OpenAI has entered a contract with the Defense Department allowing all lawful use of ChatGPT after Anthropic refused to remove its restrictions on domestic mass surveillance and fully autonomous weapons systems.
Dario Amodei penned a public letter explaining the danger of the Defense Department's request to remove certain constraints from Claude, and refusing them outright.
Pete Hegseth has threatened to invoke the Defense Production Act to force Anthropic to come around.
Spurred by a hostile U.S. president, Europe struggles against stagnant economies to rearm.
Nicolás Maduro’s removal should be welcomed by anyone who values liberty. Yet data show Americans—led by the youngest adults—are turning noninterventionist.
Reason's Robby Soave and Elizabeth Nolan Brown go head to head with Emily Jashinsky and Ryan Grim from Breaking Points in a thought-provoking debate about Big Tech.
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Democrats defend every entitlement and dream up new benefits. Republicans demand more defense spending and still more tax cuts.
The pie-in-the-sky space system promises to be a government spending bonanza—and might be a very bad idea.
Debt-ridden and challenged around the world, the U.S. should encourage Europe to defend itself.
The military establishment’s efforts to quash leaks could encourage them instead.
The Marine Corps is trying to close a no-bid contract with Cellebrite, a company that helps police get into locked phones. The specs weren’t supposed to be public.
The Pentagon spends a lot of taxpayer money on propaganda worldwide. Some of it is coordinated with Middle Eastern dictators, The Washington Post revealed.
Reason is sharing an exclusive clip from Bodyguard of Lies, an upcoming documentary about the failed war in Afghanistan.
Tucked into the defense bill, the GAIN AI Act would force Nvidia and other firms to prioritize domestic sales at the cost of global competitiveness.
Leaked emails show Epstein’s attempts to dabble in security tech—across borders—in the last years of his life.
Donald Trump is no stranger to wasteful spending. But these examples are especially egregious.
With over 3,200 workers off the job, the military’s reliance on one politically connected contractor threatens innovation, accountability, and national security.
The Department of Defense awarded contracts to Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI. The last two are particularly concerning.
Supervillains used to be foreign enemies. Now the villain is a defense contractor who wants to start a regime change war.
It spends $34 billion to subsidize shipbuilding, supply chains, and drone technology.
Yet another wasteful expense in the "big, beautiful bill."
House Republicans' budget would spend billions of dollars on the F-35's successor before the current model is even up to par.
America’s founders were deeply suspicious of a standing army.
Most Americans, it turns out, do not think it is a good use of taxpayer money, according to a recent poll.
When anyone can have an air force, superpowers aren't as powerful as they used to be.
Reagan's budget chief warns that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could balloon the national debt to $60 trillion, risking a catastrophic bond market crisis.
Giving the Defense Department even more taxpayer money is a recipe for waste, not security.
To protect America, maybe what we really need to fund is more Tom Cruise.
We don't need more of the same. We need evidence of a serious turnaround.
The president wants to develop the F-47 fighter jet 60 years before the F-35 is scheduled to retire.
Washington is dumping valuable resources—literally—into a Middle Eastern war of choice.
Plus: A listener asks whether or not Thomas Jefferson was right.
The U.S. has a real problem with overclassification. But the assertion that details about impending air strikes would not be classified strains credulity.
Invoking the Defense Production Act won't boost the supply of critical minerals.
The U.S., in turn, should cancel the F-35 program altogether.
Musk's fans and critics will keep debating whether DOGE is revolutionizing government or wrecking important institutions.
Since Congress began requiring annual audits in 2018, the Department of Defense has never passed.
The U.S. can defend itself at a lot less expense.
Hawks from both major parties lashed out at the confirmation hearing for Trump’s nominee for top military strategist.
One bright spot from Trump's shameful behavior in the Oval Office would be if it spurs European nations to shoulder more of the burden of supporting Ukraine.
If Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is serious about reducing military spending, he will need to embrace a narrower understanding of national security.
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The U.S. is no longer willing to subsidize prosperous countries that won’t defend themselves.
Is the fraud in the room with us right now? Yes.
The pretend department’s downgraded mission reflects the gap between Trump’s promise of "smaller government" and the reality of what can be achieved without new legislation.
Republicans are betting trillions on the hope that the economy will grow fast enough to cover their deficit spree.
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