Civil Liberties

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

Civil Liberties

Banned Books: Guess Which Book Topped the List Again

Zenon Evans | 9.24.2014 11:55 AM

Civil Liberties

School Secretly Monitoring Students' Facebook Posts—On Advice from NSA

Robby Soave | 9.24.2014 10:49 AM

Politics

Most Transparent Administration Ever Demands Edits to Reports Filed by White House Press Pool

Peter Suderman | 9.24.2014 10:40 AM

Policy

The Civil Asset Forfeiture Racket

It's time to end the practice of policing for profit.

A. Barton Hinkle | 9.24.2014 10:30 AM

Politics

Conservative Pundit D'Souza, Convicted for Giving Money to Friends For Illegal Motives, To Undergo Court-Ordered "Therapeutic Counseling"

Brian Doherty | 9.24.2014 9:06 AM

Civil Liberties

No Mercy for Macy's

To ascribe racist motives to Macy's officials is a leap in logic.

Windsor Mann | 9.24.2014 8:30 AM

Culture

Emma Watson Photo Leak Was a Prank Dressed Up as Viral Marketing Dressed Up as 4Chan

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.24.2014 8:10 AM

Due Process

Due Process

Charles Oliver | 9.24.2014 6:00 AM

Due Process

Brickbat: Due Process

Charles Oliver | 9.24.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Our New War, With John Bolton, Thaddeus McCotter, and Michael Weiss; Plus Cuddle Parties, White House Jumpers, Confessions of an Asset-Forfeiture Judge, the Steve Hayes Terrorist Threat, and Aftershow

Matt Welch | 9.23.2014 8:04 PM