Over-the-Counter Contraception Is Immensely Popular. But Democrats Have Doomed It.
In 2019, it's liberals, not conservatives, who are holding the pill hostage for political gain.
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Birth Control Rules Halted by Judge Just Before Scheduled Start Today: Reason Roundup
Plus: Libertarians face resistance while picking up trash without a permit, and Trump imagines Sen. Warren at the Wounded Knee massacre.
Importing Prescription Drugs From Canada Could Save Vermonters $5 Million a Year—Or Nothing At All
Either way, it won't address the factors driving up prescription drug costs for American consumers.
An Insured Woman Was Hit With $20,000 in Surprise Bills After a Trip to a San Francisco Emergency Room. The Prices Were Set by the City.
Blame the city Board of Supervisors for unusually high hospital bills.
U.S. Cancer Incidence and Death Rates Fall to a 25-Year Low
Good news: The cancer death rate which stood in 1991 at 215 per 100,000 people has dropped in 2016 to 156 per 100,000 people.
If Even Utah Has Gone Soft on Pot, Can the Nation Be Far Behind?
Nearly a quarter of the U.S. population lives in a jurisdiction where recreational use is legal.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wants Democrats to Drop the Pretense of Fiscal Responsibility
The fight over PAYGO is about whether Democrats will pretend to care about the deficit.
Louisiana Police Spread Fake News About Zika-Infected Meth, Then Admit They Made It up for 'Attention'
The officer who cooked up the story adds that he collects "a lot of great (and incredibly raw) intelligence" by reading comment threads.
British Food Nannies Want to Slap That Burger Right Out of Your Hand
In order to fight obesity, a U.K. health agency wants calorie caps on everything.
The Future of Science: Podcast
Michael Shermer, Ron Bailey, and Jim Epstein talk poverty-eradication, genomics, and blockchain at Reason's 50th anniversary celebration
Manhattan Institute's Brian Riedl Is Very Worried About Deficits
Our fiscal problems aren't going away. In fact, they're getting worse.
Hello, FIRST STEP Act! Goodbye, Jeff Sessions! The Year in Criminal Justice Reform
2018 was a mixed bag, but that means there was still a lot of good news.
It Sure Looks Like This Obamacare Program Has Led to More People Dying
Under the health law, Medicare started penalizing hospitals for too many readmissions. Now mortality rates are up.
It's OK To Make Money on Genetic Research
Companies should be applauded, not criticized, for working to identify the genetic roots of diseases that afflict humanity.
U.S. Baby Bust Fears Inspire a Radical Policy Proposal
Is the solution a "fertility dividend" that makes a portion of a person's Social Security benefit dependent on each of their offspring's earnings?
Finding a Cure for Our Fiscal Insanity: Podcast
Peter Suderman, Len Gilroy, and C. Boyden Gray diagnose the country's many fiscal woes, and offer some solutions, at Reason's 50th anniversary celebration.
Harm Reduction Is Helping Reduce Ohio Opioid Overdose Deaths
Success attributed to tools like naloxone, not punitive drug wars.
Surgeon General Undermines Harm Reduction by Pushing Anti-Vaping Policies and Propaganda
In the name of fighting "the epidemic of youth e-cigarette use," Jerome Adams wants to raise prices and ban indoor vaping.
Sen. Warren Has a Plan to Socialize Pharmaceuticals: Reason Roundup
Plus: Tumblr porn filters catch company's own examples of permitted content and how the GOP learned to love bailouts.
Yemeni Mother Can't See Dying 2-Year-Old Because of Trump's Travel Ban, Family Says
"It's separating family-literally separating family from each other."
Amid the Underage Vaping 'Epidemic,' Adolescent Smoking Again Hits a Record Low
Is e-cigarette use by teenagers a public health disaster or a public health boon?
Thoughts on Today's Federal Court Decision Against Obamacare
The judge was right to conclude that the individual health insurance mandate is now unconstitutional, but wrong to rule that the rest of the ACA is now unlawful because it can't be severed from the largely toothless mandate left in place under the 2017 GOP tax bill.
A Texas Judge Just Ruled Obamacare Unconstitutional
The ruling will almost certainly be appealed.
Even Democrats Are Divided Over Medicare For All
The single-payer fight is pitting moderate Democrats against progressives, partly because of Obamacare.
Brett Kavanaugh Joins With Liberal Justices; SCOTUS Won't Hear Planned Parenthood Defunding Cases
"If Kavanaugh was going to deal a major blow to health care rights during his first session on the court, this would have been the case to do it."
With an Erroneous Tweet, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Inadvertently Reveals That Medicare-for-All Proponents Still Don't Have a Plan
Americans don't support single payer. They support Medicare for All, which is just a meaningless catchphrase.
Is Gene-Editing Babies Now 'Monstrously Immoral'?
Flinging around such terms is not helpful and does not advance the debate.
A Ford Mustang Costs About the Same as in 1968, but College Costs a Helluva Lot More
A brief look at 50-year cost and quality trends in cars, houses, college and health care.
Trump Wants $5 Billion for a Border Wall. Here Are Some Better Alternatives: Reason Roundup
Plus: Postmodern marketplaces or fraud? And the Reason webathon continues!
The Government's Foolish War on Vaping
Misguided health police are cracking down on e-cigarettes.
What Obamacare Sabotage? Under Trump, the Health Law Is Working Better Than Ever.
Premiums are down and choice is up after Republican tweaks to the Affordable Care Act.
First Genome-Edited Babies?
If it's safe, then it's ethical. No need for a global moratorium.
Minneapolis' Healthy Foods Mandate Screws Over Ethnic Grocers
The city's Staple Food Ordinance mandates that stores carry products customers don't want.
Declines in Adolescent Smoking Accelerated As Vaping Rose, Suggesting the FDA's Campaign Is Fatally Misguided
Even among teenagers, efforts to prevent underage e-cigarette use may do more harm than good.
Are the FDA's E-Cigarette Restrictions Legal?
The new rules arguably violate the law that gave the agency authority to regulate tobacco products.
The 'Epidemic' of Underage Vaping Does Not Justify the FDA's E-Cigarette Restrictions
The health burden on adults who continue smoking far outweighs the risks for teenagers who vape.
The Case Against Single-Payer Health Care
Let the health care market work without government meddling.
Restricting E-Cigarette Flavors Endangers Public Health
The FDA's decree will make vaping less appealing and less accessible to smokers interested in switching.
3 Reasons 'Medicare for All' Is a Really Bad Idea
It will cost way too much, increase wait times, and slow down the development of new drugs.
