Civil Liberties

Politics

The Nation's Broad Definition of "Islamophobia"

As Islam navigates shoals of extremism, the left lumps legitimate criticism with bigotry.

Cathy Young | 6.24.2012 1:00 PM

Politics

Pocket Rat

Cellphone tracking

Jacob Sullum | 6.24.2012 9:12 AM

Civil Liberties

Deadly LifeAid

Helping a man to death

Jacob Sullum | 6.24.2012 9:05 AM

Policy

FBI Fakers

Not so patriotic

Ed Krayewski | 6.24.2012 9:03 AM

Civil Liberties

Checkpoint Zone

100-mile search exemption

J.D. Tuccille | 6.24.2012 9:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Pot School's Out

Medical marijuana

Brian Doherty | 6.24.2012 8:58 AM

Politics

Orszag: Compulsory Voting for All!

Tim Cavanaugh | 6.23.2012 1:32 PM

Civil Liberties

Error 451: The Government Has Censored This Content

Ed Krayewski | 6.22.2012 5:34 PM

Policy

How to Fix Halfway Houses in Jersey: Stop Making More Criminals

Calvin Thompson | 6.22.2012 3:37 PM

Nanny State

If You Have a License Plate, You're Going To Be Tracked

J.D. Tuccille | 6.22.2012 2:38 PM

Politics

SCOTUS Says 'Pipeline' Crack Defendants Should Benefit From Shorter Sentences

Jacob Sullum | 6.22.2012 12:34 PM

Politics

Fairly Ineffective Prop. 8 Defender Now Supports Gay Marriage

Scott Shackford | 6.22.2012 12:27 PM

Politics

Vampires and Cannibals in American History

Jesse Walker | 6.22.2012 11:36 AM

Politics

California Lawmakers Push Back Against Police Secrecy

Even the police union-friendly California Senate says enough is enough.

Steven Greenhut | 6.22.2012 11:00 AM

Politics

Ed Krayewski on Drones Coming Home with RT America's Liz Wahl

Ed Krayewski | 6.22.2012 9:26 AM

Politics

Friday Funnies

What the DOJ is good at.

Chip Bok | 6.22.2012 7:00 AM

Politics

Surprise: Economic Mobility is Alive and Well in America!

Anthony Fisher and Nick Gillespie | 6.21.2012 3:22 PM

Policy

Motorcyclist Busted So Police Can Peruse His Video Footage for Any Illegal Activity

J.D. Tuccille | 6.21.2012 2:10 PM

Policy

Does George Zimmerman's Story Sound Plausible?

Jacob Sullum | 6.21.2012 12:56 PM

Politics

Supreme Court to FCC: You Can't Enforce an Indecency Policy You Made Up After the Fact

Peter Suderman | 6.21.2012 12:31 PM

Politics

Public Sector Union Loses Big at the Supreme Court

Damon Root | 6.21.2012 11:08 AM

Politics

Tulsa Officials Destroy Woman's Survival Garden

Melanie Kruvelis | 6.21.2012 10:13 AM

Politics

How Will the Supreme Court Rule on Obamacare?

Andrew Sullivan, Richard Epstein, and others place their final bets.

Tim Cavanaugh | 6.21.2012 7:30 AM

Policy

CDC-Sponsored Study Finds No Neurological Damage From Light to Moderate Drinking During Pregnancy

Jacob Sullum | 6.21.2012 3:11 AM

Politics

Man In Panda Suit Promotes Anarchism, Hugs Cops in Montreal

Calvin Thompson | 6.20.2012 4:38 PM

Politics

"Good Samaritan" Laws that Protect People who Call 911 For Overdose-Related Medical Emergencies Spread

Brian Doherty | 6.20.2012 2:35 PM

Politics

Red Light Cam Tickets Temporarily Suspended Throughout New Jersey Over Timing Concerns

Ed Krayewski | 6.20.2012 2:03 PM

Politics

Obama to Congress: Screw You, "Fast and Furious" is My Special Secret

Brian Doherty | 6.20.2012 12:41 PM

Civil Liberties

U.N. Out of My Inbox!: New Spam Rules May Limit Internet Freedom

Melanie Kruvelis | 6.19.2012 5:21 PM

Policy

Reno Newspaper Photographer, 60, Assaulted by Deputies While Covering Fire

Scott Shackford | 6.19.2012 5:04 PM

Politics

Austin Police Revise Policy on Use of Lethal Force on Dogs After April Puppycide Drew National Attention

Ed Krayewski | 6.19.2012 4:33 PM

Policy

Why Not Force Somebody Who Hates You to Be Your Therapist?

Scott Shackford | 6.19.2012 4:27 PM

Policy

Public TV Execs Fall In Alabama

Jesse Walker | 6.19.2012 4:07 PM

Civil Liberties

Reason Writers on TV: Peter Suderman Talks Government Censorship of the Internet with Neil Cavuto

Reason Staff | 6.19.2012 2:42 PM

Policy

Video Shows Cops Tasing a Restrained Woman In Accordance With a Policy That May Not Exist

J.D. Tuccille | 6.19.2012 1:58 PM

Politics

Dharun Ravi Released from Jail, Will Not Be Deported for Spying on Gay Roommate

Scott Shackford | 6.19.2012 12:17 PM

Politics

Sheldon Adelson's "Foreign Money" and John McCain's Hypocrisy

McCain didn't complain about the source of Adelson's money back when he was receiving it.

Ira Stoll | 6.18.2012 4:30 PM

Policy

Is TruNarc the Answer to the Bath Salts Menace? Or Just the Latest Breathalyzer?

J.D. Tuccille | 6.18.2012 3:48 PM

Politics

Can Bipartisanship Actually Do Something Good, Like Smack Down Teachers' Unions?

Scott Shackford | 6.18.2012 3:09 PM

Politics

Are Drone Strikes and Kill Lists The New Normal?

Q and A w Newsweek's Eli Lake

Nick Gillespie and Joshua Swain | 6.18.2012 3:00 PM

Policy

Google Calls Report on Government Takedown Requests "alarming," Warns That "free expression is at risk"

Peter Suderman | 6.18.2012 2:46 PM

Politics

Conservative Historian's Defamation Suit Tests Texas Anti-SLAPP Law

Jacob Sullum | 6.18.2012 6:05 AM

Politics

Rodney King Dead

Scott Shackford | 6.17.2012 12:41 PM

Politics

Top 5 Pieces of Good News in the Bad News

Tired of bad news? Maybe you're just taking it the wrong way.

Ed Krayewski | 6.16.2012 12:00 PM

Politics

Rand Paul Reminds Libertarians: I'm Good on Civil Liberties, TSA and Drone Division

Brian Doherty | 6.15.2012 6:23 PM

Policy

Michigan Anti-Abortion Law Sparks Sex Boycott, Vagina Fear

Melanie Kruvelis | 6.15.2012 4:51 PM