The Star Wars Libertarian Special
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The Dead in San Bernardino: Heartbreaking Portraits of Everyday People
Expect their murders to spur rash of useless laws to restrict everything from guns to immigration to refugee status.
Donate to Reason! Because We Believe in Due Process Even/Especially When the World Goes Mad
For evidence of value-subtracting journalism and commentary, just look around you this week
Paris Climate Talks Reveal Progressivism's True Hypocrisy
Progressive politicians use concern over climate change to push the agendas they've always wanted to.
Rand Paul Introduces Bill Banning Refugees From "High-Risk Countries"
The "SECURE Act" also puts a 30-day delay on citizens of countries in the Visa Waiver program.
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Congress, Obama Each Reach for New Gun Laws in Wake of San Bernardino
As usual, none of the piggybacked proposals would have affected the tragedy, even if you believe laws are unbreakable.
Choose Your Own Mass Shooting Statistics
From Mother Jones to the Mass Shooting Tracker: where activists and reporters get their stats
Is Ted Cruz As Big a Jerk as Donald Trump?
And can he win over libertarian hearts and minds despite his culture war bloviation?
Violent Crime and Murder Are Half What They Used to Be; Is That Changing?
Is San Bernardino the new normal or a non-representative event?
NY Daily News' Controversial Gun Cover Offends, But It's Half-Right
God didn't reduce gun-violence rates to their lowest levels in 20 years. People and smart policies that liberalized gun laws did that.
Watch Nick Gillespie Talk Ted Cruz on Fox Business' Kennedy Tonite
Can Texas Ted win the libertarian vote in 2016? Tune in at 8 P.M. and midnight ET tonight.
The Answer: Stupid TSA Rules, Illegal Tiny Houses & Border Patrol Checkpoint Refusals
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Cruz vs. Rubio on Foreign Policy is a Test of the GOP's Tolerance for Hawkishness
The two senators have been bashing each other with particular gusto this week.
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Your tax-deductible donations helped produce a legal free-speech victory just this week
Do You Care About Non-Hysterical Reactions to Current Events? Then Support Reason!
From gun grabs to helicopter parents, freakouts over gender to insane reactions to terrorism, Reason is your place for smart, thoughtful journalism.
Stop Using the Mentally Ill to Advance Your Ideology
Fear of a small group of unpredictable people is used to attack political opponents.
What Exactly is Rahm Emanuel's Firing of His Police Chief Supposed to Accomplish?
The Chicago mayor dismissed his police superintendent, but the problems with the department are systemic.
UPDATED! CLERICAL ERROR! Next Stop on Crazy Train: Maybe Planned Parenthood Shooter Was Upset at Unisex Bathrooms?
Ted Cruz's sad attempt to talk transgender smack when asked about Planned Parenthood killer.
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Death by Taser and 'Lazy Cop Syndrome'
Interview with director of Killing Them Safely, the first feature-length film to tackle the lethality of the 'revolutionary' law enforcement tool.
Hillary Clinton Wants $275 Billion in Additional Federal Infrastructure Spending—But Won't Say How She'd Pay For It
The Democratic candidate's plan is both vague and unnecessary.
Hillary Clinton's Dubious Tax Pledge
Should voters trust Hillary Clinton's promise not to raise taxes?
France Puts Climate Activists Under House Arrest Before They Can Protest
France's erosion of civil liberties while under a state of emergency continues.
The Secret of Donald Trump's Charisma
Watching the candidate find his positions is like watching a man tune a radio.
Before You Watch Dark Net, Make Sure You've Seen Deep Web
A new Showtime series sounds pretty alarmist about everything that makes the Internet great.
Obama Insists 'We Have to Do Something' About Mass Shootings but Can't Say What or Why It Would Work
"Enough is enough" is not a policy.
The NSA Will Stop Collecting Your Phone Metadata Tonight!
Thanks to Edward Snowden, a once-secret and always useless government surveillance programs draws to an end.
Colorado Planned Parenthood Shooter Kills 3, Now in Custody
Three dead, 12 injured in biggest abortion-clinic attack in years.
"War Prayer 2015"
Thank God for a renewed sense of common purpose in these desultory, fractured, and hyper-partisan times.
Dear Liberals, Stop Defending Racist Progressive Woodrow Wilson
Surprisingly, the 28th president still has his defenders on the left.
Paris Climate Confab Preview: Culmination or Crack-Up?
The endgame in the quest for a universal climate treaty
Watch Anthony L. Fisher on Red Eye Tonight, 3am ET/12a PT on FNC
Stay up late for the Thanksgiving Eve edition of the late night political comedy gabfest.
Donald Trump's 4 Brain Farts on Trade and Immigration
The dangerous nonsense he's peddling will pollute the GOP for years
CNN Correspondent Collaborated with Hillary Clinton Team to Denigrate Rand Paul
2013 emails reveal pattern of CNN's Elise Labott working with, and for the goals of, Hillary Clinton's team.
Nobelist Douglass North Taught Us Institutions Matter Most
Nobel-winning economist, one of the most influential thinkers of his generation, dies aged 95.
Why We Need a New Declaration of War Regarding ISIS
Enough already with fighting the "long war" against terrorism in the "passive voice."
"Don't Ban Smoking in Public Housing"
Proposed rule treats poor people like children and exposes government paternalism at its most naked.
