In Defense of Yik Yak, "The Crack Cocaine" of Social Media!
Demonized as catering to racists and stalkers, the social media service actually provides comfort and the good kind of safe spaces.
Nanny State
Drunken Recklessness May Be Genetic
A "relatively common" genetic mutation may trigger poor impulse control, especially when drinking.
Sex-Trafficking Rescue Op in Virginia Netted Fewer 'Pimps' Than Initially Advertised But More Prostitution and Drug Arrests
The biggest outcome of this costly and time-consuming FBI mission seems to be the arrest of 30 adults on old-fashioned vice charges.
Eat Food and Die
What happens when warnings about processed meat's cancer risk collides with California's absurd Prop 65 (over)warning law?
Sex-Trafficking Discussion in Portland Tonight
The war on prostitution is the new war on drugs. Learn more!
Three Pro-Free Speech Statements About College Campuses
Purdue's Mitch Daniels, Brookings' Jonathan Rauch, and students at Claremont-McKenna speak up loudly for the free and open exchange of ideas.
Paternalistic Condoms-in-Porn Rules Will See California Statewide Vote
Initiative essentially creates a bounty for citizens (and lawyers) to sue producers.
Can We Take A Joke? Standup Comedy vs. Political Correctness
A new doc featuring Penn Jillette, Gilbert Gottfried, Adam Carolla, & Lisa Lampanelli asks why comedy is treated differently that other forms of expression.
HUD Proposes Nationwide Smoking Ban in Public Housing
This is class-based paternalism in action.
The 3 Best and Worst Moments of Last Night's GOP Debate
After the circus in Colorado, did Fox Business deliver a debate of ideas?
Trump Calls for Starbucks Boycott. For Xmas Sake!
In calling for a boycott of the popular coffee chain, The Donald Scrooges himself all over again.
Roving Lap-Dance Clubs Thrive in NYC
Essentially pop-up strip clubs sans the pole dancing, the parties switch locations around NYC to avoid regulatory hassle.
A DMV for Drones? Inside the FAA's Clumsy Push to Regulate Flying Computers
A series of poor proposals from the Federal Aviation Administration threatens to ground much of the commercial drone industry before it even takes flight.
John Kasich Explains "The Problem with Marijuana"
Well, you see, it's just like alcohol, and so sends a confusing message about...whatevs.
Join Reason for a Happy Hour in Portland Thursday!
Come drink and shmooze with fellow freedom-minded folk at Portland's Bit House Saloon.
Here is Why Edward Snowden Couldn't Have Gone Through 'Proper Channels'
Snowden's lawyer, Jesselyn Radack, explains why whistleblowers are the targets of government prosecution.
The Gloves Are On in Fight Over Misguided New York Restaurant Rules
Requiring chefs to wear gloves doesn't make food safer and generates mountains of waste.
Don't Be Afraid of Those 6,000 Felons Just Released From Prison
Families Against Mandatory Minimum's Kevin Ring makes the case for even more wide-ranging and far-reaching sentencing reform.
How "Militarized" Is Your College?
From Harvard to Duke to Rutgers to University of Phoenix, here's a ranking of top universities favored by the military-industrial complex.
NFL *Says* It Will Pay Pentagon Back for Patriotic Halftime Shows
That stirring multi-million-dollar display of patriotism you saw at halftime was brought to you by...your own tax dollars!
Free Boob Jobs for Teachers & Other K-12 Clusterf*cks
Kyle Olson of the Education Action Group (EAG) shines a spotlight on wasteful public-school spending.
Charges Dropped Against #KillAllWhiteMen Tweeter Bahar Mustafa
"There is not enough evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction," says British law enforcement.
Despite All Issue 3's Flaws, It Felt GREAT Voting for Legal Pot in Ohio
It will feel even better the next time around with the full force of a 58 percent majority moving on from one of the great failures of the past 100 years.
Affirmative Action, Unions, Asset Forfeiture: 3 SCOTUS Cases To Watch
The Supreme Court may end mandatory union dues for California school teachers and limit state taking of property.
How Colleges Rip Off Students to Pay for Mostly Awful Sports Teams
Virtually no Division I programs pay for themselves, with many getting half their revenue from students and taxpayers.
Is There Really Any Way to Stop College Students From Wasting Money on Their Edumications?
You can go to college for $60,000 total or $160,000. Is that really a tough decision? And what school should accept you if you pick the latter?
New CDC Data Suggest E-Cigarettes Are Helping Smokers Quit
The same survey finds that never-smokers rarely become regular vapers.
Why I'm Voting For Pot Legalization (Issue 3) in Ohio
It's not a perfect law by any stretch, but it would mean the end of the war on pot
Should There Be *Any* Limits to Self-Fashioning?: Al Roker as Charlie Brown Edition
The Today Show tests the limits of tolerance and pluralism. And movie tie-ins.
Las Vegas Cops Pay Out After Unconstitutional Prostitution Stop
City pays more than $80,000 to woman detained and searched in The Cosmopolitan casino.
San Francisco Wanted Info on Gun Owners. This Gun Shop Refused.
High Bridge Arms, founded in the mid-1950s by Olympic shooter Bob Chow, shuts down rather than give local police its customer list.
Gloria Steinem Believes in 'Bodily Integrity,' Just Not for Sex Workers
Feminist icon holds human rights in the highest regard-as long as they're for the right kind of people.
Bush Gets Slapped Down by Christie After Calling for Fantasy Sports Regulation
'We have people out of work. We have ISIS and al Qaeda attacking us. And we're talking about fantasy football?'
GOP Debate: Somewhere in That Blob of Candidates Beats a Libertarian Heart
Nobody went full libertarian, but belief in limited government started to show around the edges.
Batman Wants Bacon!
Let's put the whole "don't eat cured meats" hoo-ha in perspective, please.
Anti-Pot Group Names Rand Paul, Bernie Sanders Worst Candidates on Marijuana
Can you guess who Smart Alternatives to Marijuana (Project SAM) thinks are the best candidates? Probably, even if you're tripping balls right now.
Feminist Groups Say Using Social-Media App Yik Yak Without Seeing Mean Words Is a Civil Right
Someone somewhere on the Internet is mean! Call in the federal government!
"Reagan Allowed Himself to Imagine a World Without The Soviet Union"
Novelist Thomas Mallon on the Cold War, gay Republicans, Facebook vs. the novel, & why "95% of writers he knows are liberal Democrats."
