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Two Decades of Peace, Love, and Marijuana

Every August since 1991, Seattle Hempfest has shown what the world will be like when pot is legal.

Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch | 11.21.2011 12:00 PM

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California's Dead End Republicans

What the immigration debate reveals about the future of the California GOP

Steven Greenhut | 11.21.2011 10:30 AM

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Does Anyone Else Remember Newt Gingrich's ad with Nancy Pelosi About Climate Change?

Nick Gillespie | 11.21.2011 9:44 AM

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Reason Morning Links: Newt Continues to Sit Pretty Atop Polls, David Frum Gets Prime Print Real Estate to Moan About "Ultralibertarianism," U.S. Steps Up Efforts to Paint Iran Into a Corner

Mike Riggs | 11.21.2011 9:15 AM

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Surprise: Obama and Boehner Just Say Yes to Automatic Sequester Cuts! As If That's Worth a Damn!

Nick Gillespie | 11.21.2011 8:30 AM

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Why Not Huntsman?

Huntsman has a record more conservative than his moderate image suggests

Steve Chapman | 11.21.2011 7:00 AM

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New Video of Police Brutality at Occupy Oakland

Lucy Steigerwald | 11.19.2011 6:53 PM

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Three Reasons We Shouldn't Bail Out Student Loan Borrowers

Nick Gillespie and Meredith Bragg | 11.19.2011 10:15 AM

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Shepard Fairey's Occupy Hope or, The Pseudo-Spectacle of Outsiderdom and OWS's Critical Lack of Imagination

Nick Gillespie | 11.19.2011 10:08 AM

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Sit on a Sidewalk, Get Pepper Sprayed

Brian Doherty | 11.18.2011 11:50 PM

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Toldja: Not a Good Idea to Pursue Solyndra Crime Angle

Tim Cavanaugh | 11.18.2011 9:19 PM

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NYT Occupy Mole Says Cheers to Free* Media

Tim Cavanaugh | 11.18.2011 7:24 PM

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CBS Poll: Yes to Medical Marijuana, But What We Have Now Isn't So Medicinal

Lucy Steigerwald | 11.18.2011 6:35 PM

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If Jack Abramoff Had Bought a Supermarket Chain, Would Frank Wolf Want to Ban Groceries?

Jacob Sullum | 11.18.2011 6:23 PM

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What's the Matter with Rachel Maddow?

The MSNBC host champions bureaucratic power at the expense of regular people and their rights.

Sheldon Richman | 11.18.2011 6:00 PM

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"Prop 8's backers deserve their day in court"

Damon Root | 11.18.2011 5:01 PM

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Campaign Finance and the Problem of Big Government

A response to Jacob Sullum

Lawrence Lessig | 11.18.2011 4:30 PM

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Dems and Reps Agree: Let's Spend Tons More on Defense!

Nick Gillespie | 11.18.2011 4:15 PM

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Don't Let's Discuss the Legitimacy of the Saudi Government, MMkay?

Brian Doherty | 11.18.2011 4:10 PM

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Chu Review: "Unbowed," "troubling," "failed," "well played," "clueless" "unflappable"

Tim Cavanaugh | 11.18.2011 3:55 PM

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3 Reasons We Shouldn't Bail Out Student Loan Borrowers

Nick Gillespie and Meredith Bragg | 11.18.2011 2:00 PM

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Nothing Newt Under the Sun

The inevitable rise of Newt Gingrich.

Peter Suderman | 11.18.2011 12:00 PM

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Slouching Toward the Inevitable Failure of the Super Committee

Peter Suderman | 11.18.2011 11:14 AM

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Is Our Bridges Crumbling? Maybe, But Definitely Less Than They Used to Be.

Nick Gillespie | 11.18.2011 10:36 AM

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The Bipartisan War on Liberty

Liberal and conservative elites agree on one thing: Americans are too free for their own good.

A. Barton Hinkle | 11.18.2011 10:30 AM

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Must-Read Book: "The World's Top Political Bloggers Share the Secrets to Success"

Nick Gillespie | 11.18.2011 10:11 AM

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Reason Morning Links: Tea Partiers and Occupiers Break Bread in Memphis, Clinton Reiterates That America Will Level Iran (if We Have to), Internet Almost Done Tarring, Feathering Newt

Mike Riggs | 11.18.2011 9:01 AM

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OWS Los Angeles Clashes with LAPD; Promises to 'F**K Grey Aliens,' Illuminati, Satan

Tracy Oppenheimer and Zach Weissmueller | 11.18.2011 8:42 AM

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The Guy Who Proposed Amending the Constitution to Overturn Citizens United Faults Senators for Trying to Do That

Jacob Sullum | 11.17.2011 7:24 PM

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Moore Casts Stones at His Neighbors While Living in His Glass House on Torch Lake

Shikha Dalmia | 11.17.2011 3:24 PM

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Don't Worry: Congress Can Make You Buy Broccoli, but You Don't Have to Eat It (Maybe)

Jacob Sullum | 11.17.2011 3:12 PM

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Gay Marriage Moves One Step Closer to the Supreme Court

Damon Root | 11.17.2011 2:49 PM

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Meet, Heckle Tim Cavanaugh at UCLA Tonight

Reason Staff | 11.17.2011 2:28 PM

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Occupy Wall Street Response Suddenly Causes Middle Class White People to See Law Enforcement In New Light

Mike Riggs | 11.17.2011 2:00 PM

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Pension Reform and Union Shenanigans in San Diego

Alex Manning and Paul Feine | 11.17.2011 1:16 PM

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Pension Reform and Union Shenanigans in San Diego

Paul Feine and Alex Manning | 11.17.2011 1:10 PM

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Energy Sec. Chu Chums China: Solyndra Testimony Live

Tim Cavanaugh | 11.17.2011 1:00 PM

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The Affordable Housing Project to Nowhere

Seth McKelvey | 11.17.2011 12:28 PM

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VP Attends Closed Door Meeting on Transparency

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 11.17.2011 12:28 PM

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Treasury Admits What Everybody Already Knew: Taxpayer Losses On GM Bailout Are Going to be Massive

Shikha Dalmia | 11.17.2011 11:40 AM

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Reason Writers Around Town: Shikha Dalmia on Keeping Newt Undercover

Reason Staff | 11.17.2011 11:05 AM

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Is Social Security a Ponzi Scheme?

Republican presidential contenders scare seniors with some simple truths.

Jacob Sullum | 11.17.2011 10:30 AM

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CBO on the Stimulus: "A net negative effect on the growth of GDP over 10 years."

Peter Suderman | 11.17.2011 10:07 AM

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Mickey Kaus, Glenn ReynoldsTalk OWS, Unions, Tea Party, Chevy Volt, & More

Nick Gillespie | 11.17.2011 9:33 AM

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Reason Morning Links: The Newt Backlash Is in Full Effect, The Romney Backlash Is Still Going Strong, The Online Piracy Act Backlash Gathers Steam

Mike Riggs | 11.17.2011 9:03 AM