Hunter Biden Gets Caught in America's Double War on Drugs and Guns
Plus: A listener asks for the editors’ advice on how to spend his money.
Environmentalism
Environmentalists Are Destroying My Kitchen
Despite the New York Times’ gaslighting, bureaucrats and politicians are coming for your stoves.
Presence of 'Forever Chemicals' in Paper Straws Highlights the Inanity of Plastic Straw Bans
A new study from Belgian researchers found that paper straws had higher concentrations of long-lasting, water resistant "forever chemicals" than plastic or steel straws.
This Scientist Used To Spread Climate Change Alarmism. Now She's Trying To Debunk It.
The doomsday consensus around climate change is "manufactured," says scientist Judith Curry.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: COVID, Ukraine, Bitcoin, Guns, Free Speech, and More
The environmentalist and anti-vaccine activist talks about his presidential run and whether he'd jail climate change skeptics.
The Green Police Are Coming for New York Pizza
Environmental activists expect us to modify our lifestyles to meet their priorities.
RFK Jr.: The Reason Interview
RFK Jr. on libertarianism, Tulsi Gabbard, conspiracy theories, drugs, guns, free speech, and more
Socialism Is Bad for the Environment
"All the time we hear socialists say, 'Next time, we'll get it right.' How many next times do you get?"
France's Ban on Short-Haul Flights Will Kill People
You're 2,200 times more likely to die when traveling by car as opposed to by airplane.
Amidst Dreams of Green Energy, Regulators and Industry Warn of Summer Blackouts
If you want to keep the lights on, it might be a good time to shop for a generator.
Do Conservatives Actually Like RFK Jr., or Do They Just Think He'll Hurt Biden?
Democrats spent tens of millions of dollars last year's midterms meddling in Republican primaries. Republicans may now be borrowing a page from their playbook.
Environmentalist Lawsuit Could Delay SpaceX's Starship Launches for Years
The FAA required SpaceX take 75 separate actions to mitigate the environmental impacts of launches from its Boca Chica, Texas, launch site. A new lawsuit says it's not enough.
Happy Earth Day! Reason Recycles 5 Decades of Environmental Coverage
A selection of Reason's most incisive articles on population, pollution, resource depletion, biodiversity, energy, climate change, and the ideological environmentalists' penchant for peddling doom.
How To Blow Up a Pipeline Unintentionally Indicts the Climate Movement's Fringe Activists
The movie wants to be a call to arms for climate activists. Instead, it portrays them as delusional, apocalyptic depressives.
California's Builders and YIMBYs at Loggerheads Over Bill Cracking Down on 'Unchecked Sprawl'
Activists who would like to see more housing built and people who build housing for a living would seem to be natural allies. A new bill in the California Legislature is driving them apart.
California's Attacks on Big Oil Will Only Drive More People Out of the State
At least until all the gasoline is gone.
U.N. Climate Report Recommends Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies
One place where environmentalists and libertarians are on the same page
Federal Agencies Keep Failing To Legally Interpret the Clean Water Act
The Biden administration is the third administration in a row to fail to issue Clean Water Act regulations that pass judicial scrutiny.
Biden's First Veto Protects and Promotes ESG
What at first appears to be deregulation is actually economic activism in disguise.
Great Moments in Unintended Consequences: Subsidized Trees, Day Care Late Fees, New York Alcohol Ban (Vol. 11)
Good intentions, bad results.
The Luddites' Veto
Beware of activists touting "responsible research and innovation." The sensible-sounding slogan masks a reactionary agenda.
The Government Is Subsidizing Microchip Firms—While Making It More Expensive To Produce Microchips
Politicians say they want to subsidize various industries, but they sabotage themselves by weighing the policies down with rules that have nothing to do with the plans.
Rousseau, Malthus, and Thanos Were Wrong
The authors of Superabundance make a strong case that more people and industrialization mean a richer, more prosperous world.
Electric Truck Manufacturer Featured in Super Bowl Ad Got $186 Million in Taxpayer Subsidies
Stellantis, one of the largest automakers on the planet with billions in cash on hand, got a generous handout from the state of Indiana for choosing to build its battery manufacturing plant there.
The Shameless Attack on a Climate Change Dissenter
We couldn't find any negative review of physicist Steven Koonin's Unsettled that disputed its claims directly or even described them accurately.
Save Endangered Species From Environmental Regulations
A legal fight over the Arctic grayling shows how regs can hurt rather than help.
After Backlash Against Proposed Gas Stove Ban, Progressives Are Gaslighting America
Progressives might not be coming for your existing stove, but they are trying to stop any new installations.
No, the World Is Not Heading Toward 'Mass Extinction'
Despite an apocalyptic media narrative, the modern era has brought much longer lives and the greatest decline in poverty ever.
California's Floods Another Reminder of Failed Water Management Policies
In drought or flood, bad environmental policy is making Californians miserable.
No, Recycling Will Not Save the Environment
Despite what you may have heard, many "recyclables" sent to recycling plants are never recycled at all.
The Supreme Court Case That Could Upend the Clean Water Act
If SCOTUS finds in favor of a small-town Idaho couple in Sackett v. EPA, it could end the federal government's jurisdiction over millions of acres of land.
Britain's Conservative Government Sticks It to Consumers With Plastic Fork Ban
The country's new ban increases costs for businesses while doing nothing to address the problem of global plastic pollution.
Public Health Researchers Float Idea of Climate-Change Warnings on Menu Items
Warning diners that red meat is bad for the environment is yet another attempt to socially engineer food choices.
Population Growth Still Isn't a Problem. Anti-Immigrant Groups Still Think It Is.
It shouldn't be surprising that a misanthropic worldview like Paul Ehrlich's can be taken in xenophobic directions.
Is ESG a Threat to Capitalism? Live with Samuel Gregg, Russ Greene, and Zach Weissmueller
Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook on Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern for a live discussion of "stakeholder capitalism" or Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing.
California's Ban on Gas-Powered Cars Could Wreak Havoc on Its Energy Grid
If all Californians bought E.V.s tomorrow, it would be a nightmare.
California's Landmark Environmental Law Finally Comes for the Legislature Itself
Golden State lawmakers have refused to fix the California Environmental Quality Act. Now it could cost them a brand new office building.
Marian Tupy and Gale Pooley: More People Means More Wealth
The Superabundance authors make a compelling case that the world is getting richer for everyone.
Thanos Was Wrong: More People Means More Wealth
Superabundance explains why a world of 8 billion people is infinitely richer than one with 1 billion.
Can Genetic Engineering Save the American Chestnut?
“I think the Chestnut is an example of an interventionist approach,” says scientist Jared Westbrook. “We might have some capabilities and responsibilities to correct some of the problems that we created.”
Students at Stirling University Vote To Ban Meat and Dairy Sales on Campus
The war on animal food products continues to pick up adherents in Europe.
D.C.'s 'Green New Deal for Housing' Is Doomed Before It Begins
Social housing supporters hope that the city can get city-owned, city-operated housing right with a new office, a more expansive mission, and different branding.
Subsidies Won't Fix the Energy Industry
Ending subsidies can help cut emissions and energy costs.
Permitting Hell vs. Climate Hell at COP27
Onerous environmental permitting regulations make rapid renewable energy deployment in the United States a "fantasy."
Farm Subsidies and Food Stamps Won't Fix High Grocery Prices. Innovation Will.
With government meddling, many farmers end up doing less with more, and people end up paying more for less.
Should Free-Speech Absolutists Defend Vandalism of Precious Artwork?
"Committing vandalism by soup to send a message about climate change may be 'expressive,' but attempting to destroy someone else's work of art crosses moral and legal boundaries."
How Corporations' Good Social and Environmental Intentions Undermine the Common Good
An excerpt from The Next American Economy: Nation, State, and Markets in an Uncertain World.
