This Year's Libertarian Gift Guide: 23 Ideas for 2023
In today's innovative economy, there's no excuse for sending a gift card. The staff at Reason is here with some inspiration.
In today's innovative economy, there's no excuse for sending a gift card. The staff at Reason is here with some inspiration.
More than five years after it began, former President Donald Trump's trade war is still spiraling out of control.
Dave Smith joins Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe for the first episode of Just Asking Questions.
New research on how the growth of government may affect public health, even if only indirectly.
Tariffs and sugar subsidies have propped up overvalued land needed to fix the environmental damage.
More than $2 billion has been distributed, but only two states have even broken ground and most states haven't even submitted proposals.
Should a federal government that is nearly $34 trillion in debt and can't manage basic operations be micromanaging fast-food business purchases?
Lawmakers should consider a user-fee system designed to charge drivers by the mile.
Dave Smith joins Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe for the first episode of Just Asking Questions.
As of today, adults 21 or older in the Buckeye State may possess up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana and grow up to six plants at home.
The former South Carolina governor can't decide whether she likes corporate subsidies or opposes them on principle.
For the third time in five years, the Center for Economic Accountability found an electric vehicle or battery plant to be the most egregious waste of taxpayer funds.
The study is one of several documenting the perverse impact of an intervention aimed at reducing substance abuse.
Your support for Free Minds and Free Markets is nearing record territory.
A conversation about economics, progress, science fiction—and kitchen gadgets.
Some, like Rep. Patrick McHenry (R–N.C.), advocate a more measured approach.
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President Joe Biden's support for the United Auto Workers might have harmed his push for a faster transition to electric vehicles.
The regulation is part of a suite of new restrictions on hotels sought by the local hotel workers union.
We're often told European countries are better off thanks to big-government policies. So why is the U.S. beating France in many important ways?
The president touted the lower annualized inflation rate but blamed the companies themselves for higher prices, rather than government policies.
A fiscal commission might be a good idea, but it's also the ultimate expression of Congress' irresponsibility.
Flagstaff keeps digging a hole over commercial free speech.
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The owner of Jimmy John's and Arby's has bought Subway, and a Massachusetts senator has concerns.
Three lessons from the Austrian economist Murray Rothbard on how American libertarians might think about Milei's Argentina ascension.
The best pizza isn't made in New York, Chicago, or New Haven. It's made on assembly lines.
The Cato Institute recently published the latest edition of its ranking of personal, economic, and overall freedom in the states.
Higher prices created by a $20 minimum wage for burger joints will lead to fewer customers, reduced profits, fewer restaurants, and a loss of jobs.
Who needs better prices, products, and customer service?
Freer markets and property rights protections can be more efficient means to deal with localized food shortages.
Lots of Americans have an intolerance to FODMAPs—the sugars prevalent in garlic, onion, and many other foods.
Servicing debt grows more expensive as the deadline to curb the spending spree gets closer.
A new Friedman biography ably explores the economist's ideas but sidesteps the libertarian movement he was central to.
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The private sector space company overcame red tape and government delays to get to launch day.
Bryn Green wants to start a sugaring business, but the state’s occupational licensing regime requires her to spend thousands on irrelevant training. Now she's suing.
While the partnership between Hyundai and Amazon is a good first step, states should get rid of laws that mandate franchise dealerships.
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten misses a pretty big reason why families are leaving traditional public schools.
A new GAO report details federal prosecutors' attempts to put the horse back in the barn.
The Copenhagen Consensus has long championed a cost-benefit approach for addressing the world's most critical environmental problems.
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A new joint employer rule from the NLRB threatens to fundamentally change the business relationship between a franchise and its parent company.
Moody's calculates that interest payments on the national debt will consume over a quarter of federal tax revenue by 2033, up from just 9 percent last year.
If states insist upon giving away taxpayer money to private companies, the least they can offer in return is transparency.
A new Reason documentary explores why, for some, bitcoin is the 'real Green New Deal.'