Transportation Policy

Transportation Policy

House Temporarily Paves Over Budget Concerns with Stopgap Highway Bill

$10.8 billion in funds shifted around

Reason Staff | 7.15.2014 5:20 PM

Policy

Why Taxi Medallion Owners Don't Deserve a Government Bailout

Innovation, not government policy, is transforming the taxi industry.

Jim Epstein | 7.15.2014 12:50 PM

Policy

The Federal Highway Trust Fund Is Going Broke. Here's Why That Could Be a Good Thing.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 7.14.2014 11:45 AM

Science & Technology

NYPD Claims Drone Posed Threat to Cops. Let's Go to the Record.

Zenon Evans | 7.11.2014 4:58 PM

Nanny State

Canadian City Bans Singing on Public Buses

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 7.9.2014 3:00 PM

Politics

No, Vanity Fair, The Port Authority's Troubles Didn't Begin With Chris Christie and George Pataki

Jim Epstein | 7.9.2014 1:58 PM

Civil Liberties

This Independence Day, America Again Has a Monarch

We have gone from an inherited tyrant to an elected one.

Andrew Napolitano | 7.3.2014 7:00 AM

New York City

Paging Kevin Bacon: New York City Arresting Subway Dancers

Scott Shackford | 7.2.2014 11:05 AM

Policy

Uber and Lyft Shut Down in Pennsylvania; Thousands of Citizens' Lives Made Worse

Brian Doherty | 7.1.2014 6:53 PM

Policy

University of California Now Insists It Will Reimburse for Use of E-Hailing Ride Services

Brian Doherty | 6.26.2014 6:10 PM

Policy

Uber Sued for Allegedly Violating Massachusetts Labor Law

Brian Doherty | 6.26.2014 2:01 PM

Policy

[UPDATE: UC Says It Ain't So] University of California System, Ignoring its Own State's Public Utility Commission, Sides with Taxi Cartels Against Convenience, Sense, and Rideshare Apps

Brian Doherty | 6.25.2014 5:56 PM

War on Terror

Judge Declares Secretive No-Fly List Process Unconstitutional

Scott Shackford | 6.24.2014 5:30 PM

Drones

DOJ's Defense of Drone-Killing American Alleged Terrorist Without Trial: Because War

Scott Shackford | 6.23.2014 3:50 PM

Policy

Now, Even Russia Has Drone-Delivered Pizza. Get With It, USA!

Zenon Evans | 6.23.2014 2:49 PM

Politics

Virginia's DMV Joins the Regulatory Crackdown Against Uber and Lyft

Jim Epstein | 6.22.2014 5:00 PM

Drones

Excruciating Pain from Above: Drones Get Pepper Spray

Scott Shackford | 6.19.2014 11:33 AM

Policy

Is Uber Undermining New York City's Taxi Medallion Racket?

Investors seem to think so.

Jim Epstein | 6.17.2014 2:26 PM

Policy

Stuck in Traffic? Thanks, Obama!: Feds to Regulate Waze, Google Maps, and Other Navigation Apps

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 6.16.2014 4:55 PM

Policy

Why Europe's Anti-Uber Protests Backfired: Jim Epstein in The Daily Beast

Jim Epstein | 6.13.2014 12:44 PM

Policy

Striking European Taxi Drivers Should Have Known: Letting Your Customers Even Know Uber Exists is Bad for You

Brian Doherty | 6.12.2014 2:46 PM

Economics

Bitcoin: Now Usable for Hotel Bookings on Big Travel Site Expedia

Brian Doherty | 6.11.2014 8:04 PM

Politics

Did Federal Trucking Regulations Influence Tracy Morgan's Car Crash?

Brittany Morrisey | 6.11.2014 6:00 PM

Politics

Local Governments Are Going After Ride Services Like Uber & Lyft to Help Politically Connected Businesses, Not Customers. Any Questions?

Nick Gillespie | 6.10.2014 9:12 AM

Policy

Thanks, Taxpayers, for My Subsidized Ticket on an Airplane Gutted to Meet Stupid Regulations

J.D. Tuccille | 6.9.2014 8:15 AM

Civil Liberties

LAPD Acquires Two Drones

Paul Detrick | 6.8.2014 9:30 AM

Policy

Colorado Becomes Second State to Allow E-Hailing App Services Like Uber and Lyft Statewide; First One to do So Legislatively

Brian Doherty | 6.6.2014 12:42 PM

Economics

Virginia Reiterates: Uber and Lyft Are Illegal, And Need to Provide Services Less and Lobby Government More

Brian Doherty | 6.5.2014 6:14 PM

Economics

Charity Guy Drives Cancer Patients for Free, NYC Taxi Commission Tries to Seize His Car

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 6.4.2014 2:55 PM

Policy

Austin, Texas, Impounds Cars Because Their Drivers Were Giving People Lifts

Brian Doherty | 6.3.2014 6:03 PM

Policy

Sen. Rand Paul Is Right to Oppose Targeted Killing of U.S. Citizens

He is standing up for the principle that secret law has no place in a constitutional democracy.

Chris Edelson | 6.3.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Obama's Foreign Policy, Snowden's Spycraft, Jared Polis on Email Privacy, Adam Sandler's Cinematic Racism, Ferret Freedom, Videotaping Gun Sales, the Drone-Memo Switcheroo, Plus After-Show!

Matt Welch | 5.28.2014 8:15 PM

Policy

Are Google Cars Self-Driving to a Future of Fewer Cops and Licenses?

Zenon Evans | 5.28.2014 4:21 PM

Policy

Size Matters

Charles Oliver | 5.28.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Brickbat: Size Matters

Charles Oliver | 5.28.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

U.S. Drone Strikes in Pakistan Mostly Hit Homes and Schools

Zenon Evans | 5.27.2014 2:53 PM

Policy

IRS Sets Sights on Frequent Flyer Miles, Hotel Points

Ira Stoll | 5.26.2014 4:30 PM

Policy

NYPD Mulls Using Microphone-Equipped Drones

Zenon Evans | 5.22.2014 3:45 PM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Red Meat Wednesday, With Katherine Mangu-Ward, TV's Andy Levy, Chris Moody on Yesterday's Election, the Co-hosts on #StandWithRand2, and Two Minutes Hate!

Matt Welch | 5.21.2014 3:02 PM

Politics

Obama Administration to Release Drone Memo; #StandWithRand Sees Short Sequel

Scott Shackford | 5.21.2014 11:10 AM

Politics

Rand Paul Stands Up for Civil Liberties Again. And Against David Barron

Nick Gillespie | 5.21.2014 10:39 AM

Politics

Is the 'Sharing Economy' a New Paradigm for American Capitalism?

A mushy phrase gives liberals cover to join the fight against big government.

Jim Epstein | 5.18.2014 5:00 PM

Policy

Tearful Terminator? Military Seeks Killer Robots With Moral Judgment

J.D. Tuccille | 5.14.2014 12:45 PM

Politics

All Hail the "Sharing Economy!" A Mushy Phrase Gives Liberals Cover to Join the Fight Against Big Government

A libertarian's guide to the sharing economy.

Jim Epstein | 5.13.2014 4:31 PM

Policy

FAA: Drone Regulations Are Vital to Protecting Safety, and You'll Get Them in a Decade or So

Scott Shackford | 5.13.2014 11:28 AM