Civil Liberties

World

High Stakes for China in Hong Kong Protests

Repercussions from the free-ish enclave throughout the authoritarian country.

Reason Staff | 9.30.2014 11:46 AM

Politics

Obama's Replacement for Attorney General Eric Holder Should be a Republican: Instapundit

Nick Gillespie | 9.30.2014 8:31 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: The White House Home Invasion, Obama Throws CIA Under the Bus, OK Beheading, Yes Means Yes = WTF?, School Choice Savings, and Homeschooling Scapegoats

Matt Welch | 9.29.2014 8:29 PM

Civil Liberties

Teen Jailed for Zero Tolerance Offense, Starved for 36 Hours

Robby Soave | 9.29.2014 4:40 PM

Politics

Is This "The Age of the Comedown"? Some Millennials Think So

Nick Gillespie | 9.29.2014 3:50 PM

Politics

Did Ruth Bader Ginsburg Just Disqualify Herself from Hearing the Texas Abortion Clinic Case?

Damon Root | 9.29.2014 3:20 PM

Policy

This Speed Camera Handed Out $77,550 Worth of Tickets in One Day

Zenon Evans | 9.29.2014 2:40 PM

Hong Kong

Chinese Government Working Overtime to Censor News, Views of Hong Kong Demonstrations

Ed Krayewski | 9.29.2014 1:50 PM

Policy

The Left/Right Alliance That Legalized Homeschooling

And its descendant, the fight against Common Core

Jesse Walker | 9.29.2014 1:26 PM

Politics

Is This The Worst Argument Against Libertarianism Ever? No, But It is the Most Recent.

Nick Gillespie | 9.29.2014 11:46 AM

Politics

Return of the Aqua Buddha! Rand Paul Survives Another Long Magazine Feature

Matt Welch | 9.29.2014 11:35 AM

Politics

The Best Campaign Rap Video You'll See All Day, feat. Wyclef Jean

Nick Gillespie | 9.29.2014 10:13 AM

Civil Liberties

To Avoid Cop Rape Just Don't Just Break Any Laws, Says Oklahoma Police Captain

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.29.2014 10:10 AM

Policy

Gov. Brown Signs Bill Telling College Kids Where, When to Have Sex

Robby Soave | 9.29.2014 8:00 AM

Culture

Well, Shoot

Charles Oliver | 9.29.2014 6:00 AM

Guns

Brickbat: Well, Shoot

Charles Oliver | 9.29.2014 6:00 AM

World

Anti-China Protests Continue in Hong Kong: At Least 26 Injured

Ed Krayewski | 9.28.2014 1:12 PM

Civil Liberties

Police Officer Shot in Ferguson

Reason Staff | 9.28.2014 9:40 AM

Civil Liberties

VID: Ferguson Police Chief Issues Apology, But Police Militarization Will Continue to Be a Thing

Alexis Garcia and Amanda Winkler | 9.28.2014 9:30 AM

Comics

Watch: Banned Books Week and the History of Comic Book Censorship

Tracy Oppenheimer | 9.27.2014 3:04 PM

Politics

Thousands of Pro-Democracy Activists Clash With Government Forces in Hong Kong

Reason Staff | 9.27.2014 11:35 AM

Politics

Free Speech at Risk in Australia, Thanks to Terrible New Counter-Terrorism Bill

Patrick Hannaford | 9.26.2014 4:19 PM

Civil Liberties

Mom Tells Therapist About Briefly Leaving Kids Alone, Shrink Calls Cops

Lenore Skenazy | 9.26.2014 2:50 PM

Civil Liberties

FBI Director James Comey is Upset About Smartphone Encryption? Tough.

J.D. Tuccille | 9.26.2014 12:02 PM

Politics

Two Jeers for Eric Holder

Damon Root | 9.26.2014 11:56 AM

Civil Liberties

'All Hell Broke Loose' After Ferguson Police Chief Joined Protesters

Police Chief Jackson's apology did not go over well.

Reason Staff | 9.26.2014 8:50 AM

Civil Liberties

At U-M, Sexual Violence Includes 'Discounting Feelings,' 'Withholding Sex'

Robby Soave | 9.25.2014 3:53 PM

Civil Liberties

South Carolina Cop Actually Charged in Unprovoked Shooting

Is the whole militarized police thing provoking pushback?

Reason Staff | 9.25.2014 3:13 PM

Politics

"Eric Holder's Legacy: Duplicity, Incompetence, Obliviousness"

Nick Gillespie | 9.25.2014 2:56 PM

Politics

Iranian President Rouhani Advises U.S. On How to Handle Terrorism

Also insists Iran is not building a nuclear bomb and ducks questions about arrests for a Youtube video, Washington Post journalists, and a 25 year-old woman watching a volleyball game.

Ronald Bailey | 9.25.2014 1:30 PM

Civil Liberties

Vid: Bad Rules Make Bad Cops - Bart Wilson on The Economics of Civil Forfeiture

Zach Weissmueller | 9.25.2014 11:36 AM

Politics

NYPD Helps Give 'Flood Wall Street' a Major First Amendment Victory

Anthony Fisher | 9.25.2014 11:08 AM

Civil Liberties

Ferguson Police Chief to Michael Brown's Parents: 'I'm Sorry'

Reason Staff | 9.25.2014 10:45 AM

Politics

Raise a Glass: The Bill of Rights Was About Food Freedom

Congress passed the Bill of Rights 225 years ago today. Why the struggle for food freedom is at the heart of those amendments.

Baylen Linnekin | 9.25.2014 10:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Video Proves Cops Shot Guy in Walmart Immediately, For No Reason

Robby Soave | 9.25.2014 9:55 AM

Civil Liberties

Beware Canadian Border Guards Pawing Through Your Phone and Computer

J.D. Tuccille | 9.25.2014 9:54 AM

Mass Shootings

The FBI Says 'Active Shooter Incidents' Are On the Rise. What Does That Mean?

Decoding a new crime study

Jesse Walker | 9.24.2014 11:57 PM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Obama at the UN, Dennis Kucinich on the 'Anti-War Left,' Pentagon Propaganda, Inappropriate Fergusoning, Beloved Internet Libertarian Julie Borowski, and More!

Matt Welch | 9.24.2014 8:35 PM

Policy

Cops Must Promise to Keep Secrets for FBI, FCC Phone Snooping Tech

Zenon Evans | 9.24.2014 6:15 PM

Policy

Prosecutor Drops Prison Threat Against Gun Owner Who Mistakenly Thought Her Pennsylvania Carry Permit Was Good in New Jersey

Jacob Sullum | 9.24.2014 5:32 PM

Free Press

Do You Have a Permit to Capture Those Trees on Film, Citizen?

Scott Shackford | 9.24.2014 4:20 PM

Politics

Republicans Warn of Dread Menaces of "National Socialism" and "Gender-Neutral Bathrooms"; Continue to See Hopes for Senate Takeover Decline.

Nick Gillespie | 9.24.2014 4:12 PM

Civil Liberties

Judge to LASD Cops: 'None of You Have Shown Even the Slightest Remorse'

Paul Detrick | 9.24.2014 3:47 PM

Politics

MLB's New Metal Detectors Are Pointless Security Theatre

Anthony Fisher | 9.24.2014 2:33 PM

Politics

Consensual Campus Sex? Finally, There's an App for That

Robby Soave | 9.24.2014 1:41 PM