Nanny State

Policy

Obama Administration Dumps Bad News, Major ObamaCare Program

Peter Suderman | 10.14.2011 4:55 PM

Policy

"We want to have a police force that can handle the most demanding assignments with the least amount of force"

Damon Root | 10.14.2011 4:50 PM

Politics

Big Brother in the Front Seat

Seth McKelvey | 10.14.2011 4:12 PM

Policy

Mitt Romney, the Individual Mandate, and Personal Responsibility

Peter Suderman | 10.14.2011 3:16 PM

Policy

Reason.tv: Lee Doren - Author of "Please Enroll Responsibly" and How the World Works

Nick Gillespie and Joshua Swain | 10.13.2011 3:30 PM

Politics

GOP State Senators Reap the Benefits of Supporting Gay Marriage

Anthony Fisher | 10.13.2011 3:05 PM

Politics

City Regulations Scare Away Haunted House

Seth McKelvey | 10.13.2011 2:41 PM

Politics

Unions Try to Kill Online Learning at California Schools. Again.

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 10.13.2011 2:33 PM

War on Drugs

Wrong Door Raid and Flash-Bang Grenade Heart Attack Provoke Lawsuits

Lucy Steigerwald | 10.13.2011 12:28 PM

Policy

Government the Job Killer

Keep Washington out of the economy

John Stossel | 10.13.2011 12:00 PM

Politics

Reason Writers Around Town: Shikha Dalmia on the Harry Reid's Millionaire Surcharge

Reason Staff | 10.13.2011 11:45 AM

Politics

Watch GOP Frontrunner Mitt Romney Praise Liberal Lion Ted Kennedy For His Role In Passing RomneyCare

Peter Suderman | 10.13.2011 10:50 AM

Policy

When Fighting Cancer Is Folly

Sometimes doing nothing is better than doing something.

Steve Chapman | 10.13.2011 7:00 AM

Policy

You Can't Say That on TV: U.S. Attorney Promises to Target Medical Marijuana Advertising

Peter Suderman | 10.12.2011 5:23 PM

Politics

Note to Ticket Fixers: Check the Number Twice, Dial Once

Jacob Sullum | 10.12.2011 5:07 PM

Policy

Why ObamaCare's Tanning Tax Matters

Peter Suderman | 10.12.2011 3:27 PM

Politics

Florida Lawmaker on the Death Penalty: "If it were up to me we would just throw them off the Sunshine Skyway bridge and be done with it"

Mike Riggs | 10.12.2011 12:23 PM

Policy

Cameras for Me but Not for Thee

Jacob Sullum | 10.12.2011 11:28 AM

Politics

Read My Tea Leaves

The federal crackdown on medical marijuana shows Obama has no respect for state law.

Jacob Sullum | 10.12.2011 7:00 AM

Politics

Is Kokesh Camera Block About Free Speech or Privacy?

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.12.2011 12:27 AM

Politics

Jerry Brown Lets Police Rummage Suspects' Mobile Phones Without a Warrant

Jacob Sullum | 10.11.2011 5:29 PM

Nanny State

DHS Suddenly Keen on Privacy, Refuses to Release Office Phone Numbers for Public Relations Staff

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 10.11.2011 4:31 PM

Policy

Michigan Lawmakers Prefer College Students Drink Hard Liquor Instead of Keg Beer

Tate Watkins | 10.11.2011 3:15 PM

Policy

Made in South Korea

Seth McKelvey | 10.11.2011 3:07 PM

Policy

Supreme Court Could Kill ObamaCare's Insurance Mandate at the Federal Level, But It Might Survive In States

Peter Suderman | 10.11.2011 11:17 AM

Politics

White House Consulted With Romney Advisers on ObamaCare

Peter Suderman | 10.11.2011 9:55 AM

Politics

Amending the 10th Amendment

Rick Perry's infidelity to federalism is more troubling than his fidelity to Christianity.

Jacob Sullum | 10.11.2011 7:00 AM

Policy

Cannabis Candy Leaves Sour Taste in Drug Warriors' Mouths

Jacob Sullum | 10.10.2011 3:07 PM

Policy

How Will Federal Bureaucrats Determine Which Health Benefits Are Essential?

Peter Suderman | 10.10.2011 2:38 PM

Politics

U.N. Prohibitionists Document Prohibition-Related Violence

Jacob Sullum | 10.10.2011 2:30 PM

Policy

Can Prohibitionists Admire Steve Jobs?

Jacob Sullum | 10.10.2011 1:04 PM

Policy

Zombie Budget Gimmick Continues to Lurch Forward After Death

Peter Suderman | 10.10.2011 10:18 AM

Politics

Yankee, Go South: More New England Unemployment Theories

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.9.2011 5:19 PM

Politics

Dancing With Shakira in the White House

Shikha Dalmia | 10.8.2011 11:30 AM

Politics

Occupy Wall Street: Beyond the Caricatures

Outsiders are criticizing a heterodox movement that they choose not to understand.

Michael Tracey | 10.7.2011 4:30 PM

Politics

California's U.S. Attorneys Think It's Impossible to Make Money While Helping Patients

Jacob Sullum | 10.7.2011 3:35 PM

Policy

"The Politician's Incentive Is to Hide Costs"

The Economist's Ryan Avent on how local governments and NIMBYs have driven up urban housing prices.

Peter Suderman | 10.7.2011 3:00 PM

Policy

Pill Pushers

Got the sniffles? The government may think you're a drug dealer.

A. Barton Hinkle | 10.7.2011 1:00 PM

Policy

Gary Johnson on the DOJ's Medical Marijuana Crackdown: "Maybe it's time for the feds to just admit that their law is just wrong"

Mike Riggs | 10.7.2011 12:19 PM

Politics

Remember When Obama Said He Would Stop the DEA's Raids on Oregon's Medical Marijuana Growers? Neither Does He.

Jacob Sullum | 10.7.2011 12:15 PM

Politics

ObamaCare Grapples With Tough Dilemmas That the Market Solved Long Ago

Shikha Dalmia | 10.7.2011 11:00 AM

Politics

Occupy Boston Protesters in Their Own Words

Matt Welch | 10.7.2011 9:26 AM

Politics

DOJ Launches 'Coordinated Crackdown' on Medical Marijuana

Jacob Sullum | 10.6.2011 6:02 PM

Politics

Wait—There's a Problem With Strip-Searching Students?

Jacob Sullum | 10.6.2011 5:28 PM