Policy
Will San Bernardino Shootings Lead to More Militarized Police?
SWAT team's heroic response to mass shooting leads to calls for more military gear for local cops.
May States Impose Criminal Penalties on Suspected Drunk Drivers Who Refuse to Submit to Warrantless Blood Tests? SCOTUS Will Soon Decide
The Supreme Court agrees to hear three new cases dealing with drunk driving suspects and the Fourth Amendment.
Why the Paris Climate Change Agreement Will Fail
World leaders are looking in all the wrong places for a solution
Rand Paul Unveils Loud and Scary New Ad Attacking Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Refugees
As campaign falters, the Kentucky senator "sounds the alarm."
Asian Girl Band Detained at LAX Because Officials Think They Must Be Sex Workers
Members of the South Korean pop group "Oh My Girl" fall victim to U.S. sex-trafficking hysteria.
School Officials Make Boy Scout Cover Up His Star Wars T-Shirt
A fictional weapon wielded by an imaginary soldier runs afoul of a ban on "symbols oriented toward violence."
Jury Acquits the Only Cop Who Faced Charges After a Drug Raid Maimed a Toddler
Nikki Autry claimed she lied on a search warrant affidavit by mistake.
Drug War Draftees
How cops turn young, low-level drug offenders into "confidential informants," a job that might kill them
Is Your Fantasy Football Squad Illegal?
A scandal sparks a new effort to regulate daily fantasy sports.
Food Freedom Spreading Across States
Wyoming's groundbreaking direct-to-market law, adopted earlier this year, appears to have sparked a growing movement.
The Man Behind The Martian
Bestselling author Andy Weir on politics, commercial space, and the future of publishing
Class Action Suit Against Uber Expanded; A Loss on Whether Its Drivers are Employees or Contractors Could be Very Costly
Uber now trying to make its drivers all agree to a new arbitration clause.
The US is Heading Toward More Open-Ended War With No Coherent Mission
New bases and new commitments to defend other countries' borders mean "enduring" military conflicts.
Watch Anthony L. Fisher on Tonight's Stossel, Talking France's Crackdown on Civil Liberties
8p ET on Fox Business Network: The mustachioed libertarian TV icon discusses the French retreat from liberty in the name of security.
Are 'Sexy' Buses, Tunnels and Tolls the Answer to L.A. Traffic?
Los Angeles' city plan wants you out of your car (however unrealistic that is).
Post Office Says Marijuana Ads Make Periodicals 'Nonmailable'
The legal justifications for the ban seem dubious.
Dead Informants Highlight the Drug War's Cruel Chain of Betrayal
60 Minutes explains how young, low-level offenders are drafted into the war on drugs.
California Climate Policies Chilling Housing Growth
State Supreme Court ruling will make California housing even pricier
Hakeem Olajuwon? Go Play Ball Somewhere Else. Beardy McTerrorist? Come on in!
Matt Welch talks about Donald Trump's inanely authoritarian Muslim border policy on Kennedy
Star Wars: Return of the Tax Credit
A Star Wars expansion at Disneyland helps keep an entertainment fee at bay.
Cutting Constitutional Corners Won't Save Us From Terrorists
No-gun zones like the one in effect where the San Bernardino shooting took place are not only unconstitutional but also an invitation to disaster.
All Roads Lead to Washington as Congress Resurrects Ex-Im Bank
Crony capitalist institution could still be crippled if Sen. Mitch McConnell takes action.
Watch Matt Welch Talk Trump and Muslims and Terrorism and Civil Liberties on Tonight's Kennedy
Be there at 8 p.m. ET, with a midnight re-run, on Fox Business Network
Rep. Steve Cohen Calls for Confidential Informant Reform, Citing Story First Covered by Reason TV
Congressman references the tragic case of Andrew Sadek, a college student bullied into becoming a confidential informant.
Today at SCOTUS: Affirmative Action on Trial
The Supreme Court hears arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
California Pot Initiative Backed by Gavin Newsom and Sean Parker Gains Support
The Adult Use of Marijuana Act allows on-site consumption, restricts advertising, and bans big growers for five years.
Autonomous Terrorism Calls for Autonomous Defense
Unlike Obama's gun control proposals, armed citizens can stop mass shooters who are invisible until they strike.
French Police Push for Ban on Free Wi-Fi and Tor Browser
Two proposed laws could potentially violate the French constitution.
Donate to Reason! Because We Will Be Dogging Candidate/President Clinton's Every Freedom-Disrespecting Move
While Trump gobbles the oxygen, Reason keeps pointing out the awful ideas and practices of the Democratic frontrunner
The Climate Change Fakery at Paris
The good news is that the world has time to burn and still solve the problem
Your Presidential Frontrunners Discuss the Internet
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton: compare 'n' contrast
Donald Trump Is a Bad Person
His presidential campaign is driven by his penchant for uncivil and obnoxious behavior.
For Gun Control Supporters, Japan's High Suicide Rate Is Much Less Interesting Than Its Low Homicide Rate
A Vox post about Australia highlights declines in suicide, a subject that a post about Japan does not even mention.
Are Hispanic Immigrants America's Best Defense Against Tyranny?
They may be friends of the welfare state but they are enemies of the police state just as Madison intended.
#DoSomething vs. #DueProcess
Barack Obama's latest hashtag campaign is especially sad coming from a constitutional law prof.
"Life would be noticeably dimmer without REASON": Reason Supporters, In Their Own Words!
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A State's Rights Approach to Immigration Reform
Allowing states to issue their own guest worker visas will enhance national security and economy.
What If We Talked About Dogs the Way We Talk About Firearms?
How mangled terminology impairs America's gun debates
New Jersey's Roads Don't Just Suck: They're Massively Expensive, Too
Check out your own state's cost per mile with Reason Foundation's Annual Highway Report.
Donate to Reason, Because Unlike Obama, Clinton, and Modern Democrats, We Don't React to Murder by Scapegoating Free Speech
While Loretta Lynch goes after 'anti-Muslim rhetoric,' Reason goes after pols who would crack down on free expression
SCOTUS Refuses to Hear 2nd Amendment 'Assault Weapons' Case, Clarence Thomas Files Sharp Dissent
Justice Thomas faults his colleagues for "relegating the Second Amendment to a second-class right."
Obama Wants to Ban 'Assault Weapons' but Does Not Know What They Are
The category has no meaning except through legislation.
Heroin and Prohibition Are a Lethal Combination
How the government promotes deaths from drug poisoning
Obama is Right to Call for New AUMF to Fight ISIS, But Maddeningly Vague on Its Contents
The president didn't lay out a new plan as much as remind us of what he's been doing for months already.
When Pot Becomes Legal Next Year, Thank Glenn Beck - & Reason!
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