Carpet-Bombing: Wall-to-Wall Folly
'Death from Above' has shown little success as a long-term strategy against terrorists
Foreign Policy
The Biggest Loser at the GOP Debate? America, I Argue Tonight on Red Eye w/ Tom Shillhue
Unkind words for Donald Trump, Chris Christie, John Kasich, Vladimir Putin and more, at 3 a.m. ET on Fox News
The Rubio/Cruz Foreign Policy Blues
Here's a crazy idea: How about we don't subsidize the Mubaraks or bomb the Qaddafis?
Facebook Check Wouldn't Have Stopped San Bernardino Terrorists, No Matter What GOP Candidates Say
Did an Obama-administration policy prevent the feds from looking at Tashfeen Malik's social-media profiles? Yes and no.
Ominous Cybersharing Legislation Finds a Seat on the Omnibus
CISA is alive and appears to have the White House's support.
The GOP Candidates Go Bonkers on Syrian Refugees
Even Rubio has lost his marbles on this issue
Rand Paul Is Virtually the Only Candidate Who Doesn't Want to Start World War III in Syria
GOP debate separates the interventionist hawks from... the one other guy.
Does the Libertarian Support for Gun Rights Lead to U.S. Foreign Policy Adventurism?
A response to Tyler Cowen
Bowe Bergdahl, Ayn Rand Fan?
Deserter is reportedly "a truthful but delusional soldier, who identified with John Galt." He faces life in prison.
Apocalypse 2016
The leading candidates to replace Barack Obama think America is going to hell.
Why the Paris Climate Change Agreement Will Fail
World leaders are looking in all the wrong places for a solution
Rand Paul Unveils Loud and Scary New Ad Attacking Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Refugees
As campaign falters, the Kentucky senator "sounds the alarm."
Please Don't Say Radical If You Mean Violent
Nothing about the word radical implies approval of aggression or terrorism.
Muslim Women Who Wear Veils Are Choosing to Be Unequal
Even in liberal democracies, Muslim women who cover their faces relegate themselves to second-class citizenship.
The US is Heading Toward More Open-Ended War With No Coherent Mission
New bases and new commitments to defend other countries' borders mean "enduring" military conflicts.
Watch Anthony L. Fisher on Tonight's Stossel, Talking France's Crackdown on Civil Liberties
8p ET on Fox Business Network: The mustachioed libertarian TV icon discusses the French retreat from liberty in the name of security.
Hakeem Olajuwon? Go Play Ball Somewhere Else. Beardy McTerrorist? Come on in!
Matt Welch talks about Donald Trump's inanely authoritarian Muslim border policy on Kennedy
The Phony Mystery of Why 'They' Hate Us
The explanation is far more political than religious.
Watch Matt Welch Talk Trump and Muslims and Terrorism and Civil Liberties on Tonight's Kennedy
Be there at 8 p.m. ET, with a midnight re-run, on Fox Business Network
Paris Climate Change Conference
Bottom-Up Paris Climate Accord May Surprise Activists and Skeptics
Third dispatch: What happens if global temperature doesn't go up?
Against Bombing Syria? Sexist!
Sure, these British female politicians voted to rain death on Syria. But back to the real issue: incivility on Twitter.
French Police Push for Ban on Free Wi-Fi and Tor Browser
Two proposed laws could potentially violate the French constitution.
Donate to Reason! Because We Will Be Dogging Candidate/President Clinton's Every Freedom-Disrespecting Move
While Trump gobbles the oxygen, Reason keeps pointing out the awful ideas and practices of the Democratic frontrunner
Tech Privacy Supporters in Congress Push for New Surveillance Restrictions
Meanwhile a cybersecurity bill could put private customer data in the hands of DHS.
#DoSomething vs. #DueProcess
Barack Obama's latest hashtag campaign is especially sad coming from a constitutional law prof.
"Life would be noticeably dimmer without REASON": Reason Supporters, In Their Own Words!
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Finland Wants to Replace Welfare Programs With a Minimum Income for All Residents
The basic-income scheme is meant to save Finland money and reduce the country's high unemployment rate.
Donate to Reason, Because Unlike Obama, Clinton, and Modern Democrats, We Don't React to Murder by Scapegoating Free Speech
While Loretta Lynch goes after 'anti-Muslim rhetoric,' Reason goes after pols who would crack down on free expression
Obama is Right to Call for New AUMF to Fight ISIS, But Maddeningly Vague on Its Contents
The president didn't lay out a new plan as much as remind us of what he's been doing for months already.
UPDATED W TRANSCRIPT: Watch President Obama's Speech on ISIS & San Bernardino Shooting Here at 8 P.M.
Streaming live from the White House YouTube channel...
When Pot Becomes Legal Next Year, Thank Glenn Beck - & Reason!
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Being Libertarian vs. Being Anti-Establishment: The Crucial Difference
Being against business as usual in DC doesn't mean being pro-liberty.
Total Abortion Ban Reinstated in Dominican Republic
Abortion under any circumstances (even when the mother's life is at risk) is a criminal offense in this Caribbean country.
San Bernardino Shooting Investigated as "Act of Terrorism"
A perfect storm for the policy agendas of gun grabbers and Muslim bashers, of right-wing and left-wing statists.
The Dead in San Bernardino: Heartbreaking Portraits of Everyday People
Expect their murders to spur rash of useless laws to restrict everything from guns to immigration to refugee status.
Donate to Reason! Because We Believe in Due Process Even/Especially When the World Goes Mad
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Rand Paul Introduces Bill Banning Refugees From "High-Risk Countries"
The "SECURE Act" also puts a 30-day delay on citizens of countries in the Visa Waiver program.
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Women Can Assume All Combat Roles in U.S. Military, Despite Marine Corps Objections
Gender equality arrives on the battlefield.
Is Ted Cruz As Big a Jerk as Donald Trump?
And can he win over libertarian hearts and minds despite his culture war bloviation?
Violent Crime and Murder Are Half What They Used to Be; Is That Changing?
Is San Bernardino the new normal or a non-representative event?
