Civil Liberties

Politics

Obama's Indefinite Detention Powers

Does the president have the authority to imprison anyone he says is a terrorist?

Jacob Sullum | 12.7.2011 7:00 AM

Politics

Gun Rights Activists Claim Judicial Nominee's Scalp

Brian Doherty | 12.6.2011 5:18 PM

Policy

Reasons to Support Reason's Webathon, Criminal Injustice Edition

Matt Welch | 12.6.2011 2:00 PM

Policy

Censorship-Advocating FCC Commissioner Michael Copps Announces His Resignation

Mike Riggs | 12.6.2011 1:54 PM

Politics

Conservatives Drop Their Love for the Constitution

Terrorists, conservatives say, hate us for our freedom, so they must be stopped-even if that means sacrificing our freedom in the process.

A. Barton Hinkle | 12.6.2011 12:00 PM

Politics

Property-Is-Theft Movement's Property Destroyed

Tim Cavanaugh | 12.5.2011 7:38 PM

Politics

Watch Matt Welch Tonight at 8 PM on Freedom Watch With Judge Andrew Napolitano!

Reason Staff | 12.5.2011 7:29 PM

Politics

Locals Drive Out Neighborhood Nuisance; "System" Gets Credit

Tim Cavanaugh | 12.5.2011 3:30 PM

Politics

"Shut Up. You Don't Get a Lawyer!": The Defense Authorization Act Guts Civil Liberties

Q and A with Human Rights Watch's Laura Pitter

Matt Welch and Joshua Swain | 12.5.2011 3:00 PM

Policy

Sexting by Minors Is Much Less Common Than You Think

Jacob Sullum | 12.5.2011 1:56 PM

Policy

Newt Gingrich Stabs Gun Owners in the Back

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 12.5.2011 12:29 PM

Politics

National Review on "Rand Paul, Libertarian Extremist"

Matt Welch | 12.5.2011 9:53 AM

Politics

The Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy (Against the Constitution)

Brian Doherty | 12.2.2011 5:18 PM

Politics

Gary Johnson Comes Out in Favor of Gay Marriage

Lucy Steigerwald | 12.2.2011 4:27 PM

Policy

Get Out of School and Save the World!

Brian Doherty | 12.2.2011 3:33 PM

Politics

Newt Gingrich, Savior of Internet Porn?

Peter Suderman | 12.2.2011 1:50 PM

Policy

TSA Screeners Play Fashion Police, Force Woman to Miss Flight Over Aesthetically Displeasing Purse

Seth McKelvey | 12.2.2011 12:28 PM

Politics

Pepper Spray's Progressive Origins

The government's favorite air freshener is also a tool of individual empowerment.

Greg Beato | 12.1.2011 4:30 PM

Politics

Appalling Moments in Newtspeak

Jacob Sullum | 12.1.2011 4:04 PM

Policy

DC Police Say Knowing Your Rights is an Indicator of Criminal Activity!

Nick Gillespie | 12.1.2011 10:48 AM

Politics

How New York Times Got Swindled by Sociology Fraud

Tim Cavanaugh | 12.1.2011 10:44 AM

Politics

'The Bill of Rights Is Not a Trick'

Jacob Sullum | 12.1.2011 10:44 AM

Policy

Dog Bites Man: What Sounds Like an Everyday Narcotics SWAT Raid

Lucy Steigerwald | 11.30.2011 6:05 PM

Policy

Colorado Drug Warrior Busted for Meth Distribution

Jacob Sullum | 11.30.2011 5:35 PM

Politics

Reason TV: LAPD Raids Occupy LA

Paul Detrick | 11.30.2011 2:19 PM

Politics

Should Judges Continue Imposing Sentences Congress Has Rejected as Unfair?

Jacob Sullum | 11.30.2011 12:57 PM

Politics

Briefly Noted: A Green Shade of Fear

Jesse Walker | 11.30.2011 11:15 AM

Politics

Reason Writers Around Town: Damon Root Talks Eminent Domain Abuse and Obama's Executive Power Grabs on Freedom Watch

Reason Staff | 11.30.2011 10:23 AM

Politics

Speech Related to the Politics of Juries Certainly Punishable by Law, New York Prosecutor Explains

Brian Doherty | 11.30.2011 12:44 AM

Politics

Is the President's Indefinite Detention Power Limited to Foreigners?

Jacob Sullum | 11.29.2011 5:23 PM

Politics

Reason.tv: Obama's DOJ Cracks Down on Medical Marijuana

Zach Weissmueller and Tracy Oppenheimer | 11.29.2011 1:04 PM

Politics

Gun Rights at the Gun Show: The Ongoing Saga of Nordyke v. King

Damon Root | 11.29.2011 1:02 PM

Politics

Occupy L.A. Gets a Reprieve, Poet Laureate Gets Clubbed

Tim Cavanaugh | 11.28.2011 6:56 PM

Policy

It Seems Like Cops Should Be Aware of the Existence of Deaf People

Lucy Steigerwald | 11.28.2011 6:10 PM

Policy

Innocence Is No Defense Against Virginia's Sex Offender Registry

Jacob Sullum | 11.28.2011 4:18 PM

Politics

Keeping New Hampshire Awesome: Q&A with the Free State Project President Carla Gericke

Matt Welch and Joshua Swain | 11.28.2011 3:00 PM

Politics

Don't Worry: The President Will Have Complete Discretion to Imprison People Without Trial

Jacob Sullum | 11.28.2011 2:03 PM

Policy

School District Acknowledges Student's Right to Say the Governor Sucks

Jacob Sullum | 11.28.2011 1:25 PM

Policy

Gag Order Silences Parents of Boy Charged With Sexual Assault for Playing Doctor

Jacob Sullum | 11.28.2011 10:50 AM

Politics

Eminent Domain Reform Is a Bipartisan Opportunity

Eminent domain laws are bad for property rights and social justice alike

A. Barton Hinkle | 11.25.2011 10:30 AM

Policy

Campus Speech Codes Are Bad For Higher Education

We should counter hateful speech with more words-not government force

John Stossel | 11.24.2011 12:30 PM

Policy

Parents Sue D.A. for Charging Their 6-Year-Old Son With a Felony After He Played Doctor With a 5-Year-Old Girl

Jacob Sullum | 11.23.2011 4:38 PM

Politics

"Bruce Ratner's latest useful idiots have no one to blame but themselves."

Damon Root | 11.23.2011 4:25 PM