Civil Liberties

Policy

Rush Limbaugh's "Slut" Comment Is a Red Herring

There are a lot of questions in the contraception debate that go right to the heart of ObamaCare. Instead we're talking about Rush.

Ira Stoll | 3.5.2012 4:30 PM

Policy

Porn So Icky That It Can't Be Obscene

Jacob Sullum | 3.5.2012 3:56 PM

Politics

Maryland Handgun Permit Restrictions Found Unconstitutional by Federal Judge

Brian Doherty | 3.5.2012 3:23 PM

Politics

NYC Rent Control in Action: Cheap City Apartment, Second Home Near the Long Island Shore

Damon Root | 3.5.2012 3:14 PM

Politics

Reason.tv: Adam Winkler on Racism, Ron Paul and the Battle over the Right to Bear Arms

Tracy Oppenheimer | 3.5.2012 12:53 PM

Politics

Islam, Free Speech, and Democracy

What really happened in the Pennsylvania "zombie Mohammed" case?

Cathy Young | 3.3.2012 9:00 AM

Politics

Do-Nothing Congress Ignores Threat from the Sun

Tim Cavanaugh | 3.2.2012 10:40 PM

Politics

Illinois Judge Says Eavesdropping Law Is Unconstitutional

Jacob Sullum | 3.2.2012 6:13 PM

Politics

Ron Paul vs. Rick Santorum

Is the soul of the Republican Party even worth fighting for?

Brian Doherty | 3.2.2012 4:30 PM

Politics

Should Police Need a Warrant to Search an Arrestee's Cellphone?

Jacob Sullum | 3.2.2012 3:10 PM

Culture

Katherine Mangu-Ward Talks Google and Privacy on Cavuto

Reason Staff | 3.2.2012 2:07 PM

Politics

The New York Times Reports That the Contraceptive Mandate Is a Phony Issue

Jacob Sullum | 3.2.2012 12:14 PM

Policy

Does Reproductive Freedom Imply a Right to Free Birth Control?

Jacob Sullum | 3.2.2012 11:33 AM

Politics

Does H.R. 347 Change Anything About Your Right to Protest Politicians Under Secret Service Protection? It's All In the Word Change.

Lucy Steigerwald | 3.1.2012 7:48 PM

Politics

Lady Trouble, Wal-Mart's Anschluss, and the Gassing of the Economy: Tim Cavanaugh on PJTV

Tim Cavanaugh | 3.1.2012 4:17 PM

Politics

Department of Homeland Security Gives Occupy Wall Street the "Rightwing Extremist" Treatment

Mike Riggs | 3.1.2012 3:30 PM

Politics

Bill Passes House: Protests Near Secret Service Protected Folk Effectively Outlawed

Brian Doherty | 3.1.2012 3:10 PM

Politics

In Memory of the Late Davy Jones…

Jesse Walker | 3.1.2012 12:30 PM

Politics

Federal Judge Says the Government Can't Use Cigarette Packages for Anti-Smoking Propaganda

Jacob Sullum | 3.1.2012 12:07 PM

Policy

Who Started That Deadly Shootout in Ogden?

Jacob Sullum | 2.29.2012 6:05 PM

Politics

Rep. John Conyers Turns a Blind Eye to Eminent Domain Abuse

Damon Root | 2.29.2012 5:27 PM

Politics

Immigrant Allegedly Killed Woman's Son While Driving Drunk, Somehow Illegal Immigration Is the Issue

Lucy Steigerwald | 2.29.2012 5:10 PM

Policy

The Times Continues to Present Obama's Spin on His Contraceptive Policy As Fact

Jacob Sullum | 2.29.2012 12:17 PM

Policy

Dharun Ravi's Thought Crimes

The Tyler Clementi case shows how hate crime laws punish opinion.

Jacob Sullum | 2.29.2012 7:00 AM

Politics

Freedom of Religion vs. Freedom from Religion

If churches want to be left alone, they should stop begging alms of the government.

Ronald Bailey | 2.28.2012 4:45 PM

Politics

Reason Writers on MSNBC: Matt Welch Talks With Melissa Harris-Perry About Rick Santorum, Libertarianism, Religion, Affirmative Action, and More

Reason Staff | 2.28.2012 4:36 PM

Policy

No Sex Tape, No Outing in Tyler Clementi Case

Jacob Sullum | 2.28.2012 4:31 PM

Policy

Cop Shoots Dog: Three Stories to Wreck An Animal Lover's Day

Mike Riggs | 2.28.2012 3:55 PM

Politics

Virginia GOP Pulls a Pelosi

State Sen. Jill Holtzman Vogel admitted she had "no concept" about the true extent of her personhood bill.

A. Barton Hinkle | 2.28.2012 12:00 PM

Civil Liberties

Should Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Apologize for Putting Fortune Cookies in its Taste the Lin-Sanity flavor?

Nick Gillespie | 2.28.2012 9:42 AM

Politics

Sponsor of Florida Bill to Drug Test Public Workers Says Being An Elected Official Is Totally Different

Lucy Steigerwald | 2.27.2012 5:45 PM

Politics

Azerbaijan Is Demolishing Veterans' Apartments to Build Venue for Eurovision 2012

Julie Ershadi | 2.27.2012 5:33 PM

Policy

Can Lesbians Commit an Anti-Gay Hate Crime?

Jacob Sullum | 2.27.2012 3:50 PM

Politics

California Senator Introduces Bill to Reduce Drug Possession Crimes to Misdemeanors

Brian Doherty | 2.27.2012 2:47 PM

Policy

How Dharun Ravi Could Get 10 Years for Expressing Unapproved Views

Jacob Sullum | 2.27.2012 12:17 PM

Civil Liberties

The Not-Really-Fleeting Expletive That Wasn't Bleeped at Last Night's Oscars

Matt Welch | 2.27.2012 11:14 AM

Politics

ACLU to U.S. Government: If You Can Brag About Drone Strike Success, You Can Discuss The Program in Court

Lucy Steigerwald | 2.24.2012 5:39 PM

Politics

Maybe He Just Likes Chatting With Cops

Jacob Sullum | 2.24.2012 1:32 PM

Politics

Who Will Be The Next Ron Paul?

As Dr. No retires, here are three House members who might claim his libertarian mantle.

Mike Riggs | 2.24.2012 12:30 PM

Policy

NYPD's Illegal Arrests Include Ticket Sellers As Well As Pot Smokers and Loiterers

Jacob Sullum | 2.24.2012 11:45 AM

Policy

Who's Afraid of Balls on the Beach, Gay Marriage, & Drug Legalization?

Nick Gillespie, Matt Welch, Kennedy, and Jim Epstein | 2.24.2012 10:55 AM

Civil Liberties

Is It Progress When the Price on Salman Rushdie's Head Declines by $5.2 Million?

Nick Gillespie | 2.24.2012 8:58 AM

Politics

Cato's Constitutional Case for Gay Marriage

Nick Gillespie | 2.23.2012 8:37 PM

Politics

Narcotic Honey Traps: Drug Cops Seduce Teenagers

Julie Ershadi | 2.23.2012 6:45 PM

Politics

Obama the Gun Salesman

Brian Doherty | 2.23.2012 5:40 PM

Politics

Don't Get Publicly Drunk in New York City, Even Though It's Legal

Lucy Steigerwald | 2.23.2012 5:36 PM