds that postal workers screw up even creepy surveillance.

Kevin Kosar | 11.4.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

Abortion Amendments on 2014 Ballot in Colorado, North Dakota, and Tennessee

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.3.2014 4:15 PM

Public schools

ACLU and EFF Call Out Tennessee School District for Violating Students' Constitutional Rights

Lucian McMahon | 11.3.2014 4:05 PM

Politics

Head Scratcher: Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy Raised Taxes, Increased Spending, Demonized Guns. So Why Isn't He More Popular?

Nick Gillespie | 11.3.2014 3:13 PM

Guns

Report: Police Disrupt School Shooting Plans

This is a developing story.

Reason Staff | 11.3.2014 3:10 PM

Politics

Whatever Happened to Press Freedom and Free Speech? Nick Gillespie at Newseum on Wed

Nick Gillespie | 11.3.2014 2:40 PM

Economics

Cody Wilson of 3D Gun and "Ghost Gunner" Fame Has His Companies Booted from Online Payment Processor Stripe

Brian Doherty | 11.3.2014 12:51 PM

Civil Liberties

Pianist Thinks He Can Use 'Right to Be Forgotten' Law to Remove His Bad Reviews, Accidentally Outs Himself as a Thin-Skinned Censor Instead

Dejan Lazic discovers the Streisand Effect.

Jesse Walker | 11.3.2014 12:30 PM

Civil Liberties

School Paid Ex-FBI Agent $157,000 to Spy on Kids' Facebook Pages

Robby Soave | 11.3.2014 12:13 PM

Civil Liberties

Student Suspended for Slicing Apple During Healthy Snacks Presentation

Lenore Skenazy | 11.3.2014 10:25 AM

Civil Liberties

No Warrant, No Problem: Students' Lockers Searched at Random By Drug Dogs

Robby Soave | 11.3.2014 9:10 AM

Civil Liberties

Audio Recordings Reveal That Ferguson Flight Ban Was to Keep Media Out

Peter Suderman | 11.3.2014 9:10 AM

Civil Liberties

Ferguson No-Fly Zone Was Intended to Keep Press Away

Reason Staff | 11.3.2014 9:05 AM

Policy

Ebola Quarantines Ignore Experience and Trample Freedom

When did it become a badge of toughness to succumb to irrational panic?

Steve Chapman | 11.3.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

Border Patrol Misconduct Becomes a National Problem

Criminals with badges and federal paychecks

Reason Staff | 11.2.2014 6:31 PM

Politics

Should Libertarians Vote Republican on Tuesday?

Amanda Winkler | 11.2.2014 4:00 PM

Civil Liberties

Psychedelic Science

Despite steep regulatory barriers, researchers are exploring the therapeutic possibilities of ecstasy, acid, and mushrooms.

Kevin Franciotti | 11.2.2014 10:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Court Rejects Ebola Quarantine Effort Against Nurse

"Misconceptions, misinformation, bad science and bad information," charges the judge.

Reason Staff | 11.1.2014 11:38 AM

Politics

"Maiden trick-or-treater gets blade in candy bar": Hoax Countdown Begins…Now!

Nick Gillespie | 11.1.2014 11:31 AM

Politics

What a 40-Year-Old-Cover of People Magazine Says About Progress

Nick Gillespie | 11.1.2014 10:32 AM

Civil Liberties

Marine Busted on Bogus Weapons Charge Released by Mexico

Yes, Mexico's gun laws are worse than New York's. If you're not connected.

Reason Staff | 10.31.2014 9:40 PM

Civil Liberties

Targeted Surveillance? NSA Says It Can't Distinguish American Emails From Foreign Missives.

J.D. Tuccille | 10.31.2014 5:07 PM

Civil Liberties

Happy Ending in One Part of the Austin Case of Antonio Buehler, Arrested for Filming Police

Brian Doherty | 10.31.2014 3:41 PM

Politics

'World Misery Index' Puts U.S. Between Romania and Hungary

Zenon Evans | 10.31.2014 2:40 PM

Civil Liberties

Unsafe at Any Border: U.S. Border Patrol Corrupt, Violent, Flush with Funding—And Unaccountable

Lucian McMahon | 10.31.2014 2:27 PM

Culture

French Town Bans Clown Costumes Amid Nationwide 'Aggressive Clown' Terror

SPOILER ALERT: This story also involves Clown Hunters

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.31.2014 12:22 PM

Politics

3rd Generation Kennedy Fears End of Prohibition Might Lead to People Making Lots of Money

Anthony Fisher | 10.31.2014 12:02 PM

Civil Liberties

Cops Kill Family Dog In Front of 12-Year-Old Girl During Warrantless Backyard Search, Federal Court Orders Jury Trial

Damon Root | 10.31.2014 11:51 AM

Policy

Hells Angels vs. DEA Agents and SWAT Team With Explosives

Zenon Evans | 10.31.2014 11:40 AM

Police

Minneapolis to Adopt Cop Cams: Video of Baltimore Cop Assault on Citizen Shows Why This Is A Great Idea

Ronald Bailey | 10.31.2014 11:32 AM

Civil Liberties

Carry Me Back

Charles Oliver | 10.31.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Brickbat: Carry Me Back

Charles Oliver | 10.31.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Maine's Governor Brags About His 'Robust Authority' to Quarantine Healthy, Ebola-Negative Nurses

Jacob Sullum | 10.30.2014 8:33 PM

Politics

Rand Paul: GOP Brand "Sucks" Like Domino's Pizza

Nick Gillespie | 10.30.2014 4:33 PM

Civil Liberties

Quarantined Ebola Nurse: 'Beautiful Day for a Bike Ride'

Reason Staff | 10.30.2014 4:28 PM

Civil Liberties

FBI Knocks Out Hotel-Casino Internet, Agents 'Fix' It Without Warrant

Zenon Evans | 10.30.2014 3:00 PM

Politics

This One Picture of Telly Savalas Refutes All Fears That Progress Has Ended

Nick Gillespie | 10.30.2014 1:13 PM