Foreign Policy

Politics

How Low Can Oil Prices Go?

Peak oil? What peak oil?

Ronald Bailey | 12.5.2014 1:30 PM

Police Abuse

"…And a War in the Middle East"

Ed Krayewski | 12.5.2014 12:21 PM

Pentagon

Obama's Choice for Defense Secretary Favors Possible Military Response in Iran, More Spending

Scott Shackford | 12.5.2014 11:35 AM

Politics

Are You Ready to Ask Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch ANYTHING? Go to Reddit at 12 noon ET!

Nick Gillespie | 12.5.2014 9:15 AM

Civil Liberties

Internet Freedom Under Global Attack; Report Finds Governments Around the World Expanded Online Control, Surveillance Last Year

Governments are expanding online controls "rapidly" and adopting new laws that effectively criminalize online dissent.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.4.2014 12:30 PM

World

German Gender Quotas

Charles Oliver | 12.4.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

Support Reason…and Commit a Crime Against Nature!

Nick Gillespie | 12.3.2014 7:04 PM

Politics

Loss of Trust in Government Leads to Power Swings

Americans have less faith than ever in government and politics, leading to volatility in congressional control.

Jason Keisling and Nick Gillespie | 12.3.2014 4:31 PM

Politics

Garry Kasparov on Chess, the Cold War, and the West's Shameful Appeasement of Putin

Nick Gillespie and Joshua Swain | 12.3.2014 3:50 PM

Politics

Thomas Friedman's Favorite Dictatorship Bans Puns

Anthony Fisher | 12.3.2014 1:44 PM

Politics

If You Want to End the Drug War Tomorrow, Support Reason Today!

Nick Gillespie | 12.3.2014 8:41 AM

Culture

U.K. Censors Online Porn; Spanking, Rough Sex, Other Assorted Kink Banned

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.2.2014 1:00 PM

Politics

Another Reason to Give to Reason: We Let You Comment, You Mangy Sons of Bitches!

Nick Gillespie | 12.2.2014 12:46 PM

Politics

Reason's Webathon 2014: Help Us Raise $200,000 by Dec. 9!

Nick Gillespie | 12.2.2014 9:27 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Ferguson Fallout, Obama's Tortures, the Terrorists Are Coming!, Comedy in a World With No Humor, and Online-Only Aftershow

Matt Welch | 12.1.2014 8:03 PM

Politics

Watch "101 Reasons: Liberty Lives in New Hampshire," Great Doc on Free State Project

Nick Gillespie | 12.1.2014 11:17 AM

Politics

"U.S. Drones Kill 28 'Unknowns' for Every Intended Target"

Nick Gillespie | 12.1.2014 9:02 AM

Politics

The Outback Libertarian

In September, David Leyonhjelm was elected to the Australian senate as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party, a libertarian party founded in 2001.

Scott Shackford | 12.1.2014 7:00 AM

World

Long Fingers of the Law

Charles Oliver | 12.1.2014 6:00 AM

Culture

A Drone in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

Footage from the ruins.

Jesse Walker | 11.30.2014 4:02 PM

Politics

Errol Morris on Donald Rumsfeld, The Unknown Known, and Evidence-Based Journalism

Nick Gillespie and Jim Epstein | 11.29.2014 10:30 AM

Executive Power

Obama's Dumb, Rash, and Unilateral War

Don't buy the president's lame excuses for attacking ISIS without congressional approval.

Jacob Sullum | 11.28.2014 3:00 PM

Policy

The Internet Does Not Increase Terrorism

Most terrorism takes place in Internet-free zones.

Ronald Bailey | 11.28.2014 1:30 PM

Internet

Ronald Bailey Reports that the Internet Does Not Increase Transnational Terrorism

Reason Staff | 11.28.2014 1:30 PM

Foreign Policy

World's Gone Right

Don't believe the hype, things are good and getting better.

Ed Krayewski | 11.26.2014 4:31 PM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Ferguson, ISIS, Rand Paul's Declaration of War, Black Friday, Our Latest Enemy of Freedom, and #LetTheTurkeyCool

Matt Welch | 11.26.2014 4:30 PM

Obama Administration

Does Anybody Want to Be the Face of Obama's Military Policy?

Scott Shackford | 11.26.2014 2:25 PM

Culture

United Colors of Benetton Aims to 'End Violence Against Women Now' With Sexy Stoning Ad

Ready for some cause marketing gone very, very wrong?

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.26.2014 11:10 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Let's Try That Ferguson Show Again, Featuring Deroy Murdock, Basil Smikle, Eric Guster, Mollie Hemingway, and More

Matt Welch | 11.25.2014 7:25 PM

Obama Administration

New York Times Alters Hagel Story to Eliminate Obama's Dismissive Analysis of ISIS

Scott Shackford | 11.25.2014 2:10 PM

Civil Liberties

In Ferguson, Legal Observers Fight for Rights of Protesters

ACLU and others closely monitor police behavior

Aaron Malin | 11.24.2014 6:22 PM

ISIS

Chuck Checks Out: Hagel Fails to Adapt to Obama's Controlling White House

Scott Shackford | 11.24.2014 10:55 AM

Civil Liberties

St. Louis County Police Violate Court Order By Arresting Journalist Standing on Sidewalk

And nobody seems to be in charge as grand jury decision looms

Aaron Malin | 11.23.2014 11:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Police and Protesters Anxiously Await Ferguson Grand Jury Announcement

Police, residents, and protesters prepare and hope

Aaron Malin | 11.23.2014 10:10 AM

Politics

Coming to America?: "The Insane Swedish Plan to Rate Video Games for Sexism"

Nick Gillespie | 11.23.2014 9:38 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Obama's Immigration, Thad McCotter on Libertarians Rising, Ecstasy for PTSD, FCC for the Internet, Jeb's Common Core, Webb's Uncommon Appeal, Obamacare Closing Hospitals, Plus Citizenship Quiz!

Matt Welch | 11.21.2014 8:37 PM

World

Your Eyes Got Me Dreaming

Charles Oliver | 11.21.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

Are Defense Hawks Reconsolidating Power in the House GOP?

Brian Doherty | 11.20.2014 8:07 PM

Politics

Watch Matt Welch and Kmele Foster React to Obama's Immigration Speech on Tonight's Stossel

Matt Welch | 11.20.2014 7:24 PM

Politics

Timothy Sandefur, Tamar Jacoby, John Tierney, Mike Baker, and The Independents Co-hosts Assess the Wisdom and Legality of Obama's Executive Actions on Immigration

Matt Welch | 11.20.2014 1:14 PM

Hillary Clinton

If You Liked the Peace and Stability of Henry Kissinger's Foreign Policy, Vote Hillary Clinton in 2016!

The horrific failures of our bipartisan foreign policy establishment.

Sheldon Richman | 11.20.2014 10:30 AM

Politics

Rating Video Games for Sexism? Ugliest Swedish Export Since Tor Johnson

Nick Gillespie | 11.20.2014 9:04 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Obama's Executive Action Play, Jared Polis on Pelosi & NSA, John Stossel on Jon Gruber, U.S. Continues to Plummet, Drinking Your own Pee, and Two Minutes Hate

Matt Welch | 11.19.2014 8:30 PM

Culture

Gandhi vs. the Mafia

An anti-crime crusade conducted by neither cops nor vigilantes.

Jesse Walker | 11.19.2014 4:30 PM

Politics

Attn, Obama: Three Reasons to Build Keystone XL Pipeline

Nick Gillespie | 11.19.2014 11:23 AM

Policy

The Aftermath of NATO's Libya War: ISIS Reportedly Seizes Mediterranean City

Tell us again how that war went well.

Jesse Walker | 11.19.2014 10:56 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Goodbye, USA Freedom and Keystone Pipeline! Hello, Executive Action, Weird Chinese Censorship, and Ferguson Build-up! Also, Anthony Fisher on Jerusalem Terror, and After-show

Matt Welch | 11.18.2014 8:13 PM