Art

Civil Liberties

Fooling the Cameras

Leo Selvaggio plans to confound the world's surveillance systems by distributing lifelike masks of his own face.

Jesse Walker | 8.9.2014 12:00 PM

Culture

Kids Director Larry Clark: 'If I Had Lived Anywhere Else I Would Have Been Shot or Executed 40 Years Ago'

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 7.23.2014 9:40 AM

Politics

Salvador Dali's Unapologetic Love of Commerce

Paul Feine | 7.19.2014 10:30 AM

Culture

In Japan You Can 3D Print a 'Pussy Boat' But Not Share the Blueprint With Others

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 7.17.2014 1:30 PM

Politics

If You Think 3D-Printed Guns Freaked People Out, Get Ready for 3D-Printed *Vaginas*

Nick Gillespie | 7.15.2014 9:29 AM

Politics

In Post-Soviet World, Town Pisses on Lenin with Irreverent Statue

Nick Gillespie | 6.20.2014 9:05 AM

Politics

Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones, But the Rolling Stones Should Be Banned From Trader Joe's!

Matt Welch | 6.12.2014 2:16 PM

Policy

Why Morphine Matters

It's the most significant chemical substance our species has ever encountered.

Reason Staff | 6.4.2014 1:00 PM

Culture

Contributors

Reason Staff | 5.31.2014 7:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Thin Skinned

Charles Oliver | 5.30.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Brickbat: Thin Skinned

Charles Oliver | 5.30.2014 6:00 AM

Culture

Are Video Games Art?

Why games should be taken as seriously as novels, films, and other forms of creative expression.

Nick Gillespie | 5.7.2014 10:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Why Two Artists Installed a Spy Lamp at McDonald's

Coversnitch is "bridging the gap between online and IRL" in the most terrifying way possible.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.24.2014 3:55 PM

Politics

Jay Carney, Communist Propaganda Connoisseur

Zenon Evans | 4.14.2014 11:39 AM

Culture

The Lost Sisterhood and the Case for Libertarian Novels

A best-selling writer explains the power of historical fiction.

Anne Fortier | 4.8.2014 7:00 AM

Civil Liberties

#NotABugSplat: Art Installation in Pakistan Puts a Face on Drone Victims

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.7.2014 12:25 PM

Art

Here's George W. Bush's Portrait of Vladimir Putin

Ed Krayewski | 4.4.2014 4:05 PM

Art

Meet Mark McCloud, The World's Leading Collector Of LSD Art

The Huffington Post | 4.4.2014 2:45 PM

Economics

State Department Spending $400,000 on a Camel Statue in Pakistan

Zenon Evans | 3.31.2014 3:39 PM

Politics

Philly Artist Fights City Hall Over Eminent Domain Abuse

Joshua Swain and Nick Gillespie | 3.31.2014 3:00 PM

Economics

Michelangelo's David Used to Sell Amyl Nitrite Poppers, Underwear, Jeans? OK. Guns? No Way!

Nick Gillespie | 3.18.2014 8:19 PM

Policy

The Neon Jungle Favors a Museum over an Arcade

Redevelopment is not a game in Glendale

Scott Shackford | 3.7.2014 12:45 PM

Politics

America's Portrait Artist

Zenon Evans | 2.28.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

Reason TV: Oliver Stone, Ayn Rand Pop Art, and "Second-Wave Libertarianism"

What We Saw at ISFLC 2014

Joshua Swain | 2.20.2014 3:00 PM

Culture

Starbucks Not Happy About Parody Shop in Los Angeles

Would you like a dumb latte from "Dumb Starbucks"?

Reason Staff | 2.10.2014 6:30 PM

Culture

Pat Robertson: A Little Nudity on TV Can Be OK

"The human body is not essentially nasty."

Jesse Walker | 2.7.2014 4:44 PM

Civil Liberties

Is Wellesley's Underwear-Clad Statue Too Scary for Free Speech?

Zenon Evans | 2.7.2014 3:28 PM

Culture

Teh Internet is Full of Cool Things, Part 19,354: NFL Helmets Redone in Star Wars Universe

Nick Gillespie | 2.5.2014 11:12 AM

Culture

Did Woody Allen Molest His Daughter, Dylan Farrow? And If So, Should You Disavow His Films?

Nick Gillespie | 2.1.2014 7:47 PM

Culture

Aimless, Indeed

Zenon Evans | 1.31.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

Meet Power of Glamour's Virginia Postrel and FIRE's Greg Lukianoff, Tues., 1/28

Nick Gillespie | 1.27.2014 12:06 PM

Culture

George Zimmerman Targets Prosecutor in Latest Painting

Second painting he's done post-trial

Reason Staff | 1.23.2014 5:40 PM

Culture

South African Government Orders Removal of Bronze Rabbit in Mandela Statue

Reportedly inserted by sculptors to indicate the sculpture was made quickly

Reason Staff | 1.22.2014 2:00 PM

Culture

Prominent NJ Black Poet, Author, Activist Dead at 79

Amiri Baraka, the state's former poet laureate.

Reason Staff | 1.9.2014 5:55 PM

Politics

Pere Ubu Frontman David Thomas Bewilders A Fan by Obdurately Believing Markets are Proper for Art

Brian Doherty | 12.26.2013 2:27 PM

Culture

Christie's Launches First Art Auction in India

A budding market

Reason Staff | 12.19.2013 6:20 PM

Policy

Bids For George Zimmerman Painting Push Price Close to $100,000

Starting bid was $50

Reason Staff | 12.17.2013 1:00 PM

Politics

If Detroit Cares About Its Future - and Art - It Will Sell its Museum's Masterpieces

Nick Gillespie | 12.15.2013 4:30 PM

Politics

Bipartisan Bill Aims to Cut Official Portrait Spending

Zenon Evans | 12.13.2013 4:10 PM

Policy

Donor Pledges $5 Million to Protect Detroit Art, Pensions

Drop, meet bucket

Reason Staff | 12.6.2013 3:00 PM

Politics

On #RepealDay, Remember "Prohibition Vogue" with Ken Burns, Dan Okrent, and Boardwalk Empire

Nick Gillespie | 12.5.2013 10:59 AM

Policy

Detroit Art Sale Could Raise More Than $800 Million

Help shave off the billions in debt

Reason Staff | 12.4.2013 3:10 PM

Culture

Gallery Facing Federal Lawsuits for Millions over Forgeries

Knoedler Gallery in Manhattan accused of selling faked works by masters

Reason Staff | 12.2.2013 5:40 PM

Culture

Modern Art Turns 100

Ronald Bailey | 11.30.2013 7:00 AM

Politics

L.A. Lifts Mural Ban

License to paint

Matthew Feeney | 11.30.2013 7:00 AM