Art

Civil Liberties

French Embassies Locked Down as Charlie Hebdo Runs Mohammed Cartoons

Tim Cavanaugh | 9.19.2012 11:36 AM

Civil Liberties

Should Shephard Fairey Have Gone to Jail For Lying About Stealing Images?

Nick Gillespie | 9.10.2012 2:47 PM

Civil Liberties

Tattoos Are Protected By First Amendment, Says AZ Court

Couple that wanted to open tattoo parlor who had their permit denied claimed their rights were being violated

Reason Staff | 9.10.2012 2:04 PM

Policy

Should Government Fund "the Arts"?

No more than they should fund worship.

Nick Gillespie | 9.9.2012 5:30 PM

Policy

New York Court to Consider if Stripping is Art

"Live dramatic or musical arts performances" are exempt from some taxes

Reason Staff | 9.5.2012 8:44 AM

Policy

Should Government Fund the Arts? Nick Gillespie in Economist Debate…

Nick Gillespie | 8.29.2012 3:04 PM

Policy

Urban Renewal: The Board Game

An art project imagines city planning as a game.

Jesse Walker | 8.23.2012 11:22 AM

Politics

1776, All Over Again

A 1969 musical about the Declaration of Independence is back

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 8.7.2012 7:00 AM

Movies

Bloodthirsty Cineastes Tear Orson Welles from His Throne

A film magazine releases its decennial selections of the world's greatest movies.

Jesse Walker | 8.1.2012 3:21 PM

Culture

Gore Vidal, RIP

A great writer has died.

Jesse Walker | 8.1.2012 9:44 AM

Politics

Denver Neighborhood Rescued from 3-Year-Old Chalk Artist

Tim Cavanaugh | 6.21.2012 11:04 PM

Policy

3D Printing Meets Fine Art

Jesse Walker | 6.15.2012 11:10 AM

Culture

What David Brooks Missed

Jesse Walker | 6.13.2012 12:04 PM

Politics

Does the Artist Treated Like a Terrorist Still ?NY?

Jacob Sullum | 5.22.2012 4:21 PM

Policy

Reason.tv: Look out Kate Upton, AZ pol pushing anti-Photoshopping bill! (Nanny of the Month, Feb 2012)

Ted Balaker | 3.1.2012 10:46 AM

Politics

And the Oscar Goes to… the Free Market! (Updated)*

Nick Sibilla | 2.29.2012 12:40 PM

Culture

Kickstarter Kicks the NEA's Butt in Arts Funding

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 2.27.2012 5:14 PM

Civil Liberties

The Not-Really-Fleeting Expletive That Wasn't Bleeped at Last Night's Oscars

Matt Welch | 2.27.2012 11:14 AM

Culture

How to Save the Oscars Broadcast From Sucking So Bad (And a Gratuitous McLean Stevenson Joke)

Nick Gillespie | 2.24.2012 9:29 AM

Civil Liberties

Is It Progress When the Price on Salman Rushdie's Head Declines by $5.2 Million?

Nick Gillespie | 2.24.2012 8:58 AM

Politics

Obama's Spending 'Freeze' Leaves Room for an NEA Hike

Jacob Sullum | 2.13.2012 6:46 PM

Culture

Death of the Auteur: Is Highbrow Movie Criticism Democracy's Lifeblood?

Tim Cavanaugh | 2.2.2012 9:15 PM

Politics

Great Successor Praised; Light Bulb Blaze; Economy Razed, and more: PM Links

Tim Cavanaugh | 12.19.2011 4:30 PM

Culture

Briefly Noted: Green Textiles

Ronald Bailey | 11.30.2011 10:10 AM

Politics

Chinese Political Artist Ai Weiwei Fights Tax Evasion Charges

Seth McKelvey | 11.14.2011 4:25 PM

Culture

Ken Burns on PBS Funding, Being a "Yellow-Dog Democrat," & Missing Walter Cronkite

Meredith Bragg and Nick Gillespie | 10.3.2011 1:30 PM

Politics

Reason.tv: Interview with Reason Cartoonist Peter Bagge

Nick Gillespie and Anthony Fisher | 9.30.2011 3:00 PM

Culture

New York Times Tries to Make the Case Against Cutting Arts Funding, Inadvertently Presents Excellent Argument for Cutting Arts Funding

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 8.1.2011 4:21 PM

Culture

The Surprising Yellow Line That Links Artists Andres "Piss Christ" Serrano and Thomas "Painter of Light" Kinkade. And Billy Carter.

Nick Gillespie | 7.18.2011 11:31 AM

Policy

Wagnerian Ticket Schwindle: Government Gives Bigshots All the Good Seats

Tim Cavanaugh | 7.1.2011 9:29 PM

Politics

Reason.tv Replay: 3 Reasons Not to Fund Art with Taxes (& Yes, There's a Weiner Connection!)

Nick Gillespie and Meredith Bragg | 6.9.2011 5:27 PM

Politics

Wednesday Morning Arts Roundup

Jesse Walker | 6.8.2011 9:37 AM

Politics

Reason.tv: 3 Reasons Not to Fund Art with Taxes (& Yes, There's a Weiner Connection!)

Nick Gillespie and Meredith Bragg | 6.8.2011 9:03 AM

Policy

Reason Writers on Russia Today: Matt Welch Talks BTO (Bachmann, Trademark, and Orange-Colored Houses in Iraq) on The Alyona Show

Reason Staff | 5.17.2011 2:25 PM

Politics

New York Times: Those Silly Arabs! They Don't Even Know What Colors to Use!

Matt Welch | 5.16.2011 2:09 PM

Politics

Redevelopment Agency Gives Billionaire $52 Million for Art Project

Tim Cavanaugh | 5.11.2011 10:47 PM

Policy

Spray Paint the Walls

Does graffiti count as art?

Greg Beato | 4.29.2011 12:00 PM

Culture

How Should Men and Women of Letters Respond to Debunkings of Texts They Cherish?

Matt Welch | 4.29.2011 10:59 AM

Culture

Fast Five and Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Rock steady

Kurt Loder | 4.28.2011 6:00 PM

Culture

Water for Elephants

Circus boy

Kurt Loder | 4.21.2011 6:00 PM

Culture

But Other Than Being Shot to Death, Mr. Lincoln, How Did You Like the Play?

Nick Gillespie | 4.20.2011 7:51 AM

Civil Liberties

Angry French Catholics Destroy "Piss Christ"

Matt Welch | 4.19.2011 11:06 AM