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America Pays for Villaraigosa's Transit Legacy

You can't say no to federal funds for L.A.'s empty trains, fake transit hubs, and unfixed potholes.

Tim Cavanaugh | 6.2.2011 4:30 PM

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Bold New Higher Ed Spending Rules Will Take Federal Money Away from 1 Percent of For-Profit Career Programs Four Years from Now

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 6.2.2011 2:52 PM

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Vermont to Federal Drug Warriors: Mind Your Own Business

Jacob Sullum | 6.2.2011 2:37 PM

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Supreme Court Says Pretending to Detain People As Material Witnesses Is Constitutional

Jacob Sullum | 6.2.2011 1:45 PM

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Racism and the War on Drugs

Damon Root | 6.2.2011 1:44 PM

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Rick Scott's Urine Fetish

Jacob Sullum | 6.2.2011 12:25 PM

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David Mamet's Conversion Story

The Pulitzer-winning playwright explains his turn to the political right

Kurt Loder | 6.2.2011 10:30 AM

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A War Fit for a King

Obama's "kinetic military action" in Libya violates the Constitution

Steve Chapman | 6.2.2011 7:00 AM

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Reason.tv: MSNBC vs Sarah Palin vs The Flag vs Sanctimonious B.S.

Meredith Bragg | 6.1.2011 5:32 PM

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ObamaCare's Day in Court at the 6th Circuit

Damon Root | 6.1.2011 5:30 PM

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Buy Illegal Drugs Anonymously on the Internet. Finally. UPDATED: Too Good to be True

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 6.1.2011 4:36 PM

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Who's Smarter When it Comes to Social Security Reform? College Grads or Holders of Grad Degrees?

Nick Gillespie | 6.1.2011 12:01 PM

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"Buy American" Is Un-American

We need more competition in the auto industry, not less.

David Harsanyi | 6.1.2011 12:00 PM

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Reason.tv: Bitcoin & The End of State-Controlled Money - Q&A with Jerry Brito

Nick Gillespie and Joshua Swain | 6.1.2011 11:15 AM

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Shocking FBI Discovery: Austin Is Weird

Jesse Walker | 6.1.2011 10:38 AM

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Chavez vs. Castro in Bourgeois Skins Game Over Golf!

Nick Gillespie | 6.1.2011 9:29 AM

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Wait and Hurry Up

The artificial panic behind the rush to extend the PATRIOT Act

Jacob Sullum | 6.1.2011 7:00 AM

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Does Disease Cause Autocracy?

New studies say that lowering the rate of infection helps lead to political liberalization.

Ronald Bailey | 5.31.2011 6:30 PM

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N.Y. Times Admits Recession Not Over; Proposes Hilarious Solutions

Tim Cavanaugh | 5.31.2011 5:21 PM

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'It's Almost As If There Are Two PATRIOT Acts'

Jacob Sullum | 5.31.2011 4:38 PM

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FDR Solicitor General Lied to Supreme Court about Japanese Internment

Damon Root | 5.31.2011 2:39 PM

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The New "New Economy" Article

Jesse Walker | 5.31.2011 12:42 PM

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Obama's Imperial Presidency

Executive power continues to expand.

Gene Healy | 5.31.2011 12:00 PM

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Mitt Romney's Embrace of Ethanol Subsidies is Enough to Make Tim Pawlenty Look…Less Bad!

Nick Gillespie | 5.31.2011 10:48 AM

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Political Hacks

How taxi licensing drives up costs while enriching special interests

A. Barton Hinkle | 5.31.2011 10:30 AM

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Niall Ferguson on the "Deficits Forever" Club

Matt Welch | 5.31.2011 10:20 AM

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The Dream of the '90s 1984 Is Alive in Portland!

Matt Welch | 5.31.2011 9:55 AM

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Big Trouble in Little Hoover

Why does the nonpartisan, good-government consensus sound so radical?

Tim Cavanaugh | 5.31.2011 7:00 AM

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When Punishment Is a Crime

The Supreme Court takes on California's overcrowded prison system.

Steve Chapman | 5.30.2011 7:00 AM

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Tim Cavanaugh, CBC Radio Say Eh to Prison Reform

Reason Staff | 5.28.2011 11:55 PM

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Great L.A. Child Shortage Solves Class-Size "Problem"

Tim Cavanaugh | 5.28.2011 3:50 PM

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What Does the SWAT Marine Data Dump Prove?

Tim Cavanaugh | 5.27.2011 9:57 PM

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The Facts About Taxes and Spending

Separating economic myths from economic truths

Veronique de Rugy | 5.27.2011 4:30 PM

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Federal Judge Strikes Down Ban on Corporate Contributions to Political Candidates

Damon Root | 5.27.2011 3:39 PM

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Taxpayer-Funded Science Foundation Spends $1.5 Million Building Robot That Takes 25 Minutes To Fold a Towel

Peter Suderman | 5.27.2011 2:40 PM

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Memo to Bill Clinton: Democrats Aren't Allowed to Talk About Reforming Medicare!

Peter Suderman | 5.27.2011 1:20 PM

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The Worst Part of Global Warming Will be the Lack of Icebergs For People Bob Dylan's Age or, Boomers Better Start Swimming or They'll Sink Like a Stone, For The Times They Are A-Changin'

Nick Gillespie | 5.27.2011 1:17 PM

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Separating Charity and State

Why should taxpayers be forced to support charitable groups?

A. Barton Hinkle | 5.27.2011 10:30 AM

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Poll: 65% of Americans Support Balanced Budget Amendment

Matt Welch | 5.27.2011 9:32 AM

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Reason Writers Around Town: Block Big Brother's Internet Snoops

Reason Staff | 5.27.2011 9:07 AM

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"To come on to our property and to defecate - it's just wrong" or, Finally, a Gov't Employee Who Really Gives a Shit.

Nick Gillespie | 5.27.2011 8:20 AM

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Thank Goodness! Now We're Safe from Terrorism Again!

Jesse Walker | 5.26.2011 8:15 PM

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Al Franken: Not Funny About the 4th Amendment, Either**

Matt Welch | 5.26.2011 4:21 PM

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Rand Paul: "I object strongly to this"

Matt Welch | 5.26.2011 2:55 PM

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Will This Be the Summer of Liber-Tea? (Not My Pun!): Glenn Reynolds Talks With Utah Tea Party Head

Nick Gillespie | 5.26.2011 2:03 PM