Civil Liberties

Culture

Headline of the Day

Matt Welch | 3.10.2011 2:48 PM

Policy

Drug Sentencing Reform in Kentucky

Jacob Sullum | 3.10.2011 12:29 PM

Policy

Prison Rape: Still a Problem. Government: Still Not All That Concerned About It.

Radley Balko | 3.9.2011 3:35 PM

Politics

Periodic Detention Reviews—Now With More Reviewers!

Jacob Sullum | 3.9.2011 2:37 PM

Civil Liberties

SWAT Officer Killed By Non-Lethal Flashbang Grenade

Radley Balko | 3.9.2011 12:13 PM

Policy

NPR CEO Resigns After Video Sting

Matt Welch | 3.9.2011 10:23 AM

Politics

Who Trains the Watchmen?

Jesse Walker | 3.9.2011 10:05 AM

Politics

Why Does Boehner Have Such a Hard-On Against Gay Marriage?

Nick Gillespie | 3.8.2011 3:48 PM

Politics

Abortion, Liberalism, and Limiting Government Power

Damon Root | 3.8.2011 2:03 PM

Politics

Tennessee Cops Posed as a Defense Attorney To Get Suspect To Incriminate Himself

Radley Balko | 3.8.2011 1:24 PM

Policy

Texas Friendly Spoken to Illegals (as Long as They Work in Your House)

Nick Gillespie | 3.8.2011 8:34 AM

Politics

Against 'Incitement'

Political speech doesn't kill people, people kill people

Matt Welch | 3.7.2011 6:00 PM

Politics

"Why Do Newspapers Support Westboro Baptist, but Not Citizens United?"

Damon Root | 3.7.2011 4:59 PM

Politics

Leviathan's Lawyers

Obama's stand against DOMA raises the question: Why don't presidents stick up for the Constitution more often?

Radley Balko | 3.7.2011 12:00 PM

Civil Liberties

Briefly Noted: DIY Exoneration

Radley Balko | 3.4.2011 4:54 PM

Policy

"Suddenly, outraged liberals are sounding remarkably like libertarian advocates of laissez-faire capitalism"

Damon Root | 3.4.2011 3:45 PM

Politics

Some Ugly Implications of the Manning Prosecution

Brian Doherty | 3.4.2011 2:29 PM

Policy

Chivalry Is Dead Was Murdered by Zero Tolerance

Radley Balko | 3.4.2011 1:49 PM

Politics

Student Sues FBI Over GPS in His Car

Brian Doherty | 3.4.2011 1:34 PM

Policy

Illinois Strips Gun Owners of Privacy

Josh Brokaw | 3.4.2011 1:19 PM

Civil Liberties

An Update on Citizens-Recording-Cops Cases in New Haven

Radley Balko | 3.4.2011 12:37 PM

Politics

BATF Agent Says Guns Deliberately Allowed by BATF to Cross Border Used to Kill Border Patrol Agent

Brian Doherty | 3.4.2011 12:35 PM

Policy

Reason TV: Artists vs. the Drug War - On the Scene at the Drug Policy Alliance's re:FORM Art Auction

Reason Staff | 3.4.2011 9:40 AM

Politics

TSA: Still a Menace

Brian Doherty | 3.3.2011 2:42 PM

Politics

Can Prosecutors Make the Fourth Amendment Disappear by Calling a Suspect a Witness?

Jacob Sullum | 3.3.2011 12:40 PM

Civil Liberties

Wanna Speak at Point Loma Nazarene University? Better Not Be Mildly Pro-Legalization, Even if You Are a Former Head of State

Matt Welch | 3.3.2011 12:14 PM

Politics

Does Federal Law Trump an Oath to the Constitution?

Obama's decision to stop defending the Defense of Marriage Act follows conservative precedent.

Damon Root | 3.2.2011 4:30 PM

Politics

Why Is Scalia So Eager to Let a Murderer Off on a Technicality?

Jacob Sullum | 3.2.2011 1:44 PM

Policy

Video Gamers Take on a Cable News Critic

Radley Balko | 3.2.2011 1:43 PM

Politics

What Speech Would Be Free In Alitopia?

Tim Cavanaugh | 3.2.2011 12:59 PM

Politics

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Westboro Funeral Protests

Damon Root | 3.2.2011 11:36 AM

Policy

Mitch Daniels' Pot Luck

The Indiana governor's escape from prison taught him the importance of being tough on drug users.

Jacob Sullum | 3.2.2011 7:00 AM

Politics

The Political Economy of the End of Tyranny

Will the recent uprisings succeed?

Ronald Bailey | 3.1.2011 6:00 PM

Civil Liberties

Why Progressives Should Support Eminent Domain Reform

Jacob Sullum | 3.1.2011 4:05 PM

Policy

Jurors Acquit Suspect, Then Give Him Their Jury Pay

Radley Balko | 3.1.2011 3:23 PM

Politics

Bell, California, Police Memo Outlines Rules for Motorist Baseball

Radley Balko | 3.1.2011 1:56 PM

Politics

Mayor Orders Code Inspectors to Home of Blogger Critic

Radley Balko | 3.1.2011 1:00 PM

Politics

Brian Aitken's Mistake

An outrageous gun prosecution in New Jersey

Radley Balko | 3.1.2011 7:00 AM

Politics

One Policy Wisconsin Should Not Change

Jesse Walker | 2.28.2011 2:45 PM

Civil Liberties

An Interactive "War on Cameras" Map

Radley Balko | 2.28.2011 1:50 PM

Politics

You Can Have Sex With Them; Just Don't Photograph Them

A former cop's 15-year prison sentence illustrates the absurdity of federal child porn laws.

Radley Balko | 2.28.2011 12:00 PM

Policy

Policing for Profit

Radley Balko | 2.28.2011 10:39 AM

Politics

Room for Disagreement on Gay Marriage

Understanding the White House's decision to stop defending the Defense of Marriage Act

Steve Chapman | 2.28.2011 7:00 AM

Politics

Is Advocacy of Jury Nullification a Crime?

Brian Doherty | 2.25.2011 7:14 PM

Politics

Obama's War on Whistleblowers

Radley Balko | 2.25.2011 2:03 PM

Policy

Mitch Daniels' Disappearing Felony

Jacob Sullum | 2.25.2011 1:55 PM

Politics

More on Obama, Gay Marriage, and Executive Power

Damon Root | 2.25.2011 9:55 AM

Politics

Why the Evil Koch Bros. Must be Stopped: They Support Drug Legalization, Gay Marriage, Reduced Defense Spending.

Nick Gillespie | 2.24.2011 12:32 PM