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.
Politics
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."
Dear GOP: Dump Trump
Donald Trump is the closest thing to a fascist in America in generations.
Ted Cruz's Climate Change Festival of Fraud
Response to global warming evidence mischaracterizes the truth.
Why is Star Wars Such a Huge Cultural Force?
A Reason panel debates the cultural and political impact of the blockbuster franchise.
LGBT Rights vs. Religious Freedom Looms Large at #AtlanticLGBT Summit
Welcome to the minefield that is discussing sexuality and gender issues circa 2015.
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.
Star Wars as the Story of Luke Skywalker's Terrorist Radicalization
Arguing about politics is part of what makes Star Wars fandom so much fun.
Millennials: Disillusioned, Politically Disengaged, And…Getting More Libertarian!
Majority agrees that "government is not the solution to our problems. Government is the problem."
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.
"Why Hillary Clinton Should Thank God for Donald Trump"
The billionaire is keeping us all from focusing on just how terrible the Democratic frontrunner really is on everything.
Friday A/V Club: An Early George Lucas Film About a Man Escaping East Germany
The 1966 short Freiheit
Donald Trump May Be a Dangerous Buffoon, But He's No Hitler
Americans worried about a future Hitler should oppose abusive executive power no matter who is president.
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
What Does Star Wars Mean?: A Reason Argument Hotter Than the Twin Suns of Tatooine
The Washington Post's Alyssa Rosenberg, Free Beacon's Sonny Bunch, and Reason's Peter Suderman fight over why we care.
The Phony Mystery of Why 'They' Hate Us
The explanation is far more political than religious.
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.
Fear & Loathing: The Secret of Donald Trump's Success
Regardless of if and when he stumbles, Trump may have already set the tone for the 2016 race.
Today at SCOTUS: Affirmative Action on Trial
The Supreme Court hears arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
Rand Paul Falsely Slams Marco Rubio for Being 'Open Borders'
Paul hits at Rubio for an immigration policy very similar to his own 2013 one.
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
Do College Students Hate Free Speech? Let's Ask Them.
Occidental may institute a microaggression reporting system. Reason TV visited Occidental's campus to find out what exactly constitutes a microaggression.
How Hate Speech Laws Actually Work
An instructive example out of Kenya (and a few from our own backyard)
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.
Clinton Wants to Tax U.S. Companies for Trying to Pay Less Taxes
Both major parties are dead wrong when it comes to the free movement of people and capital across borders.
#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!
Make a tax-deductible, urgently needed gift before our webathon ends tomorrow!
A State's Rights Approach to Immigration Reform
Allowing states to issue their own guest worker visas will enhance national security and economy.
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.
Feds Overreach on Election Regulation
The FEC claims authority over regulating press coverage of elections.
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 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.
UPDATED W TRANSCRIPT: Watch President Obama's Speech on ISIS & San Bernardino Shooting Here at 8 P.M.
Streaming live from the White House YouTube channel...
When Pot Becomes Legal Next Year, Thank Glenn Beck - & Reason!
Support Reason's efforts to keep changing minds and making the world a freer, fairer, and more fun place.
Don't Miss Chewbacca's Galaxy-Trotting Documentary on Free-Market Economics
May the market forces be with you.
