Policy

Politics

Should Obama Push Executive Action on Immigration After His Shellacking?

Yes, if he doesn't want 2016 to be an even bigger debacle

Shikha Dalmia | 11.5.2014 4:10 PM

Politics

Shikha Dalmia on Whether Obama Should Pursue Executive Action On Immigration

Reason Staff | 11.5.2014 4:10 PM

Politics

California Voters Make Possession of Most Drugs a Misdemeanor Offense

Lauren Krisai | 11.5.2014 2:20 PM

Policy

Justice Department Finally Releases Fast and Furious Documents, With Eric Holder On His Way Out the Door

Lucian McMahon | 11.5.2014 1:54 PM

Policy

Reactions to Marijuana Votes: 'Prohibition Is on Its Way Out'

Jacob Sullum | 11.5.2014 12:54 PM

Politics

Obama and Putin Likely to Have Informal Talks as Russia Advances on Ukraine

Zenon Evans | 11.5.2014 12:10 PM

Politics

Republican Governors Fought Labor Unions and Lived to Tell the Tale

Robby Soave | 11.5.2014 11:36 AM

Policy

Berkeley Passes Sin Tax on Soda

But San Francisco rejects a similar measure.

Jesse Walker | 11.5.2014 11:30 AM

Policy

Here's How the Government Is Wasting Your Tax Dollars

Manure marketing, golf course renovations, a DEA museum, and other wastes of public money.

A. Barton Hinkle | 11.5.2014 10:30 AM

Politics

Huge Win for Gun Rights in Alabama Election

Damon Root | 11.5.2014 9:32 AM

Policy

Ebola Panic Control

A nurse's successful quarantine challenge is a victory for reason and due process.

Jacob Sullum | 11.5.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

Voters Approve Marijuana Legalization in Two States and D.C.

Jacob Sullum | 11.5.2014 3:38 AM

Politics

Liberal Hack Alert: Maddow Calls Rand Paul Clueless on Drones, the Fed, and Prison Reform (!)

Robby Soave | 11.5.2014 3:15 AM

Politics

Alaska Becomes Fourth State to Legalize Marijuana

Jacob Sullum | 11.5.2014 2:55 AM

Policy

Californians Approve Another Important Sentencing Reform

Jacob Sullum | 11.5.2014 12:29 AM

Politics

As Usual, Tonight's Winner—and Loser!—Is 'Partyism'

Matt Welch | 11.5.2014 12:14 AM

Policy

Oregon Becomes Third State to Legalize Marijuana

Jacob Sullum | 11.4.2014 11:38 PM

Policy

How Will Congress Respond to Marijuana Legalization in the Nation's Capital?

Jacob Sullum | 11.4.2014 10:14 PM

Politics

Medical Marijuana Initiative Falling Short in Florida

Jacob Sullum | 11.4.2014 8:42 PM

Policy

America's Rising Crime Problem: Feeding the Homeless; 90-Year-Old Criminal Arrested for It

Brian Doherty | 11.4.2014 6:06 PM

Politics

Meet the New, Big-Spending GOP Senators! Same as the Old, Big-Spending GOP Senators?

Veronique de Rugy | 11.4.2014 4:05 PM

Policy

94% of Teachers Rated 'Effective' in District Where Schools Got 'F' Grades

Robby Soave | 11.4.2014 3:58 PM

Policy

Marijuana Merchants Owe Taxes Even When They Take a Loss

Jacob Sullum | 11.4.2014 3:08 PM

Politics

Rand Paul: D.C. Residents Can Legalize Pot If They Want

Robby Soave | 11.4.2014 2:52 PM

Politics

A Selfie in the Voting Booth? We've Got a Felony For That

Anthony Fisher | 11.4.2014 12:50 PM

Politics

"Taming the Messenger: New Threats to Press Freedom" with Nick Gillespie, Wed, 11/5

Nick Gillespie | 11.4.2014 12:24 PM

Policy

New Halloween Menace: Meth in Your Kid's Candy Bag

Jacob Sullum | 11.4.2014 11:04 AM

Politics

Relax! Even if You Lose Big Today, Both Parties Are Going Extinct!

Nick Gillespie | 11.4.2014 9:44 AM

Politics

U.K.'s David Cameron Comes Under Fire For Supporting Drug Prohibition

Patrick Hannaford | 11.4.2014 9:42 AM

Politics

Gary Johnson: "I'll Run in 2016 to Provide Libertarian Option" That Rand Paul Doesn't Offer

Nick Gillespie | 11.4.2014 9:19 AM

Politics

No Matter Who Wins the 2014 Midterm Elections, Obama Loses

Both major parties are due for resets and everybody is running against his agenda.

Peter Suderman | 11.4.2014 8:30 AM

Politics

As Usual, Tonight's Winner—and Loser!—Is 'Partyism'

Matt Welch | 11.4.2014 12:14 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Election Desperation, Grover Norquist Woos Libertarians, John Fund Warns About Voter Fraud, Everybody's Racist and Sexist, Rock the Non-Vote, and Assisted Suicide

Matt Welch | 11.3.2014 8:00 PM

Politics

Independent Candidates Shake Up 2014 Governor Races

Emily Ekins | 11.3.2014 7:21 PM

Politics

Supreme Court Remains Silent on Obamacare Tax Subsidy Challenge

Damon Root | 11.3.2014 4:49 PM

Politics

9 Reasons Government-Funded Infrastructure Is a Bad Idea

Let private investors take the lead.

Ira Stoll | 11.3.2014 4:30 PM

Politics

Head Scratcher: Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy Raised Taxes, Increased Spending, Demonized Guns. So Why Isn't He More Popular?

Nick Gillespie | 11.3.2014 3:13 PM

Politics

Whatever Happened to Press Freedom and Free Speech? Nick Gillespie at Newseum on Wed

Nick Gillespie | 11.3.2014 2:40 PM

Politics

Republicans Have Not Stopped Campaigning Against Obamacare

Peter Suderman | 11.3.2014 2:10 PM

Policy

Police Warnings Save Children From Pot-Laced Halloween Treats Once Again

Jacob Sullum | 11.3.2014 1:37 PM

Policy

How Urban Renewal Destroys Neighborhoods

What happens when central planners bulldoze communities and try to build better ones? Trampled property rights, dislocated families, wasted money, and failed development.

A. Barton Hinkle | 11.3.2014 12:00 PM

Policy

Maine Ruling Is a Rebuke to Governors' Ebola Fear Mongering

Jacob Sullum | 11.3.2014 11:54 AM

Politics

Putin Spanks Obama in New Russian Propaganda Art Gallery

Zenon Evans | 11.3.2014 11:30 AM

Policy

The Secret 'Isolationist' Majority That's Lurking Until After the Election

J.D. Tuccille | 11.3.2014 10:05 AM

Policy

How Not to Legalize Pot

Thanks to regulatory missteps, legal marijuana remains scarce and expensive in Washington.

Jacob Sullum | 11.3.2014 8:30 AM

Policy

Ebola Quarantines Ignore Experience and Trample Freedom

When did it become a badge of toughness to succumb to irrational panic?

Steve Chapman | 11.3.2014 7:00 AM