World

Economics

Brazil Prepares for World Cup by Seizing Homes, Chasing Vendors Away; Protesters Respond With a World Cup of Their Own

An alt-World Cup in the favelas.

Jesse Walker | 6.4.2014 12:03 PM

Civil Liberties

Chinese Amnesia on the 25th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square

Paul Best | 6.4.2014 7:08 AM

World

Chinese Safety Talk

Charles Oliver | 6.4.2014 6:00 AM

World

Brickbat: Chinese Safety

Charles Oliver | 6.4.2014 6:00 AM

Culture

Why Did Nicholas Kristof Believe Somaly Mam's Lies?

The roots and consequences of a deception.

Jesse Walker | 6.3.2014 3:55 PM

Politics

Did White House Keep Taliban Trade a Secret Because Congress Opposed It?

Officials say Bergdahl too fragile to be questioned.

Scott Shackford | 6.3.2014 3:30 PM

Politics

Obama Announces $1 Billion Plan To Flex Military Muscle in Europe

Zenon Evans | 6.3.2014 1:57 PM

Politics

Rand Paul's Unlikely Enthusiasts Now Include Nat Hentoff and Ana Marie Cox

Matt Welch | 6.3.2014 10:29 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: John Tierney, John Bolton, Bryan Suits and K.T. McFarland on Bowe Bergdahl; Plus Coal Regs, NSA Face-Tracking, International Whore Day, Sexy After-show, and a Texas DEA Raid You Will Not Believe

Matt Welch | 6.2.2014 8:09 PM

Economics

Shadow Economy Booms as People Flee Red Tape and Poverty in Developing Countries

J.D. Tuccille | 6.2.2014 3:35 PM

Politics

Randy Barnett on Libertarianism 3.0 in Wash Post

Nick Gillespie | 6.2.2014 2:40 PM

Civil Liberties

Authors Guild Hates Change, Attacks the Writers It Says It Wants to Protect

Nick Gillespie | 6.2.2014 1:28 PM

Policy

U.S. Reiterates $18 Million Aid to Ukraine After 400-Man Border Attack

Zenon Evans | 6.2.2014 1:15 PM

Politics

NSA Compiling Secret, Massive Database for Facial-Recognition Program. Relax, It's for Terrorists Only!

Nick Gillespie | 6.2.2014 11:30 AM

Politics

Is Ransomed U.S. Soldier Bowe Bergdahl a Deserter? UPDATED: Was Release of Taliban Prisoners Illegal?

Nick Gillespie | 6.2.2014 9:09 AM

Culture

Thai Protesters Embrace Hunger Games' Three-Fingered Salute

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 6.2.2014 7:30 AM

World

Trivial Dispute: Obama Versus the Straw Interventionists

You may strain your eyes trying to differentiate between Obama and the people he dismisses as "interventionists."

Sheldon Richman | 6.1.2014 8:00 AM

Politics

Come to the Free State Project's PorcFest with Nick Gillespie! LAST DAY FOR BARGAIN REGISTRATION!

Nick Gillespie | 5.31.2014 10:15 AM

Politics

That Time Tom Friedman Said the Iraq War Was All About Telling Muslims "To Suck. On. This."

Nick Gillespie | 5.30.2014 6:40 PM

Politics

Why There's Still Hope: Reporters Openly Laugh at State Dept. Flack

Nick Gillespie | 5.30.2014 6:11 PM

Policy

Iran Spies on U.S. Officials By Facebook Friending Them

Zenon Evans | 5.30.2014 12:05 PM

Politics

Libertarianism 3.0: The Koch Brothers, the GOP, and What Comes Next

Nick Gillespie | 5.30.2014 10:23 AM

Politics

Anti-Cartoon Islamist Protests Not Spontaneous, Part of a Conspiracy, Former Spokesperson Claims

Ed Krayewski | 5.29.2014 3:06 PM

Culture

Forget What You Think You Know About Crowd Behavior

The rationality of crowds.

Jesse Walker | 5.29.2014 2:42 PM

World

E.U. Election Results: A Handy Guide to Europe's Political Factions

Tom Clougherty | 5.29.2014 11:55 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Obama's Foreign Policy, Snowden's Spycraft, Jared Polis on Email Privacy, Adam Sandler's Cinematic Racism, Ferret Freedom, Videotaping Gun Sales, the Drone-Memo Switcheroo, Plus After-Show!

Matt Welch | 5.28.2014 8:15 PM

Civil Liberties

Mexico Dabbling With Drug Courts

Ed Krayewski | 5.28.2014 5:19 PM

Politics

Winter Olympics Sports Socialism Goes Out of Fashion in the Free World

Shikha Dalmia | 5.28.2014 11:06 AM

Politics

Obama Gives 10,000 Men Opportunity to be Last Man to Die for Our Mistake in Afghanistan

Nick Gillespie | 5.28.2014 9:12 AM

Politics

Does NYT's Jill Abramson Have It Worse Than Her Indian Sisters?

Sexism might be the result of America's greater sexualization and egalitarianism

Shikha Dalmia | 5.28.2014 8:30 AM

Politics

Shikha Dalmia on Sexism at the New York Times

Reason Staff | 5.28.2014 8:30 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Jacob Sullum on the I.V. Massacre, Thaddeus McCotter on Afghanistan, I.J.'s Robert McNamara on Eminent Domain Abuse, Kmele Foster on Reparations, Plus Sexy After-Show!

Matt Welch | 5.27.2014 8:29 PM

Politics

"Obama Close to Authorizing Military Training of Syrian Rebels"

Nick Gillespie | 5.27.2014 3:09 PM

Politics

"The Death of Money": Q&A With James Rickards

Joshua Swain | 5.27.2014 3:00 PM

Policy

U.S. Drone Strikes in Pakistan Mostly Hit Homes and Schools

Zenon Evans | 5.27.2014 2:53 PM

Politics

Obama 'Welcomes Debate on Terror' To Avoid Debate on Terror

One year after promising dialogue, his administration is silent.

Gene Healy | 5.27.2014 12:00 PM

Politics

Net Neutrality: Don't Let the FCC Control the Internet!

Nick Gillespie | 5.26.2014 2:28 PM

Politics

Suspected Mass Shooter Elliot Rodger's Final Video is Chilling, Deeply Disturbed

Nick Gillespie | 5.25.2014 9:57 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Two Minutes Hate & Other Highlights From the Show's First Six Months!

Matt Welch | 5.23.2014 8:37 PM

War on Drugs

Missing Your Latest Order From That Online Pharmacy? Blame the FDA (And Maybe Interpol)

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.23.2014 3:23 PM

Civil Liberties

What NYT's Firing of Jill Abramson Tells Us About Sexism in America

Shikha Dalmia | 5.22.2014 2:38 PM

World

More U.S. Intervention in Libya?

The first rule governments should follow is, "Do no harm." The second: Assume that intervention will do far more harm than good.

Sheldon Richman | 5.22.2014 1:30 PM

Politics

Fascism Comes to Ukraine–From Russia

Debunking Putin's propaganda to the west

Cathy Young | 5.22.2014 12:00 PM