Civil Liberties

Politics

Federal Judge Strikes Down Ohio 'False' Speech Law, Rules for Susan B. Anthony List

Damon Root | 9.12.2014 11:24 AM

Policy

How Cops Got a License to Steal Your Money

Jacob Sullum | 9.12.2014 11:07 AM

Politics

What Ken Burns' New Film Gets Right—and Wrong—About the Roosevelts

In his latest documentary, Ken Burns examines the tangled lives of Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt.

Damon Root | 9.12.2014 10:30 AM

Civil Liberties

Cops Tackle 70-Pound High Schooler…And Guess What Her 'Crime' Was

Robby Soave | 9.12.2014 8:45 AM

Politics

War/Not War?: Is John Kerry as Stupid as He Sounds? You Be the Judge

Nick Gillespie | 9.12.2014 8:45 AM

Politics

Senate Democrats Fail to Amend the First Amendment

Jacob Sullum | 9.11.2014 7:24 PM

Surveillance

$250,000 a Day: That's the Fine the Feds Threatened Yahoo With for Resisting Data Demands

Scott Shackford | 9.11.2014 5:12 PM

Politics

This NY D.A. Wants to Disable Your Phone When You Drive, Also Wants Higher Office

Zenon Evans | 9.11.2014 3:09 PM

Consumer Freedom

You're Now Free to Yelp About How Terrible Everything Is in California

Scott Shackford | 9.11.2014 2:05 PM

Civil Liberties

Trigger Warnings a Threat to Academic Freedom, Says AAUP

Robby Soave | 9.11.2014 1:02 PM

Civil Liberties

Constitution Cramp Your Law Enforcement Style? Contract Out Your Civil Liberties Violations!

J.D. Tuccille | 9.11.2014 11:22 AM

Politics

Threat Inflation and Our Next Dumb War: ISIS Edition

Nick Gillespie | 9.11.2014 8:16 AM

Politics

"Welcome to College. Now Please Stop Thinking."

Nick Gillespie | 9.10.2014 4:45 PM

Policy

Let the Pooches Romp! Austin Cops Get Trained to Avoid Shooting Dogs.

J.D. Tuccille | 9.10.2014 4:13 PM

Surveillance

Blocking Google Glass, Drone, and Wireless Microphone Snoops: Cyborg Unplug

Ronald Bailey | 9.10.2014 3:07 PM

Politics

Oakland Mayor Doesn't Want SWAT Convention Back Next Year

Anthony Fisher | 9.10.2014 2:11 PM

Policy

Sex-Selective Abortion Legislation With a Twist in San Francisco

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.10.2014 12:10 PM

Civil Liberties

Berkeley Chancellor: Free Speech Is Great and All, But…

Robby Soave | 9.9.2014 11:58 PM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Tim Carney on Obama's New War, Killer Mike on Ray Rice, Peter Suderman on Spiking ER Visits, Kmele Foster on the iWatch, Plus Berkeley Anti-Speech Movement, Sudbury School, and Aftershow

Matt Welch | 9.9.2014 8:23 PM

Politics

Al Franken Misrepresents the Censorship Power Democrats Are Demanding

Jacob Sullum | 9.9.2014 7:26 PM

Civil Liberties

Senators a Tad Concerned About Police Militarization

They'd like to know what is going where, and why

Reason Staff | 9.9.2014 3:35 PM

Civil Liberties

Rising Calls For Arrest of Cop Who Shot Michael Brown

Activists and clergy want formal charges against Officer Darren Wilson.

Reason Staff | 9.9.2014 1:47 PM

Policy

Missouri Republicans Push 72-Hour Abortion Waiting Period

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.9.2014 11:00 AM

Policy

Michelle Obama Joins Upworthy. You'll Never–Oh Forget It.

Zenon Evans | 9.9.2014 11:00 AM

Politics

Americans Say: Curb Election Spending, But Absolutely No Curbs on Speech

The latest Reason-Rupe poll finds the public supports efforts to curb corruption in political elections but opposes methods that may infringe on free speech in the process.

Emily Ekins | 9.9.2014 9:45 AM

Policy

Senate Votes to Consider Speech-Restricting Constitutional Amendment

Jacob Sullum | 9.8.2014 8:01 PM

Politics

F*ck Canada! Ir*ny is a Four-Letter Word at Colleges Up There!

Nick Gillespie | 9.8.2014 3:38 PM

Civil Liberties

Sure We Hassled Boy Scouts at the Border, But You Can't Prove We Pulled a Gun, Says DHS

J.D. Tuccille | 9.8.2014 2:13 PM

Civil Liberties

Prison Time for Pennsylvania Mom Who Bought Abortion Pill Online for Teen Daughter

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.8.2014 11:52 AM

Civil Liberties

As Two Exonerated Men Leave Prison, the Prosecutor Who Put Them There Is Unrepentant

The egregious Joe Freeman Britt.

Jesse Walker | 9.8.2014 11:09 AM

Civil Liberties

The TSA…for Kids!

Propaganda video of the day.

Jesse Walker | 9.7.2014 3:40 PM

Politics

Drew Carey Pledges $10,000 Reward to Find Perps Behind Cruel ALS Prank

Nick Gillespie | 9.7.2014 10:53 AM

Politics

Don't Let Hacked Celebrity Pics Shut Down Internet Freedom, Expression

Nick Gillespie | 9.7.2014 10:47 AM

Civil Liberties

For Crime of Violating Dress Code, Girl Must Wear Shirt of Shame

Robby Soave | 9.7.2014 9:00 AM

Politics

California "Ghost Gun" Bill Would Effectively Ban 3D-Printed Guns, Homemade Weapons

Nick Gillespie | 9.5.2014 3:38 PM

Civil Liberties

Kentucky Man Arrested for 'Terroristic Threatening' After Posting Thrash Metal Lyrics to Facebook

Damon Root | 9.5.2014 1:27 PM

Policy

25 Years Ago President George Bush Waved a Bag of Crack in Our Faces. What Good Came of It?

Brian Doherty | 9.5.2014 1:11 PM

Police Abuse

St. Paul City Attorney: Not My Job to Second Guess Cop's Decision

Ed Krayewski | 9.5.2014 10:58 AM

Politics

Peace Candidate Obama Keeps Congress in Dark About Ongoing War Plans

Nick Gillespie | 9.5.2014 9:53 AM

Policy

Guy Tells Bad Joke, Finds Himself in LAPD Sniper Scope

Zenon Evans | 9.4.2014 3:55 PM

Civil Liberties

Police Keep Killing Mentally Ill Teens, Too

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.4.2014 2:55 PM

Politics

"Hacked Celebrity Pics Should Not Be an Excuse To Throttle Our Free and Open Internet"

Nick Gillespie | 9.4.2014 1:57 PM

Culture

Facebook Messenger Censors (Some of) Your Favorite Porn Sites

Guess which ones made the list and which ones didn't.

Zenon Evans | 9.4.2014 1:25 PM