Transportation Policy

Policy

Who's Going to Pay for New Highways?

Our Interstates are wearing out. Here's what we need to do to fix them.

Robert Poole | 1.6.2015 10:00 AM

Politics

On The Independents: Rep. Thomas Massie on the House Leadership Fight, Peter Suderman on the Gas Tax, Huckabee 2016, #BlackBrunchMatters, NYPD Blue, Harshing Sleds, the Bullet Train to Madera, and After-show

Matt Welch | 1.5.2015 8:10 PM

Politics

Raleigh Cabbies to Strike on New Year's Eve

Stephanie Slade | 12.31.2014 10:15 AM

Policy

NPR Discovers the Dire Effects of Petty Law Enforcement Regarding Drivers Licenses

Brian Doherty | 12.30.2014 12:53 PM

Airlines

2014: Fewest Airline Crashes Since 1927

Ronald Bailey | 12.29.2014 1:51 PM

Politics

Smartphone Ride Services Uber and Lyft Earn Unfortunate Attention from Congress

Brian Doherty | 12.29.2014 12:23 PM

Airlines

Malaysia-Based AirAsia Flight to Singapore Goes Missing

Ed Krayewski | 12.28.2014 1:19 AM

Policy

An Up-Lyft-ing Christmas Tale

Reputation protects better than regulation.

John Stossel | 12.24.2014 12:01 AM

Politics

Q&A: Judge Andrew Napolitano on how America is becoming a Surveillance State

Nick Gillespie and Amanda Winkler | 12.19.2014 2:00 PM

Policy

Fung Wah, the Iconic Chinatown Bus Company Closed By the Feds Last Year, Is Set to Reopen

Jim Epstein | 12.16.2014 8:58 PM

Civil Liberties

Alameda Sheriff Buys Two Drones Despite Privacy Cries

Paul Detrick | 12.7.2014 5:00 PM

Racial Profiling

Holder's Claim He Will End Federal Racial Profiling 'Once and for All' a Great Big Lie

Scott Shackford | 12.7.2014 12:15 PM

Civil Liberties

Alameda County Sheriff Secretly Buys Two Drones

Paul Detrick | 12.3.2014 3:28 PM

Politics

"U.S. Drones Kill 28 'Unknowns' for Every Intended Target"

Nick Gillespie | 12.1.2014 9:02 AM

Policy

FAA vs. Airpooler

Unfriendly skies

Brian Doherty | 12.1.2014 7:00 AM

Culture

A Drone in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

Footage from the ruins.

Jesse Walker | 11.30.2014 4:02 PM

Politics

The TSA's 12 Banned Items of Christmas

Paul Detrick and Justin Monticello | 11.29.2014 7:00 PM

Civil Liberties

Colbert Mocks Free State Spinoff 'Free Keene' for Being Obnoxious While Paying Parking Meters

Brian Doherty | 11.20.2014 7:23 PM

Policy

Norwegian Air Locked Out of U.S. Market for Daring to Offer Less Expensive Flights

Stephanie Slade | 11.20.2014 2:59 PM

Politics

Taxi Deregulation Removes Cab Drivers' Economic Shackles

Government doesn't decide the number of gardeners or car-repair shops. Why should it do that for taxis?

Steven Greenhut | 11.14.2014 12:00 PM

Drones

Drone Sightings Up Dramatically

UFO!

Reason Staff | 11.12.2014 2:30 PM

Culture

Our Boston TSA Heroes: 'Even if Some of These Items, Such as Toy Guns, Weren't Deemed Dangerous…'

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.10.2014 10:48 AM

Department of Homeland Security

Judge Rejects Federal Effort to Stop No-Fly List Lawsuit

"State secrets" claim fails to get it dismissed.

Reason Staff | 10.31.2014 5:45 PM

Airlines

Virgin Galactic Rocket Crashes During Test (Update: One Reported Dead)

Status of two pilots currently unknown

Reason Staff | 10.31.2014 3:22 PM

Policy

D.C. Passes Burdensome New Ridesharing Regulations. Uber Applauds. What Is Going on Here?

Stephanie Slade | 10.28.2014 5:11 PM

Taxis

Smartphones vs. Taxi Drivers

Regulators and entrenched interests scramble to cope with the e-hailing revolution.

Brian Doherty | 10.28.2014 8:30 AM

Politics

Obama's Taylor Swift Strategy: Shake It Off (Remy Remix)

Meredith Bragg | 10.26.2014 1:00 PM

Politics

Ready for Cops to Check You for Explosives, Chicago CTA Riders?

Zenon Evans | 10.24.2014 5:40 PM

Ebola

More U.S. Citizens Have Been Killed by a Drone Strike Than by Ebola

Jason Keisling | 10.24.2014 9:31 AM

Public transportation

Back of the Bus

Charles Oliver | 10.23.2014 6:00 AM

Public transportation

Brickbat: Back of the Bus

Charles Oliver | 10.23.2014 6:00 AM

Drones

We Still Have Little Idea Who We've Been Killing with Drones in Pakistan

Scott Shackford | 10.17.2014 11:25 AM

Policy

Court Eases Way for Expensive California Choo-Choo

Opponents of the boondoggle still have a few arrows in their quiver.

Reason Staff | 10.15.2014 8:50 PM

Policy

Think Roads Are Always a Public Good? Think Again

Stephanie Slade | 10.14.2014 4:24 PM

Libertarian Party

Libertarian Iowa Senate Candidate Doug Butzier Dies in Plane Crash

Late last night, was pilot

Reason Staff | 10.14.2014 1:33 PM

Politics

Strikes on Terror Cells Don't Stop Terror Plots, Say Intelligence Officials

Patrick Hannaford | 10.10.2014 4:12 PM

Civil Liberties

Keene, New Hampshire, Continues Legal Fight Against Free Staters Paying Meters, Speaking to Their Meter Enforcement Agents

Brian Doherty | 10.6.2014 7:37 PM

Politics

Have You Seen the Drone Footage of Hong Kong's Protests? It's Epic.

Zenon Evans | 10.1.2014 10:50 AM

Syria

White House Shrugs Off Dead Civilians in Syrian Strikes

Scott Shackford | 9.30.2014 8:30 PM

Policy

This Speed Camera Handed Out $77,550 Worth of Tickets in One Day

Zenon Evans | 9.29.2014 2:40 PM

Jerry Brown

Jerry Brown Vetoes Bill to Limit Police Drones in California

Democrat governor

Reason Staff | 9.29.2014 8:00 AM

Policy

Drone-Flown Package Deliveries Arrive! …in Germany. C'mon, America!

Zenon Evans | 9.26.2014 12:45 PM

Drones

US Drone Strike Kills 10 in Pakistan

Hit a vehicle in the northwest part of the country

Reason Staff | 9.24.2014 2:00 PM

TSA

ACLU: TSA Now Using 'Hypothetical Threats' to Assign Passengers to Watchlists

Scott Shackford | 9.23.2014 4:45 PM

Uber

Residents in San Francisco, D.C. Increasingly Choosing Ride-Sharing over City-Regulated Taxi Cartels

Scott Shackford | 9.22.2014 4:40 PM

Politics

How Many Billions Will Bombing ISIS Cost? What About Other Radicals?

Zenon Evans | 9.19.2014 1:45 PM