California Assemblyman: 'We Have to Distinguish Between' Prostitution and Sex Trafficking to Help Victims
Cali legislators heard diverse views on sex work and sex trafficking Tuesday.
Nanny State
Yelp Suing South Park: File Under "When a Story is Too Good To Be True…
...it usually isn't. An excellent hoax follows an excellent episode of an excellent series.
[Updated with Ryan's Statement!] Paul Ryan's Conditions to Serve as Speaker Should Disqualify Him
Irony alert: GOP running aground as it reaches its most zenith of historic power.
How Should Libertarians Think About Intellectual Property?
Brink Lindsey, Sasha Moss, Wayne Brough, Eli Dourado, and Nick Gillespie talk patents and copyrights in the digital age.
Is America the New Weimar Republic? Yeah, no.
Extremist politics, fashion choices galore: Life really is a cabaret, old chum. Or just more prosperous, fun, and free.
That Time the UN Almost Called for Decriminalizing Drug Use
Virgin CEO Richard Branson leaks document to Drug Policy Alliance.
How Hate Speech Laws Work In Practice
An instructive example out of Kenya (and a few from our own backyard).
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.
Why Not Let E-Cigarette Companies Tell the Truth?
The problem is too much FDA regulation, not too little.
The People We Trust to 'Save' Women From Prostitution Keep Paying Them for Sex—and Worse
How can cops be trusted to enforce prostitution laws fairly when they can't keep their dicks in their pants?
Just How Bad Would Joe Biden Be as President? Really F*cking Bad.
The vice-president is an unrepentant drug warrior and has promised "no changes" to old-age entitlements that screw the young.
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.
Don't Draft Anybody, But if You Do, Draft Women Too!: Instapundit
A rare moment of agreement for Glenn Reynolds and Barack Obama.
Nevada Goes Protectionist on Fantasy Sports Leagues
Requires Draft Kings, FanDuel to get gaming licenses to operate in state
Illinois Lottery Now Paying IOUs on Wins Bigger than $600
Just pray these guys never take over the state's whorehouses.
Hundreds Arrested in FBI-Sponsored Prostitution Sting
Operation Cross Country is billed as a way to rescue sex-trafficked children but it's essentially a federally funded vice sting.
The 3 Best and Worst Moments of the First Democratic Debate
Is there hope for liberty lovers among the Democrats?
The DemDebate Clarified That Many Libertarian Views Have Gone Mainstream
Clinton, Sanders, Webb, O'Malley, and Chaffee are nobody's idea of small-government crusaders, but they got some things right.
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.
Thanks for the Mammaries, Playboy!
Venerable skin mag drops nudity in favor of "expanded coverage of liquor," PG-13 thrills.
[Updated: Gun Rights Too!] When Bernie Sanders Called for Ending Compulsory Education & Legalizing All Drugs
The Vermont socialist advanced some libertarian ideas way back in the day.
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.
Got Baseball Playoff Fever? Watch The Top 5 Pointless Congressional Hearings on Baseball
Joe Biden contradicts himself in the same sentence, Jesse Ventura calls team owners' logic "asinine," and more!
Fantasy Sports League Employee Win Prompts Class Action Suit
Accused of misrepresenting fairness of competition
Morals Group Plans Worldwide Protest Against Human Rights
Amnesty International offices around the world to be targeted this month in protest of AI's support for decriminalizing sex work.
Here It Comes: Wash Post Writer Calls for "A Gun-Free Society"
Despite continuing declines in gun violence, Fred Hiatt says enough is enough.
Yes, Fantasy Sports Companies Are 'Regulated'
Is the problem a lack of transparency, lack of tax revenue, or sore losers?
How to Create a Gun-Free America in 5 Easy Steps
Guns - and the Second Amendment - won't just disappear.
Milk: Government Nutrition Nannies Wrong Again?
Add milk to your diet of salt, red meat, and eggs.
Did Soda Tax Proposals Cause a Decline in Soda Consumption That Started Years Earlier?
Probably not, but The New York Times is eager to credit politicians.
Expecting Scientifically Sound Nutritional Guidance from the Feds? Fat Chance.
Nina Teicholz, critic of a federal dietary guidance committee, talks about her work.
HuffPost: "The Libertarian Moment Is Alive and Well…"
"...regardless of Rand Paul's campaign." You got that right, brother.
Covenant House Spreads Lies About Sex Trafficking
Leftist political mag Mother Jones is serving as a mouthpiece for sex-trafficking propaganda from religious nonprofit Covenant House.
Donald Trump Is Wrong About Sanctuary Cities
They are as safe or safer than other places and help make local law enforcement more effective.
A Short, Sad History of Zero-Tolerance School Policies
School is supposed to teach kids to think critically. Instead, they encounter instead a system that is arbitrary, harsh, and ineffective at teaching.
Sex Trafficking and Prostitution Are Not the Same Thing
But grant hungry activists and vice squads want you to think they are.
The War on Sex Trafficking is the New War on Drugs
Anti-trafficking efforts includes everything from offering or soliciting paid sex, to living with a sex worker, to running a classified advertising website.
Underboob Banned in Springfield, Missouri, After Rally Seeking to 'Free the Nipple'
Mayor opposed law for implying sight of boobs "transforms men into raving sexual predators who rush to the nearest restroom and kidnap children."
The War on Sex Trafficking Is the New War on Drugs
And the results will be just as disastrous, for "perpetrators" and "victims" alike.
Edward Snowden Joins Twitter, Follows NSA
The world's most famous whistleblowing fugitive makes his social networking debut.
