Family Issues

Policy

20 Years for Standing Her Ground

A Florida woman faces prison after firing a warning shot to scare off an abusive husband.

Jacob Sullum | 5.2.2012 7:00 AM

Culture

Milk Carton Faces Tell Lies, and I Got Proof

Jesse Walker | 4.23.2012 10:43 AM

Policy

Why Was William Reddie So Agitated?

Jacob Sullum | 3.30.2012 12:08 PM

Policy

It Might Be Premature to Blame 'Meth Babies' for Imposing 'Tremendous Burdens on Society'

Jacob Sullum | 3.19.2012 5:52 PM

Politics

Obama's Big Government Mandates

Why no one should be forced to act against his conscience

Sheldon Richman | 2.16.2012 1:30 PM

Politics

Obama's Misguided Birth Control Mandate

The president has picked the wrong fight.

Cathy Young | 2.13.2012 6:00 PM

Politics

Making State Officials More Accountable in California

Government policy should be driven by what's best for the public, not what's best for public employees.

Steven Greenhut | 2.10.2012 12:00 PM

Civil Liberties

On Christmas, Escaping the Well-Lit Prison

Give the gift of forgiveness this holiday season.

A. Barton Hinkle | 12.23.2011 12:00 PM

Civil Liberties

A. Barton Hinkle on the True Meaning of Christmas

Reason Staff | 12.23.2011 12:00 PM

Policy

Sexting by Minors Is Much Less Common Than You Think

Jacob Sullum | 12.5.2011 1:56 PM

Policy

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

Jacob Sullum | 11.28.2011 10:50 AM

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

Do Catholics Have a First Amendment Right to Ban Gay Marriage?

Jacob Sullum | 11.16.2011 11:46 AM

Economics

Hang Tuff, Kids: Negative Household Worth Can Be a Sign of a Great Future

Nick Gillespie | 11.7.2011 12:24 PM

Policy

Parents Heedlessly Let Kids Play With Smart Phones

Jacob Sullum | 10.28.2011 4:45 PM

Politics

Ron Paul on Horny Heterosexuals and Homey Homosexuals

Jacob Sullum | 10.27.2011 5:40 PM

Politics

Florida Lawmaker on the Death Penalty: "If it were up to me we would just throw them off the Sunshine Skyway bridge and be done with it"

Mike Riggs | 10.12.2011 12:23 PM

Policy

Who Will Protect Children From Dangerously Exciting Cartoons?

Jacob Sullum | 9.12.2011 3:32 PM

Politics

Biden: Tyranny Is Fiscally Unsustainable, Bad for the Economy

Jacob Sullum | 9.8.2011 1:56 PM

Policy

'Childhood Itself Is Now in Crisis'

Jacob Sullum | 9.1.2011 5:19 PM

Politics

The Gay Marriage Debate

Why the state should stay out

John Stossel | 9.1.2011 4:30 PM

Policy

New York City: Where Smoking Pot Can Cost You $100—and Your Kids

Jacob Sullum | 8.31.2011 5:13 PM

Politics

Looking for Consistency in Rick Perry's Federalism

Jacob Sullum | 8.26.2011 2:03 PM

Politics

Amending the 10th Amendment

Rick Perry's infidelity to the Constitution is more troubling than his fidelity to Christianity.

Jacob Sullum | 8.10.2011 7:00 AM

Policy

China's Quasi-Official Baby Snatchers

Jacob Sullum | 8.8.2011 3:02 PM

Policy

You Can Grow It, but Not in Front of the Kids

Jacob Sullum | 8.3.2011 3:10 PM

Politics

If You Want to Keep Your Baby, Steer Clear of the Pasta Salad

Jacob Sullum | 7.20.2011 2:11 PM

Civil Liberties

Misreading Marriage Statistics

Jesse Walker | 7.20.2011 12:44 PM

Politics

Reason Writers Around Town: Shikha Dalmia on Michelle Bachmann's Marriage Pledge

Reason Staff | 7.14.2011 2:45 PM

Civil Liberties

If You Won't Change Your Mind About Gay Marriage, Will You Limit Your Opposition to Quiet Grumbling?

Jesse Walker | 7.8.2011 10:25 AM

Policy

Al Gore's Ugly Rhetoric

The latest pseudoscience from the former vice president

David Harsanyi | 6.29.2011 12:00 PM

Policy

All in the Gay Family

Same-sex marriage existed long before it was legalized.

Jesse Walker | 6.27.2011 10:30 AM

Civil Liberties

Gay Marriage One Vote Away From Legality in New York

Jacob Sullum | 6.17.2011 2:29 PM

Civil Liberties

There's Something About Marriage

Is the institution of marriage dying out or simply readjusting?

David Harsanyi | 5.25.2011 12:00 PM

Policy

Piracy As Promotion

Jacob Sullum | 5.19.2011 5:11 PM

Policy

When Science Discovered Toxic Motherhood

Tim Cavanaugh | 5.9.2011 3:58 PM

Policy

Economist Bryan Caplan: Kids Can Be Cheaper Than You Think…

Brian Doherty | 4.7.2011 12:51 PM

Policy

Ethiopian Government Slashes Foreign Adoptions

Jacob Sullum | 3.10.2011 5:06 PM

Politics

If Obama Is Right, How Can State Bans on Gay Marriage Be Constitutional?

Jacob Sullum | 2.24.2011 11:38 AM

Politics

DOMA (Nearly) DOA

Matt Welch | 2.23.2011 1:25 PM

Politics

The Enlightened Despotism of Chinese-Style Family Planning

Jacob Sullum | 12.23.2010 3:29 PM

Policy

Smoke a Joint, Lose Your Baby?

Jacob Sullum | 11.18.2010 1:52 PM

Politics

Eat a Bagel, Lose Your Baby

Jacob Sullum | 11.9.2010 6:25 PM

Politics

Matt Welch is Not Moderate When it Comes to Mixing Children & Politics

Nick Gillespie | 11.2.2010 1:13 PM

Politics

The President With Two Faces

Jesse Walker | 10.28.2010 11:44 AM

Politics

The Irrationality of Florida's Gay Adoption Ban

Jacob Sullum | 10.25.2010 11:54 AM