Policy
Read Reason's Complete October 2013 Issue
The growing security state, drug courts and drug reform, budgets cuts, and more.
Sen. Flake Says Ted Cruz's Obamacare Strategy Failed Because Democrats Didn't Fear a Shutdown
Wasn't a fan of the strategy used by his colleague from Texas
Watch Live Now: Obama Speaks on Government Shutdown, Obamacare
First shutdown in 17 years began at midnight
Netanyahu Tells UN Sanctions on Iran Must Remain in Place
Warns of Iran getting a nuclear weapon
Snowden Shortlisted For European Human Rights Prize
Nelson Mandela among the previous winners
The Obamacare Shutdown Negotiations That Totally Aren't Going to Happen Proceed with Sen. Durbin Floating Concessions on Medical Device Tax
The tax has been a bipartisan sore point for a while
Obama Says Federal Workers Don't Deserve To Be Treated As a "Punching Bag"
Wrote "None of this is fair to you," in letter to workers
Italian Prime Minister Preparing For Showdown in Parliament
Coalition partners recently walked out
Audit Shows EU Aid to DRC Has Resulted in Limited Successes
Sent $2.5 billion between 2003 and 2011
American Accountant Gets 18-Year Sentence For Aiding Al Qaeda
Also accused of carrying out surveillance on the New York Stock Exchange
What Obamacare Will Do For (Or To) You
Conservative and libertarian health policy experts weigh in.
Russia Expresses Doubt Over Mid-November Syria Peace Talks
Skeptical Western nations can bring opposition representatives to the table
16 Nigerian Students Detained in Moscow
Accused of smashing furniture in their embassy because of unpaid grants
Sebelius Asks For Some Slack Regarding Glitchy Obamacare Exchange Site
Asks for the same treatment Apple gets
Supporters and Critics of the NSA Preparing For Debate on Capitol Hill
Some want to keep snooping, others not so keen
Los Angeles Times: GOP is Holding Government Hostage Over Obamacare
"The inconvenient truth for the GOP is that 'defunding Obamacare,' as the House tried to do, wouldn't stop most of the major provisions of the healthcare law, some of which have already gone into effect."
Professor Who Specializes in Japanese Affairs Said To Have Been Detained in China
The relationship between the two countries has been rocky recently
Congress and Obama Reassure Military Over Shutdown
Military service members will still get paid
Reid: Budget Talks Won't Happen Until the House Reopens Government
"...we will not go to conference with a gun to our head."
Let Us Be Clear: Obama Deserves Chief Responsibility for Gov't Shutdown.
Boehner and the GOP may well be "anarchists" and Reid and the Dems may be useless. But it's the president who runs the show.
Asia Surprised By US Government Shutdown
Some investors worried about how long the shutdown will last
