Hillary and the Extraterrestrials
Three reasons to appreciate Clinton's fascination with UFOs
Science & Technology
Academic Freedom Is On the Decline, and Here's the Data to Prove It
An analysis of 50 years of U.S. court cases shows professors seldom win in speech battles with school administrators, and it's only getting worse.
The FDA's Deadly E-Cigarette Regulations
The agency's new rules threaten products that offer a much safer alternative to smoking.
Facebook's Trending Section Is Now the Business of US Senate Commerce Committee
Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) wants answers from Mark Zuckerberg and company over allegations of political bias in curated news feed.
AAA Finds No Basis for Equating THC Blood Levels With Driver Impairment
Traffic safety trends in Washington after marijuana legalization are ambiguous.
Why We Should All Care About Brazil's War on WhatsApp
Because WhatsApp is so popular, it is a prime target for government data mining-and not just in Brazil.
One Company Fought the FDA and Won. What That Victory Means for Medicine.
Vascular Solutions CEO Howard Root faced years of jail time in a legal battle over off-label use that has profound implications for medical innovation in America.
Uber and Lyft Defeated by Voters in Austin, Texas
City desire to fingerprint all drivers will drive the e-hailing companies out of the city.
At What Point Does Robo-Bureaucracy Become Robo-Tyranny?: New at Reason
Robot overlords coming to a government agency near you.
Is Blockchain Technology a Trojan Horse Behind Wall Street's Walled Garden?
At the Bitcoin/blockchain industry's flagship annual conference, blue chip banks were out in force.
April 2016 Is Fourth Warmest Month In Satellite Record: Global Temperature Trend Update
The uptick in warming has raised the global climate trend from +0.11 to +0.12 C per decade
If You Want to Keep Your Phone Contents Secret, Perhaps Don't Use a Fingerprint Lock
Unlike passcodes, judges seem willing to force cooperation with authorities for access.
Totally Bogus Attack on Glyphosate in Quaker Oats
Anti-GMO activist scaremongering against herbicide glyphosate almost makes Donald Trump look honest
A Bold New Plan to Help Addicts and End the Drug War
"Addiction rewires your brain like falling in love does," says Maia Szalavitz, author of "Unbroken Brain."
Memphis Police Officer Tackles and Arrests Man For Video-Recording Him
Memphis PD's policy clearly states citizens have First Amendment right to record police.
Virtual Reality Will Turn Kids into Zombies! Just Like Movies, Advertising, Video Games, and Rock Music Did!
Is it too soon to panic over a thing kids barely have access to, yet? No, don't be silly.
The Decline and Fall of Traditional Television
New data suggest that for young adults, Netflix shows are now more popular than network shows.
Royal College of Physicians Says Vaping Saves Lives
The venerable British medical society recognizes the harm-reducing potential of e-cigarettes.
Can Blockchain Technology Reduce Third-World Poverty?
A better way to keep track of who owns what land.
Have We Found Gun Laws That Could Reduce U.S. Gun Deaths by Over 90 Percent? Not Really
Lancet study is far from proving its case, and highlights the difficulties of using statistical analysis to lead to causal conclusions about laws' effects.
SpaceX Foots the Bill for 2018 Mission to Mars
Elon Musk is working with NASA to hustle an unmanned mission to the Red Planet. But he's writing the checks.
Royal College of Physicians: Vaping Can 'Prevent Almost All The Harm From Smoking'
The British medical group endorses e-cigarettes as a harm-reducing alternative to the conventional kind.
FBI Won't (or Can't) Say How It Broke Into Terrorist's IPhone
Agency wants to avoid a review process over passing information back to Apple.
Is it a "Lie" That More People Carrying Guns Can Lead to Less Crime?
The Nation relies on ad hominem attacks on one gun researcher, not facts.
Schools Are Spying on Students' Social Media and Informing Police
In the name of cyberbullying and suicide prevention, unintended consequences are not being considered.
Another Reason to Praise Snowden: He Sped Up Encryption Development
The NSA laments what is a positive development for individual privacy and security.
Finding the Middle Ground in Debate Over GMO Regulation
Should government policy be to favor or oppose GMOs? No.
SuperPAC to Spend $1 Million to Target Hillary Haters on Social Media
Claims rules against campaign coordination do not apply here.
Earth Day 2016: Paris Climate Agreement Signed
Too weak or a giant bureaucratic threat to democracy?
Amendment Could Save the Vaping Industry From Prohibitive FDA Regulations
The reported version of an appropriations bill would change a crucial cutoff date.
Climate Change Has Made U.S. Weather More Pleasant, Says Nature Study
Most Americans live in counties that are experiencing more pleasant weather than they did forty years ago
In Search of the Elusive Cultural Libertarian
You might be a cultural libertarian if... well, that depends on whom you ask.
Glyphosate Found in Some Cereals: Alarmists Generate Useless Panic
Another bogus scaremongering study by anti-technology activists
Apparently Everyone Now Agrees Science Is Badly Broken
Research is afflicted with pervasive confirmation bias that is massively yielding false positives
Trump's Plan for Making Financial Black Markets Great Again
The presidential wannabe's scheme will likely draw more illegal immigrants and fuel illegal evasion of capital controls.
San Francisco Tries to Square Progressivism with Housing Progress
The only solution is more housing. But people want the city the way it is: unaffordable.
60 Minutes Shows Nature of Smartphone Vulnerabilities Some Senators Want to Preserve
Here's what it looks like when your cybersecurity is not protected.
Bill Nye, "Science Guy," Open to Jail Time for Climate Change Skeptics
"There is a chilling effect on scientists who are in extreme doubt about climate change, I think that is good."
Sens. Burr, Feinstein Release Formal Draft of Encryption Law, Show They Still Don't Get It
Sen. Wyden threatens a filibuster to block it.
Eating Red Meat, Cheese, Butter, Pork and Cream Is Not a Death Sentence After All
Review of saturated fat studies "do not provide support for the traditional diet heart hypothesis."
Mass Surveillance Has a "Chilling Effect" on Online Expression
The people who say they "have nothing to hide" are the most skittish about commenting on controversial topics on social media.
A Private Trip to Alpha Centauri: Breakthrough Starshot*
Yuri Milner promises $100 million to research sending a fleet of laser-boosted nanocrafts to the nearest star.
The Crypto Wars Are Not About Terrorism, They're About Power
Make no mistake: the War on Crypto is not primarily about "terrorism" or "fighting crime" or "public safety" at all.
Will Giant Sticky Space Roombas Solve Our Space Junk Problems?
Company gets $35 million in venture funding to tidy up the sky.
Got an Awesome Liberty-Themed Tattoo?
Time to show it off in Reason's first (and probably last) ink contest.
Zika Coming to America: Use GMO Mosquitoes to Fight It!
Blame any zika-caused microencephaly on Friends of the Earth, the Center for Food Safety, Food & Water Watch, and GMO Free USA
