Civil Liberties

Politics

"As Naked an Abuse of Government Power as Could be Imagined"

How the Sotomayor nomination revived the debate over eminent domain abuse

Damon Root | 6.25.2009 4:35 PM

Politics

The ACLU's Sellout on Watch Lists

Why did the civil liberties group effectively endorse a federal program it has repeatedly criticized?

Bill Flanigen | 6.25.2009 3:00 PM

Politics

The Difference Between 'They Should Die' and 'I'll Kill You'

Jacob Sullum | 6.25.2009 1:19 PM

Politics

Fourth Amendment Victory in Advil Strip Search Case

Jacob Sullum | 6.25.2009 12:24 PM

Policy

Step One: Tell Guards and Prisoners That Rape is Against the Rules

Bill Flanigen | 6.25.2009 11:58 AM

Civil Liberties

Twitter Users Revolt as China Takes Google Offline

Peter Suderman | 6.24.2009 2:36 PM

Politics

Will Sotomayor Be Better Than Souter on Civil Liberties?

Jacob Sullum | 6.24.2009 1:53 PM

Civil Liberties

Street Protests, America vs. Iran

Brian Doherty | 6.24.2009 1:40 PM

Politics

Not on Max Baucus's Watch. No Way.

Bill Flanigen | 6.24.2009 11:29 AM

Civil Liberties

If Your Heroes Have Always Been Naked Cowboys, Then Read This Blog Post…

Nick Gillespie | 6.24.2009 9:10 AM

Politics

Crime Fighters vs. the Constitution

Where's the authority for federal laws aimed at hate crimes and sex crimes?

Jacob Sullum | 6.24.2009 7:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Richard Nixon's Views on Abortion

Jesse Walker | 6.23.2009 11:18 PM

Policy

Rhetoric vs. Reality in the Health Care Debate

Is it "rationing" when consumers decide how to spend their own money?

Ronald Bailey | 6.23.2009 3:00 PM

Nanny State

I Am Not Surprised

Jesse Walker | 6.23.2009 1:45 PM

Politics

Reason Writers Around Town: Watch Damon Root Discuss Dred Scott's Revenge with Judge Andrew Napolitano

Reason Staff | 6.23.2009 11:30 AM

Civil Liberties

(Yet) Another Isolated Incident

Radley Balko | 6.23.2009 9:49 AM

Civil Liberties

City of Toronto, Already Multi-Ethnic, Ups Its Game Via Photoshop

Nick Gillespie | 6.23.2009 8:29 AM

Policy

And If There Hadn't Been Any Clouds, They Could Have Said the Sun Was in Their Eyes

Jacob Sullum | 6.22.2009 3:08 PM

Politics

D.C. Continues Its Slow Retreat in its War on Guns

Brian Doherty | 6.22.2009 11:26 AM

Politics

Reason Writers Around Town: Bill Flanigen on the ACLU's Hypocrisy on Terrorist Watch Lists

Reason Staff | 6.22.2009 9:25 AM

Politics

Reason Morning Links: From Sacramento to Tehran

Jesse Walker | 6.22.2009 8:49 AM

Policy

Cigarette Control and Thought Control

Reasons to beware the new tobacco regulation bill

Steve Chapman | 6.22.2009 7:00 AM

Culture

The Iranian Revolution Will Be Tweeted

Yes, Twitter is playing an important role in Iran

Michael Moynihan | 6.19.2009 6:15 PM

Policy

Congressman Says 'Super-Marijuana' Gives You the Munchies for Brains

Jacob Sullum | 6.19.2009 3:39 PM

Economics

Wal-Mart: The Happiest Place on Earth

Brian Doherty | 6.19.2009 11:23 AM

Politics

The Scare Cycle

Jesse Walker | 6.19.2009 10:49 AM

Policy

Reason Morning Links: Tax and Spend Edition

Jesse Walker | 6.19.2009 8:40 AM

Politics

Watchlists: Bad for Muslim-American Charities, Great for Employee Screening at the ACLU

Bill Flanigen | 6.18.2009 12:36 PM

Politics

The Breakdown of Nations

Jesse Walker | 6.18.2009 10:57 AM

Politics

Obama and The Gays: A Non-Love Story Getting Less Lovely By The Minute

Nick Gillespie | 6.18.2009 8:20 AM

Politics

Is Sotomayor Anti-Gun?

When it comes to the Second Amendment, Obama's Supreme Court nominee practices judicial restraint, not judicial activism.

Steve Chapman | 6.18.2009 7:00 AM

Politics

More Evidence in Sotomayor's Favor

Jacob Sullum | 6.17.2009 5:57 PM

Politics

The Paranoids Are Out to Get Me!

The return of the militia scare.

Jesse Walker | 6.17.2009 3:00 PM

Civil Liberties

Affirmative Action (Police State Edition)

Jesse Walker | 6.17.2009 1:03 PM

Politics

Guns in Unincorporated Territory

Does a recent decision show Sonia Sotomayor hates the Second Amendment?

Jacob Sullum | 6.17.2009 7:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Let's Make a Baby

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 6.16.2009 3:11 PM

Policy

The Chinese Gender Imbalance…in the U.S.

Jacob Sullum | 6.16.2009 1:18 PM

Policy

Drug Control Begets Gun Control

The violence in Mexico is caused by prohibition, not firearms.

Jacob Sullum | 6.16.2009 12:00 PM

Civil Liberties

Defending Canada's "Human Rights" Commissions

Bill Flanigen | 6.15.2009 3:22 PM

Politics

Reason Morning Links: Riots, Regulations, and Real ID

Jesse Walker | 6.15.2009 8:24 AM

Politics

How Long Will the New Tobacco Ad Restrictions Last?

Jacob Sullum | 6.12.2009 4:26 PM

Economics

The Leverageship Society: How Americans Ended Up Owning Less of More

Tim Cavanaugh | 6.12.2009 1:34 PM

Policy

Why Not Two Days Instead of 366?

Jacob Sullum | 6.12.2009 1:15 PM

Civil Liberties

The Prehistory of Porn Prosecution

How "licentious Gotham" gave rise to today's obscenity laws

Nick Gillespie | 6.12.2009 12:00 PM

Policy

Reason Morning Links: Tobacco, Guantanamo, Land Ho!

Jesse Walker | 6.12.2009 8:32 AM

Politics

The Second Amendment and the States

Why the Supreme Court should strike down Chicago's handgun ban

Damon Root | 6.11.2009 4:30 PM

Politics

Reason Writers Around Town: Shikha Dalmia Debates Fellow Forbes Columnist Melik Kaylan Over Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Reason Staff | 6.11.2009 2:58 PM