Foreign Policy

World

Obama Announces Climate Change Executive Order

Bow down! The philosopher king knows best!

Reason Staff | 9.23.2014 3:30 PM

Politics

White House Confirms Some American ISIS Fighters Have Returned to U.S.

Zenon Evans | 9.23.2014 11:40 AM

ISIS

Obama on ISIS Strikes in Syria: Has 'Bipartisan Support,' But No Sign of Actual Vote

Scott Shackford | 9.23.2014 11:40 AM

Policy

Hong Kong Students Back to Make Trouble for Chinese Communists

Anthony Fisher | 9.23.2014 11:24 AM

World

No Ground Troops? Don't Bet on It. The Iraqi Army Is In No Shape to Fight ISIS.

J.D. Tuccille | 9.23.2014 10:33 AM

Politics

'I've Got a Pen and I've Got a Phone': Obama Launches an Unconstitutional War on ISIS in Syria

Damon Root | 9.23.2014 10:18 AM

World

The Consequences of Expanding Obama's ISIS War Into Syria

This week's foreign-policy follies.

Jesse Walker | 9.23.2014 10:10 AM

World

Video: Navy Launches Missiles Toward ISIS in Syria

Reason Staff | 9.23.2014 7:50 AM

World

Obama Wages Unconstitutional War, Amash Blames Congressional Leaders

"It's irresponsible & immoral."

Robby Soave | 9.23.2014 1:23 AM

ISIS

We Have No Idea How Much It Will Cost to Do Whatever We're Doing to ISIS in Syria Right Now

Scott Shackford | 9.22.2014 10:25 PM

Syria

A Year After First Suggested, U.S. Bombing Syria. Authorization? LOL

Ed Krayewski | 9.22.2014 10:03 PM

Politics

US Now Bombing ISIS in Syria…Developing

Nick Gillespie | 9.22.2014 9:38 PM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Ron Bailey and Kmele Foster on Climate Politics, John Tierney on the White House Fence-Jumper, Jason Bellini on ISIS, Matt Welch on Lois Lerner, and Aftershow

Matt Welch | 9.22.2014 8:06 PM

World

Frenchman Reportedly Nabbed by ISIS Affiliate in Algeria

New Middle Eastern franchise opportunity

Reason Staff | 9.22.2014 3:10 PM

Politics

As ISIS Threats to U.S. Get Louder, Where Are Arab Allies?

Zenon Evans | 9.22.2014 12:05 PM

Politics

Barack Obama, Imperial President

Both at home and abroad, Obama is setting a dismal new standard in executive overreach.

A. Barton Hinkle | 9.22.2014 12:00 PM

Policy

Apple Sells 10 Million iPhones on Opening Weekend. But Why?

Nick Gillespie | 9.22.2014 9:39 AM

Politics

A Parade of Progressive Causes at the People's Climate March

No Nukes, No Fracking, No GMOs, and Certainly No Capitalism

Ronald Bailey | 9.22.2014 9:30 AM

Policy

U.S. Troops Arrive in West Africa to Battle Ebola

Reason Staff | 9.22.2014 8:35 AM

World

UK PM Promises Greater Scottish Autonomy

Texas needs to give an independence vote a try.

Reason Staff | 9.21.2014 2:50 PM

Politics

There Is No Libertarian Case for the European Union

There is, however, every libertarian case for secession from the European Union.

Petr Mach | 9.21.2014 10:30 AM

Politics

The GOP Can Always Get Worse—And It Will (Midterm Election Copout Edition)

Nick Gillespie | 9.21.2014 10:10 AM

Politics

Attention Climate Marchers! Watch Matt Ridley on How Fossil Fuels are Greening the Planet

Jim Epstein | 9.21.2014 9:30 AM

Politics

Nick Gillespie, Bernard Kerik Debate ISIS on CNN's Smerconish

Nick Gillespie | 9.21.2014 9:28 AM

Libertarian History/Philosophy

The Anti-Militarist Libertarian Heritage

As expressed by philosophers like Herbert Spencer

Sheldon Richman | 9.21.2014 8:30 AM

Politics

3 Reasons to NOT Fight ISIS

Nick Gillespie and Meredith Bragg | 9.20.2014 7:00 PM

Politics

The Middle East Needs Free Markets, Not Troops

Joshua Swain | 9.20.2014 3:00 PM

World

ISIS Frees 49 Hostages

The Turkish prisoners were held for three months

Reason Staff | 9.20.2014 2:08 PM

Politics

The Scottish Independence Vote Failed, But the Secessionist Movements Live On

Joshua Swain | 9.20.2014 10:30 AM

Politics

Nick Gillespie Talking ISIS and Threat Inflation on CNN's Smerconish at 9.30AM

Nick Gillespie | 9.20.2014 8:42 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: 'The Evolution of Terror'

Matt Welch | 9.19.2014 8:59 PM

World

Peace Deal (For Now) In Ukraine

Divvy up the turf

Reason Staff | 9.19.2014 8:47 PM

Culture

"iOS8: The Operating System That Would Be King"

Nick Gillespie | 9.19.2014 8:32 PM

Rand Paul

Sen. Rand Paul Reiterates: Less Intervention Doesn't Mean No Intervention, Ever

Scott Shackford | 9.19.2014 7:40 PM

Civil Liberties

Shouldn't Obama Bomb a Domestic Terrorist Outfit Allegedly More Dangerous than Islamist Jihadis?

Shikha Dalmia | 9.19.2014 4:55 PM

Policy

Rand Paul Wants to 'Destroy' ISIS Yet 'Stay the Heck Out of Their Civil War'

Jacob Sullum | 9.19.2014 4:32 PM

World

It Doesn't Matter the Scottish Voted No on Independence

Ed Krayewski | 9.19.2014 4:01 PM

Politics

"Dewars Defeats Truman" or 110 Percent of Scotsmen Can't Be Wrong

Nick Gillespie | 9.19.2014 2:32 PM

Politics

"The GOP's metamorphosis from…the stupid party into [one] that is both stupid and useless is almost complete."

Nick Gillespie | 9.19.2014 2:12 PM

Politics

How Many Billions Will Bombing ISIS Cost? What About Other Radicals?

Zenon Evans | 9.19.2014 1:45 PM

Policy

Obama Might Send Armed Soldiers, On the Ground, to Help Fight ISIS—But Don't Worry, They Won't Be 'Ground Troops'

Redefining combat.

Jesse Walker | 9.19.2014 10:47 AM

World

Makers of Tehran 'Happy' Video Sentenced to Prison, Lashes

6 months + 91 lashes

Reason Staff | 9.19.2014 10:35 AM

Policy

Friday A/V Club: That Time Jane Jacobs and Marshall McLuhan Made a Movie Together

Killing the Spadina Expressway

Jesse Walker | 9.19.2014 9:13 AM

World

An Independent Scotland Isn't to Be

54 percent vote "No"

Reason Staff | 9.19.2014 6:00 AM

World

The Implications of Scottish Independence

The country that gave us David Hume and Adam Smith could once again be a beacon of liberty, a case study in free minds and free markets.

Tom Clougherty | 9.18.2014 5:38 PM

Cybersecurity

Home Depot: Malware Affected 56 Million Payment Cards

Between April and September

Reason Staff | 9.18.2014 5:00 PM