Transportation Policy

Policy

Port Tax Report Sparks Bureaucratic Tussle

The Federal Maritime Commission is squabbling internally over its own report that high taxes drive shipping to the Great White North

Reason Staff | 8.1.2012 4:57 PM

Regulation

Entrapping Drivers For Hire: Your Tax Dollars at Work in Los Angeles

Brian Doherty | 7.31.2012 8:57 PM

Policy

Atlanta Votes Today on Tax for Transportation Projects

One cent sales tax for 10 years would fund 157 projects.

Reason Staff | 7.31.2012 6:03 PM

Science & Technology

The U.S. Navy Has UFOs Now

Military testing batwing-shaped drone in Maryland.

Reason Staff | 7.31.2012 3:25 PM

Politics

Obama's Adventures in Africa

Four years ago, few would have predicted that one of President Obama's legacies would be increased militarization of U.S. policy toward Africa.

Gene Healy | 7.31.2012 12:00 PM

Civil Liberties

Gene Healy on Obama's Adventures in Africa

Reason Staff | 7.31.2012 12:00 PM

Politics

New Jersey's Insane Seatbelt Law…For Your Dog!

Nanny of the Month for July 2012!

Ted Balaker | 7.31.2012 7:30 AM

Politics

Obama's Wars: Biting Drone-War Parodies and The Dawood Military Hospital Scandal

Lucy Steigerwald | 7.27.2012 7:25 PM

Politics

North Dakota the New Center for Drone Concerns

Calvin Thompson | 7.23.2012 1:36 PM

Politics

Gov. Jerry Brown, Signing High-Speed Rail Bill: "You have to take the bull by the horns and start spending and investing in things that make sense"

Scott Shackford | 7.18.2012 9:26 PM

Politics

No Innocent Pakistanis Killed by Drones in 2012 Still Untrustworthy Summation of Incomplete Data

Lucy Steigerwald | 7.17.2012 10:05 PM

Politics

Obama's Shaggy Dog Story About the Golden Gate Bridge

Matt Welch | 7.17.2012 11:25 AM

Politics

Drone Records Gush from FAA Spigot, But Privacy Issues Not a Priority

Scott Shackford | 7.16.2012 2:43 PM

Politics

"Interrogation Has Been Replaced by Assassination"

Jesse Walker | 7.13.2012 11:12 AM

Politics

Rejoice, Californians! The High-Speed Rail Vote Shows the System Working!

Scott Shackford | 7.12.2012 9:24 PM

Politics

How Rail Screws the Poor

As Los Angeles spends billions on light rail, transit use declines.

Tim Cavanaugh | 7.11.2012 1:30 PM

Politics

Drone Code of Conduct Says and Accomplishes Nothing

Calvin Thompson | 7.10.2012 3:05 PM

Politics

Public-Private Partnerships in Puerto Rico

Anthony Fisher | 7.9.2012 1:37 PM

Politics

Sorry Mob, Your Rulers Have Spoken: California Senate Approves Rail Funding

Scott Shackford | 7.6.2012 7:47 PM

Politics

Calif. Senators Giving Floor Speeches Before High-Speed Rail Vote (UPDATE: Vote passes 21-16)

Scott Shackford | 7.6.2012 5:40 PM

Politics

California Assembly Approves High-Speed Rail Funding, Now With Higher Price Tag!

Scott Shackford | 7.5.2012 8:54 PM

Politics

California Voters to Gov. Brown: Stop Yanking Us Around

Scott Shackford | 7.5.2012 3:53 PM

Politics

5 Reasons the California High-Speed Rail Project Shouldn't Get More Money

Gov. Brown asks for billions in borrowing even as train system gets slower, shorter, and more expensive.

Adrian Moore, Joseph Vranich, and Wendell Cox | 7.2.2012 10:30 AM

Politics

5 Great Gifts to Send Obama in Lieu of Cash Contributions

Nick Gillespie | 6.30.2012 1:00 PM

Politics

Cracks Appear in California State Senate as High-Speed Rail Vote Approaches Station

Scott Shackford | 6.29.2012 6:51 PM

Politics

William Shatner Pantsed by TSA

Tim Cavanaugh | 6.29.2012 4:53 PM

Politics

Jimmy Carter Blasts Obama Foreign Policy Without Mentioning President By Name Once

Ed Krayewski | 6.25.2012 3:09 PM

Policy

Breaking: Affluent, Well-Educated White Guys Dig Bicycle Subsidies for Affluent, Well-Educated White Guys

Nick Gillespie | 6.22.2012 4:35 PM

Politics

Ed Krayewski on Drones Coming Home with RT America's Liz Wahl

Ed Krayewski | 6.22.2012 9:26 AM

Politics

Did Gov. Brown Just Admit Defeat of High-Speed Rail Project? Don't Celebrate Yet.

Scott Shackford | 6.21.2012 6:54 PM

Politics

L.A. Expo Line Opens Two More Rail Stations; Ridership Still Very Low

Scott Shackford | 6.21.2012 4:15 PM

Politics

Are Drone Strikes and Kill Lists The New Normal?

Q and A w Newsweek's Eli Lake

Nick Gillespie and Joshua Swain | 6.18.2012 3:00 PM

Politics

Top 5 Pieces of Good News in the Bad News

Tired of bad news? Maybe you're just taking it the wrong way.

Ed Krayewski | 6.16.2012 12:00 PM

Politics

Rand Paul Reminds Libertarians: I'm Good on Civil Liberties, TSA and Drone Division

Brian Doherty | 6.15.2012 6:23 PM

Politics

Good News: Public Transit Is About to Collapse

Calvin Thompson | 6.15.2012 3:37 PM

Politics

UCLA Professor Sues for Firing over Diesel Pollution Study Whistleblowing

Scott Shackford | 6.14.2012 1:23 PM

Politics

Let's Subsidize Trips to Vegas! Update on the Other Stupid, Awful High-Speed Rail Proposal in California

Scott Shackford | 6.13.2012 5:09 PM

Politics

Watching the Watchers: Drone Edition

Jesse Walker | 6.12.2012 1:49 PM

Politics

Border Patrol "procured unmanned aircraft before implementing adequate plans," Not Using Drones They Have, More on the Way

Ed Krayewski | 6.11.2012 2:43 PM

Politics

Brown Seeks Exemption from Environmental Suits Against Train That's Supposed to Help the Environment (But Won't)

Scott Shackford | 6.4.2012 6:24 PM

Politics

Eric Holder Was "Mesmerized" and "Repulsed" by Video of Christopher Hitchens Waterboarding

Ed Krayewski | 6.4.2012 10:15 AM

Politics

Drones Are Better Than All-Out War So Obama is Okay

Lucy Steigerwald | 6.1.2012 9:34 PM

Politics

A Petition to the White House for a Do Not Kill List

Ed Krayewski | 5.31.2012 1:45 PM

Politics

Wherein the New York Times Describes President Obama's Role as Drone War Kill List Decider-in-Chief

Ed Krayewski | 5.29.2012 2:58 PM

Politics

John Yoo: The Real Thing to Worry About With Drones is Their Use by Private Citizens

Lucy Steigerwald | 5.25.2012 10:39 PM

Politics

Friday Fun Utterly Horrifying Link: Meet Blasty the Drone!

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 5.25.2012 12:13 PM

Politics

The Drone Program Officially Exists as Confirmed By Counter-terrorism Chief John Brennan, But How Classified is the Program?

Lucy Steigerwald | 5.23.2012 7:00 PM