Science Fiction

Politics

The Anarchist in the Comic Book Shop

A comic caught between the final gasps of the hippies and the opening blasts of punk

Jesse Walker | 1.29.2013 10:30 AM

Science & Technology

Scientists Invent Tractor Beam

Can only attract microscopic particles so far

Reason Staff | 1.28.2013 11:52 AM

Culture

J.J. Abrams to Direct New Star Wars Movie

Ben Affleck was also allegedly under consideration

Reason Staff | 1.24.2013 7:40 PM

Culture

ABC to Consider Live Action Star Wars Series

But Bea Arthur is dead!

Reason Staff | 1.11.2013 7:15 PM

Culture

The Mongols Are Coming!

A new trilogy courtesy of Neal Stephenson's cult following.

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 1.7.2013 10:30 AM

Culture

Spacemen Will Bring Us Socialism From the Stars

Trotsky and the UFOs.

Jesse Walker | 12.31.2012 12:05 PM

Policy

2012: The Year in Books

Reason writers pick the best books of the year

Jesse Walker | 12.18.2012 10:30 AM

Science & Technology

Golden Spike: A New Private Way to Get Governments to the Moon

Brian Doherty | 12.6.2012 1:40 PM

Culture

James W. Moseley, RIP

The death of a UFO hoaxster.

Jesse Walker | 11.20.2012 10:45 AM

Culture

Here Comes Artificial Intelligence

Ray Kurzweil's new book imagines man-made minds.

Matthew Feeney | 11.13.2012 10:30 AM

Culture

Living in Lovecraft's World

An illuminating book explores "the literary prehistory of virtual reality."

Jesse Walker | 11.4.2012 1:00 PM

Culture

Stepford Guys

The classic tale of suburban paranoia turns 40.

Jesse Walker | 10.18.2012 1:30 PM

Politics

Robert Heinlein Muses on Anarcho-Capitalism in 1962 Letter to Ted Sturgeon

Brian Doherty | 10.2.2012 11:35 AM

Culture

Looper

Bruce Willis stars in a vivid time-travel thriller.

Kurt Loder | 9.28.2012 9:00 AM

Culture

The Singularity as Farce

Two novelists produce a cask-strength science-fiction comedy.

Mike Godwin | 9.18.2012 1:30 PM

Policy

Copyright-Enforcement Robots Mistakenly Interrupt Awards Broadcast

Ustream's crack squad of automated violation-detection technologies smothered a streaming feed of the Hugo Awards

Reason Staff | 9.3.2012 10:59 PM

Policy

Ray Bradbury Was Investigated by the FBI

He was suspected of Communist sympathies because he criticized government overreach

Reason Staff | 8.30.2012 12:20 PM

Civil Liberties

The FBI Investigated Ray Bradbury

The bureau had heard the science fiction writer might be a Communist.

Jesse Walker | 8.30.2012 10:23 AM

Culture

Intelligence at Work

Neal Stephenson's new book explores science fiction, underseas cables, Hong Kong, and the art of storytelling.

Anders Monsen | 8.26.2012 1:00 PM

Culture

Sci-Fi Author Harry Harrison Dies at 87

Early novel was inspiration for Soylent Green.

Reason Staff | 8.15.2012 7:08 PM

Culture

Gore Vidal, RIP

A great writer has died.

Jesse Walker | 8.1.2012 9:44 AM

Politics

Back Issues of Prometheus Online

Jesse Walker | 6.14.2012 7:40 AM

Culture

Ray Bradbury: Enemy of the State

Remembering the late science fiction writer

Charles Johnson | 6.8.2012 6:00 PM

Culture

Prometheus

Director Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created in Alien.

Kurt Loder | 6.8.2012 9:00 AM

Culture

More on the Death of Ray Bradbury

Brian Doherty | 6.6.2012 2:17 PM

Culture

R.I.P. Ray Bradbury

Peter Suderman | 6.6.2012 10:50 AM

Economics

How Timothy Leary Adds Value to an Unopened Envelope

Jesse Walker | 6.1.2012 10:52 AM

Politics

Reason.tv: Author David Brin on Dogmatic Libertarians, Transparency, and Uplifting Dolphins

Tim Cavanaugh and Zach Weissmueller | 4.30.2012 1:00 PM

TSA

Hunger Games Doesn't Fit TSA's Dystopian Vision

The coming American dystopia will probably look a lot less like The Hunger Games than it does like Idiocracy.

Gene Healy | 4.10.2012 12:00 PM

Culture

The Top 6 Libertarian Science Fiction Novels of the Year

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 4.4.2012 5:10 PM

Culture

Political Intelligence

Peter Suderman | 4.2.2012 9:55 AM

Policy

Ender's Game Isn't Porn, Teacher Who Read the Book Aloud Won't Go to Jail

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 3.21.2012 4:15 PM

Culture

Peter Bergman, RIP

Jesse Walker | 3.9.2012 3:17 PM

Politics

Hugo Chávez Will Turn Planet Mars Red By 2030

Tim Cavanaugh | 2.13.2012 7:57 PM

Culture

Neal Stephenson's Action

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 2.6.2012 12:20 PM

Culture

A Partial Space Science Fiction Reading List

From Robert Heinlein to Joan Slonczewski

Gregory Benford | 2.2.2012 10:30 AM

Culture

Science Fiction Faces Facts

NASA has fizzled, but Wernher von Braun's exuberant vision lives on.

Gregory Benford | 1.25.2012 10:30 AM

Policy

FIRE's Firefly Victory

Jacob Sullum | 12.29.2011 4:29 PM

Politics

Talkin' 'Bout History, Irony, Politics, and Paranoia

Jesse Walker | 9.8.2011 10:21 AM

Culture

Reason.tv: A Conversation with Author Vernor Vinge

Reason Staff | 8.29.2011 3:00 PM

Culture

Reason.tv: A Conversation with Author Vernor Vinge

Reason Staff | 8.29.2011 1:34 PM

Politics

NASA Wants Your Science Fiction to Have More Science, Taxpayer Dollars In It

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 8.26.2011 3:53 PM

Culture

The Headline We've All Been Waiting For

Jesse Walker | 7.25.2011 2:06 PM

Culture

If You Asked Her, I'll Bet Your Daughter Would Reset Your Homepage for You

Jesse Walker | 5.18.2011 9:59 AM

Culture

Phil Dick Tells Punks About Secession

Jesse Walker | 4.22.2011 3:23 PM

Culture

Briefly Noted: The Origins of Heinlein

Brian Doherty | 3.4.2011 4:55 PM

Culture

The Adjustment Bureau

Off with his hat!

Kurt Loder | 3.3.2011 6:00 PM

Policy

You Know Who Else Used Rockets? Hitler!

Brian Doherty | 2.7.2011 2:52 PM