Nanny State

Politics

Abortion is a Low-Risk Procedure That Doesn't Require Onerous New Medical Regulations

Nick Gillespie | 3.9.2014 9:04 AM

Policy

The Rise and Fall of the New York City Tattoo Ban

How government regulators tried to kill the skin & ink trade.

Damon Root | 3.8.2014 12:00 PM

Politics

Facebook Pays California Cop's Salary

Zenon Evans | 3.7.2014 5:00 PM

Policy

Judge: FAA Can't Fine Drone Pilot for "Reckless" Flying

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 3.7.2014 4:26 PM

Politics

Hey Apple and Chipotle: Get Real About Corporate Social Responsibility!

Nick Gillespie | 3.7.2014 2:10 PM

Politics

Abusive Coastal Agency Demands Even More Power

Can a quasi-judicial agency impose fines without first taking property owners to court?

Steven Greenhut | 3.7.2014 12:00 PM

Politics

TRIPLE UPDATED! Double Updated! Updated! Bitcoin's Creator Revealed! Actually is a Guy Named Satoshi Nakamoto! And Yes, a Libertarian (Naturally)!

Nick Gillespie | 3.7.2014 8:20 AM

Policy

If Smokers Vape, Does That Prove Vaping Causes Smoking?

Jacob Sullum | 3.6.2014 11:27 PM

Politics

Ho Canada!: Porn Channels Aren't Showing Enough Canuck-Made Content!

Nick Gillespie | 3.6.2014 2:06 PM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Red Meat Wednesday With P.J. O'Rourke, Judge Napolitano, Michael Ian Black, and Jim Norton!

Matt Welch | 3.5.2014 8:12 PM

Politics

"I want gay people to be able to protect their marijuana plants with guns."

Nick Gillespie | 3.5.2014 4:15 PM

Policy

E-Cigarettes Are Bad Because They Look Like Cigarettes; E-Hookahs Are Worse Because They Don't

Jacob Sullum | 3.5.2014 4:13 PM

Politics

DEA: "Every Single Parent" Opposes Pot Legalization. Except For All the Ones That Don't.

Nick Gillespie | 3.5.2014 2:40 PM

Politics

Ban the Dollar!

Congressman points out silliness of Sen. Manchin's complaints about bitcoins

Scott Shackford | 3.5.2014 2:05 PM

Civil Liberties

Spicy Name for Spicy Korean Food Truck Gets Cock-Blocked!

Nick Gillespie | 3.5.2014 12:24 PM

Policy

L.A. City Council Unanimously Bans Vaping in Public Places

Jacob Sullum | 3.4.2014 5:09 PM

World

Porn-Filter Policymaker Arrested on Kiddie-Porn Charges

The arrest of Patrick Rock.

Jesse Walker | 3.4.2014 12:25 PM

Beer

Mass. Law Pretty Much Locks Brewers into Perpetual Contracts with Distributors, Says Local Brewery Owner

It's like pre-free agency baseball, critics say

Ed Krayewski | 3.3.2014 4:40 PM

Culture

NYC Targeting Strip Clubs By Going After Their Liquor Licenses

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.3.2014 12:15 PM

Nanny State

Fines Don't Stop Parents From Putting Family Ahead of School—And Good For Them

J.D. Tuccille | 3.3.2014 11:50 AM

Policy

De Blasio Finds New Way to Screw Over New York City Minorities

Charter schools under fire

Scott Shackford | 3.3.2014 11:05 AM

Politics

Gov. Jerry Brown Worried Stoners Are Holding California Back

Nick Gillespie | 3.2.2014 4:41 PM

Politics

Oklahoma House Passes Legislation to Regulate Abortion Providers

Amanda Winkler | 3.1.2014 3:00 PM

Politics

February's Furious Foray Against Food Freedom

February 2014 may go down as the worst month for food freedom since the height of the New Deal era.

Baylen Linnekin | 3.1.2014 8:00 AM

Science & Technology

Want to Scare the Bejesus Out of Your Kid With a Fake Call From the Cops? There's an App for That.

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 2.28.2014 5:36 PM

Policy

Maryland Plans on Big Boost For Black Market Cigarettes

J.D. Tuccille | 2.28.2014 1:47 PM

Culture

Kerry Kennedy Found Not Guilty in Drugged Driving Case

Daughter of Robert Kennedy accused of getting behind the wheel after taking Ambien

Reason Staff | 2.28.2014 1:45 PM

Politics

Brickbats

Charles Oliver | 2.28.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

Quotes

Reason Staff | 2.28.2014 7:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Cops Force Colonoscopy

Rear View Search

Brian Doherty | 2.28.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

Keeping Kids Working

The Folly of Child Labor Bans

Ronald Bailey | 2.28.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

Smoked Out

Banning e-cigarettes

Jacob Sullum | 2.28.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

E-Cigarettes Sow Confusion—Among Anti-Smoking Activists

Jacob Sullum | 2.27.2014 5:47 PM

Policy

American Flag Ruled a Disruptive School Influence

At least on Cinco de Mayo

Scott Shackford | 2.27.2014 4:17 PM

Politics

FDA Cigarette Regulations Protect Big Tobacco, Not Public Health

Tobacco Control Act? More like Marlboro Monopoly Act.

Jacob Grier | 2.27.2014 1:30 PM

Policy

Nicholas Kristof Says Busting Johns Is the Key to Shutting Down the World's Oldest Profession

Jacob Sullum | 2.27.2014 1:21 PM

Civil Liberties

British Agents Have Seen Your Penis

The latest surveillance revelation has the UK's spy agency collecting images from Yahoo web chats.

Scott Shackford | 2.27.2014 10:05 AM

Civil Liberties

Consumer Beware

Charles Oliver | 2.27.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Brickbat: Consumer Beware

Charles Oliver | 2.27.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Five Senators Demand Unconstitutional Restrictions on E-Cigarette Ads—for the Children

Jacob Sullum | 2.26.2014 2:07 PM

Policy

Should We Thank Michelle Obama for Making Kids Thinner?

Jacob Sullum | 2.26.2014 12:23 PM

Nanny State

Bottomless Booze Brunch Is Illegal in New York. Boo.

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 2.26.2014 10:26 AM

Politics

Addicted to Brain Scans

The debate about sex addiction reflects a larger cultural confusion.

Stanton Peele | 2.26.2014 9:00 AM

Nanny State

Feds Don't Want Kids to Even See How Awesome Junk Food Is

Don't even show them pictures of soda!

Scott Shackford | 2.25.2014 6:02 PM