Nanny State

Politics

Police Stand on Volunteer's Neck, Destroy Surveillance Cameras During Dispensary Raid

Melanie Kruvelis | 7.5.2012 2:55 PM

Politics

Is ObamaCare's Mandate a Tax or a Penalty? Everyone Agrees the Answer Is Yes.

Peter Suderman | 7.5.2012 1:51 PM

Politics

Muddling Toward Mediocrity

The Euro-zone deal, like the ObamaCare decision, continues the slow, damaging drip of pain-avoidance.

Matt Welch | 7.5.2012 1:30 PM

Policy

Watch: New York Man Gets Tasered, Jumped on, Beaten by Pennsylvania State Troopers

Scott Shackford | 7.5.2012 12:36 PM

Politics

Has the "Violent Political Rhetoric" Panic Come to an End?

Jesse Walker | 7.5.2012 11:14 AM

Culture

Food on Wheels

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 7.5.2012 9:00 AM

Policy

Is an Unknown Drug or an Unverifiable Mental Disorder a Better Explanation for Face Eating Than a Voodoo Curse?

Jacob Sullum | 7.5.2012 3:14 AM

Policy

Jacob Sullum on Strengthening Bloomberg's Beverage Ban

Reason Staff | 7.5.2012 1:30 AM

Politics

Supreme Court Word Games Saved ObamaCare

There's no victory for liberty in the health care case.

Sheldon Richman | 7.4.2012 12:00 PM

Politics

Why the Acquittal of Roger Clemens Should Mean the End of Washington's Steroid Witch Hunt

Sorry, Ty Cobb, but it's time for you to stop making players and fans miserable.

Rob Bibelhauser | 7.4.2012 9:00 AM

Policy

Rob Bibelhauser on Why the Acquittal of Roger Clemens Should Mean the End of Washington's Steroid Witch Hunt

Reason Staff | 7.4.2012 9:00 AM

Politics

Roberts' Rules of Meddling

Calling a regulation a tax does not make it any less intrusive.

Jacob Sullum | 7.4.2012 7:00 AM

Policy

Mexico's President-Elect Wants a 'Broad Debate' About Drug Policy

Jacob Sullum | 7.4.2012 3:09 AM

Politics

Do You Feel a Personal Connection to President Obama?

Ed Krayewski | 7.3.2012 9:04 PM

Politics

Cops Shoot Dog During Foot Chase; Petition Started for "Justice for Monkey"

Ed Krayewski | 7.3.2012 7:09 PM

Politics

Heather Has Two Mommies and a Daddy

Scott Shackford | 7.3.2012 4:19 PM

Politics

Report: John Roberts Wrote the Bulk of the Dissenting ObamaCare Decision That He Voted Against

Peter Suderman | 7.3.2012 4:04 PM

Policy

The DEA's Classification of Pot: Destroyed but Still Standing

Jacob Sullum | 7.3.2012 3:44 PM

Politics

ThinkProgress Thinks Justice Thomas Might Be a Bit Leaky

Scott Shackford | 7.3.2012 2:31 PM

Politics

Florida Cop Told Teenager: "I am the law…I can fuck you up and no one will say anything about it"

Melanie Kruvelis | 7.3.2012 12:57 PM

Politics

The Case Against Judicial Restraint: ObamaCare Edition

Damon Root | 7.3.2012 12:57 PM

Politics

How to Convince Drug War Skeptics That Obama Is Secretly On Their Side

Jesse Walker | 7.3.2012 11:30 AM

Politics

NYPD Flyer Warns Cops About 'Professional Agitators' Armed With Cameras

Jacob Sullum | 7.3.2012 10:20 AM

Politics

Drug War Foes, Don't Expect Much From Mexico's New President

Scott Shackford | 7.2.2012 5:05 PM

Politics

Did John Roberts Switch His ObamaCare Vote? If So, Why?

Peter Suderman | 7.2.2012 4:34 PM

Politics

Fury at Chief Justice John Roberts Is Misplaced

Lawyers and judges alone can't preserve Americans' freedoms.

Ira Stoll | 7.2.2012 4:30 PM

Politics

Who's the Alpha? Nevada K9 Drug Unit Lawsuit Is About Pack Leadership, Control

Scott Shackford | 7.2.2012 4:26 PM

Policy

"Out-of-Control" Cop Sued, Along with His Enablers, in Troubled Pennsylvania Town

J.D. Tuccille | 7.2.2012 4:12 PM

Politics

Obama "Will Pivot to the Drug War" in Second Term, Claim Anonymous White House Sources

Mike Riggs | 7.2.2012 1:19 PM

Politics

If Obama Really Believes Drug Addiction Is a Disease, Not a Moral Failing, Why Is He Putting Sick People In Prison?

Mike Riggs | 7.2.2012 12:50 PM

Politics

Burmese Python Ban Ruins Magician's Grand Finale

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 7.2.2012 12:03 PM

Policy

Florida Cop Fired for Planting Dope, Says He Did That and More Under Orders

J.D. Tuccille | 7.2.2012 11:53 AM

Policy

Police Dog Named "Bono" Plays By Own Rules, Plants Drug Evidence at Virtually Every Crime Scene

Nick Gillespie | 7.2.2012 10:14 AM

Politics

Was Replacing a Boundless Commerce Clause With a Boundless Tax Power a Stroke of Genius?

Jacob Sullum | 7.2.2012 9:33 AM

Politics

Library of Congress Picks 88 Unobjectionable Books that "Shaped America"

Tim Cavanaugh | 7.1.2012 11:41 PM

Politics

Did Liberal Pressure Bully John Roberts Into Voting for ObamaCare?

Peter Suderman | 7.1.2012 6:35 PM

Politics

Peter Suderman on How to Think About The Obamacare Decision

Nick Gillespie and Jim Epstein | 7.1.2012 10:54 AM

Politics

The Power to Tax Is The Power

Understanding the Supreme Court's ObamaCare ruling

Sheldon Richman | 7.1.2012 8:00 AM

Policy

3 Big Takeaways From Obamacare Decision

Nick Gillespie and Jim Epstein | 6.30.2012 10:15 AM

Politics

The Sickening Nature of Many Food-Safety Regulations

Food-safety regulations don't always mean safer food.

Baylen Linnekin | 6.30.2012 8:00 AM

Politics

5 Most Unlibertarian Supreme Court Rulings Still Standing

Individual mandate doesn't even make the list!

Damon Root, Mike Riggs, Peter Suderman, and Tim Cavanaugh | 6.29.2012 5:10 PM

Politics

William Shatner Pantsed by TSA

Tim Cavanaugh | 6.29.2012 4:53 PM

Policy

Government Mini Golf: The Federal Regulations For Putt-Putt Courses

Peter Suderman | 6.29.2012 3:40 PM

Policy

More Universities Set To Ban Outdoor Smoking

Melanie Kruvelis | 6.29.2012 3:23 PM

Nanny State

Reason.tv: Bikini Banners and F*cking Cops Cracking Down on Curse Words! (Nanny of the Month, June '12)

Ted Balaker | 6.29.2012 3:00 PM

Politics

Obama's Secretive Drug War: DEA FOIA Rejections Have Increased 114 Percent Since End of Bush Administration

Mike Riggs | 6.29.2012 3:00 PM

Policy

If the Mandate Is a Penalty and Not a Tax, Then Let's Codify the Distinction

Peter Suderman | 6.29.2012 2:35 PM