Science & Technology
New Company Practices Virtual Eugenics
GenePeeks aids parents in their quest for healthier babies by reducing the odds of structural or genetic birth defects.
How Cops Are Beating Crime in America's Poorest City
Is Camden, New Jersey, a "surveillance city" or a triumph of 21st century policing?
The Government's "Truthy" Squad Monitors Political Speech on Twitter. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
The reference to Stephen Colbert is cute, but the feds' unbridled passion to monitor our communications is surely no joke.
GamerGate, Part 2: Videogames Meet Feminism
This is an anti-authoritarian rebellion, not an antiwoman backlash.
Sex, Spice, and Small-Town Texas Justice: The Purple Zone Raid
A Rogue Prosecutor Makes the Drug War Personal
From the Archives: The Best of Reason on TV
TV is poisoning our children's minds! Said no Reason writer, ever.
Taking Exception to Vermont's Proposed GMO Labeling Rules
Defending an unconstitutional law may prove as costly as it is foolhardy.
How Federal Agents Illegally Force Twitter, Google, and Banks to Turn Over Private Customer Data Without a Proper Warrant
Private companies are fighting the federal government in court over the Patriot Act's "National Security Letters," which violate the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution.