The Dying of the Poor White Americans
The gap in life expectancy between the top and bottom 1 percent of income for American men is nearly 15 years. For women, it's 10 years.
Alcohol
Forget Anti-Zionism. Is 'Alcoholocaust' Anti-Semitic?
A variation on beer pong, it pits Jews against Nazis, each with their own symbolic cup formation.
The Crony Capitalists of Craft Beer
How independent breweries are mooching off state subsidies.
Really Stupid Moms Across America Scaremongering About Glyphosate in Wines
Moms: Get a clue-organic wines are carcinogens.
Top Kansas Court Overturns Criminal Penalties for Drivers Who Refuse Alcohol Testing
The 6-to-1 ruling says it's unconstitutional to punish people for withdrawing "implied consent."
Connecticut's State-Backed Liquor Price Fixing Scheme
The governor thinks the state should stop conspiring with retailers to screw consumers.
Fearing 'Monsters' Like Total Wine, Liquor Sellers Want the State to Keep Prices High
Connecticut is the only state that sets minimum prices for wine and spirits.
Connecticut's Mom & Pop Booze Stores Want You To Pay More For Liquor
"You're either for inflated, artificially high prices, or you're against them," says defiant Gov. Malloy.
Stupid Laws Censor the Truth from Whisky Buyers
Liquor regulations in the U.S. and EU control how honest makers can be.
North Dakota City Rewriting Rules to Keep Theater From Getting Liquor License
A theater in Bismarck applied for a liquor license, so city leaders decided to change the requirements.
The Dying of the Poor White Americans
Rising white mortality is associated with increasing rates of opioid overdosing, suicides, and alchohol abuse.
CDC to Women: Don't Drink. Or Take Antidepressants. Or Forget Your Folic Acid. Or Treat Pain.
The new guidelines on alcohol consumption for young women are silly, but the CDC has been issuing similar rules for years.
Idaho Working to Ban Powdered Alcohol
"I don't think this is the best idea to have a product like this in our state. The safety issue is very important."
Dewshine: The Stupid New Teen Drug Panic
Drinking Mountain Dew and racing fuel is a bad idea. It's also very, very rare.
A 19-Year-Old Rightly Complains That 'Prohibition Still Applies to Us'
What does a working man have to do to get a drink in this place?
Death Rates Rise for Young White Americans Too
It's not just midlife whites - mortality rates for whites ages 25 to 34 are also increasing
Germany's 500-Year-Old Beer Purity Law Needs to Go
A new study shows Germany's Reinheitsgebot is turning off younger drinkers and driving them to non-German beers.
The Year in Blame Shifting
How to dodge responsibility, whether you're a cop or the president
First Wet Christmas Since Prohibition
Ten other states still ban or restrict alcohol sales and Christmas; 12 ban liquor sales on Sundays.
Want My Blood? Get a Warrant.
Drivers should not be punished for balking at warrantless alcohol testing.
Teenagers Are Smoking and Drinking Less Than Ever Before
Cannabis consumption is up since the early 1990s but still substantially lower than in the '70s.
Restrictions on Adult Alcohol Access Don't Make Us Safer
Data show rules don't appear to reduce violent crime, binge drinking, or drunken driving.
Drunken Recklessness May Be Genetic
A "relatively common" genetic mutation may trigger poor impulse control, especially when drinking.
Join Reason for a Happy Hour in Portland Thursday!
Come drink and shmooze with fellow freedom-minded folk at Portland's Bit House Saloon.
Reason Happy Hour in Chicago Thursday!
Join us for a celebration of free minds and free markets (and free booze!) in Chicago on October 22.
Let the Beer Giants Merge, But Scrap the Mandatory Middleman
Allowing AB InBev to buy SABMiller won't hurt consumers. But the nation's government-mandated three-tier alcohol distribution system hurts them every day.
Democratic Debate Cocktails!
Will you drink "The Hillary," "The Bernie Sanders," or "The Biden"?
The Beer Companies Behind Budweiser and Miller Lite Are Merging. There's No Need for Regulators to Get Involved.
America's beer market is as competitive as it's ever been.
Feds Tell Kombucha Brewers to Pay Up After Tea Tests Above 0.5 Percent Alcohol
In August authorities issued fine letters to an untold number of kombucha manufacturers.
Join Reason for a Happy Hour in Scottsdale, Arizona, Thursday!
Please join Reason to celebrate Free Minds and Free Markets at a happy hour on October 15.
Go Bar Hopping…for the Sake of California's Disabled
Golden State lawmaker proposes nickel tax on mixed drinks to fund disability programs.
No, the Alabama Sorority Video Is Not More Offensive to Women Than Donald Trump
End the paternalism.
Government Incentives to Business Distort Free Market Forces
Policies like Virginia's new corporate welfare for a local brewery are three sheets to the wind.
Coastal Carolina University Thinks All Drunk Sex Is Rape: Requires Sobriety, Enthusiasm
Colleges don't understand consent.
A State Liquor Monopoly's Self-Contradicting Defenses
Privatization opponents warn that it will raise prices, boost consumption, and kill children.
Opponents of Private Liquor Sales Claim State Monopolies Serve Customers Better
Pennsylvania's governor and his allies say privatization would raise prices and reduce selection.
Vetoing Liquor Privatization, Pennsylvania's Governor Says Competition Would Raise Prices
Tom Wolf claims a state monopoly benefits consumers.
Could a Hypertension Drug Rewire the Brains of Addicts?
A new study shows a blood pressure medication's potential to prevent relapses by erasing mental associations with alcohol and cocaine.
How Liquor Licenses Sparked the Stonewall Riots
Gay bars were crucial in the fight for equal rights, which is why they kept getting shut down by the government.
Farting Drummer Leads to $500 Fine for Popular D.C. Blues Bar
Musician cracked open window "for five minutes" at the wrong time of night.
