War on Drugs

Politics

Reason Webathon 2014: We Reached $200,000 Thanks to You!

Nick Gillespie | 12.9.2014 6:43 PM

Policy

Nevada Measure Is First Marijuana Legalization Initiative to Qualify for 2016 Ballot

Jacob Sullum | 12.9.2014 5:11 PM

Politics

Rocket RENTAL to Russia: One Reason Supporter's Tale!

Nick Gillespie | 12.9.2014 3:40 PM

Policy

Congress Plans to Allow Legal Marijuana in D.C. but Not Legal Marijuana Businesses

Jacob Sullum | 12.9.2014 3:23 PM

Politics

Are Libertarians More Rational Than Others? No, Just More Aware of the *Limits* to Reason

Nick Gillespie | 12.9.2014 2:04 PM

Politics

"Your Work Has Changed My Life": Donor Comments on Why They're Supporting Reason!

Nick Gillespie | 12.8.2014 10:30 PM

Policy

West Virginia Man Who Faced Life in Prison for Taking a Psychedelic With His Wife Got a Year Instead

Jacob Sullum | 12.8.2014 3:22 PM

Policy

Why Liberals and Conservatives Are Both Wrong on Crime

Soft-on-crime polices don't work. But neither do rampant imprisonment and overcriminalization.

A. Barton Hinkle | 12.8.2014 12:00 PM

Politics

Support Reason and Help Reach the Next Generation of Libertarians

Nick Gillespie | 12.8.2014 10:54 AM

Policy

Turn On, Tune In, Drop Dead

Prohibition drives drug users toward dangerous LSD substitutes.

Jacob Sullum | 12.8.2014 8:30 AM

Politics

Check Out Matt Welch's And Nick Gillespie's Ask Me Anything at Reddit

Nick Gillespie | 12.7.2014 8:00 AM

Politics

Violent Crime Decreases After San Francisco Stopped Prosecuting Drug Users

Zach Weissmueller | 12.6.2014 6:00 PM

Politics

This is What $1,000 Gets You! Support Reason's 2014 Webathon!

Nick Gillespie | 12.6.2014 4:53 PM

Policy

Trial of Kettle Falls Five for Growing Medical Marijuana Postponed

Jacob Sullum | 12.5.2014 3:30 PM

Policy

How the Government Promotes Dangerous LSD Substitutes

Jacob Sullum | 12.5.2014 2:17 PM

Politics

Are You Ready to Ask Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch ANYTHING? Go to Reddit at 12 noon ET!

Nick Gillespie | 12.5.2014 9:15 AM

Policy

Celebrating Repeal Day Under the Vestiges of Prohibition

The era of small-"p" prohibition has persisted for more than eight decades since the repeal of the 18th Amendment.

Baylen Linnekin | 12.5.2014 8:00 AM

Police Abuse

In Phoenix, Another Fatal Police Shooting, Over a Bottle of Pills

Ed Krayewski | 12.4.2014 2:28 PM

Politics

Glenn Reynolds: "We have in this country an issue with police being too quick to escalate force"

Matt Welch | 12.4.2014 11:57 AM

Politics

Support Reason…and Commit a Crime Against Nature!

Nick Gillespie | 12.3.2014 7:04 PM

Politics

Loss of Trust in Government Leads to Power Swings

Americans have less faith than ever in government and politics, leading to volatility in congressional control.

Jason Keisling and Nick Gillespie | 12.3.2014 4:31 PM

Politics

"The Policies That Killed Eric Garner"

Nick Gillespie | 12.3.2014 3:43 PM

Politics

NYPD Chokehold Cop Not Indicted in Death of Eric Garner

Nick Gillespie | 12.3.2014 2:26 PM

Politics

If You Want to End the Drug War Tomorrow, Support Reason Today!

Nick Gillespie | 12.3.2014 8:41 AM

Racial Profiling

Holder Says Feds to End Racial Profiling. Unless He's Declaring an End to the Drug War, No.

Scott Shackford | 12.2.2014 1:45 PM

Politics

Another Reason to Give to Reason: We Let You Comment, You Mangy Sons of Bitches!

Nick Gillespie | 12.2.2014 12:46 PM

Drug Courts

WATCH: When San Francisco Stopped Prosecuting Drug Users, Violent Crime Went Down

Zach Weissmueller | 12.2.2014 12:30 PM

Politics

Reason's Webathon 2014: Help Us Raise $200,000 by Dec. 9!

Nick Gillespie | 12.2.2014 9:27 AM

Policy

Did Marijuana Kill Michael Brown?

Prosecutors suggested to a grand jury that reefer madness caused the behavior that led to a police shooting.

Jacob Sullum | 12.2.2014 8:15 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Ferguson Fallout, Obama's Tortures, the Terrorists Are Coming!, Comedy in a World With No Humor, and Online-Only Aftershow

Matt Welch | 12.1.2014 8:03 PM

Politics

Watch "101 Reasons: Liberty Lives in New Hampshire," Great Doc on Free State Project

Nick Gillespie | 12.1.2014 11:17 AM

Politics

Brickbats

Charles Oliver | 12.1.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

The Ghetto Archipelago

Life in an inner-city police state

J.D. Tuccille | 11.30.2014 10:00 AM

Economics

Silk Road, Online Freedom, and Why the Prosecution of Ross Ulbricht Should Worry Us All

The mother of the alleged "Dread Pirate Roberts" speaks out.

Nick Gillespie and Jim Epstein | 11.30.2014 9:00 AM

Police Abuse

FBI Investigating After Denver Cops Punch Unarmed Suspect Six Times, Trip Pregnant Girlfriend, Delete Video of Incident

Ed Krayewski | 11.28.2014 7:49 PM

Civil Liberties

Denver Cop Leg-Sweeps 7-Month-Pregnant Woman to Ground Bellyfirst While Beating Her Boyfriend's Head into Asphalt. Drug War is Working!

Brian Doherty | 11.26.2014 2:56 PM

Policy

Did Marijuana Kill Michael Brown?

Jacob Sullum | 11.25.2014 10:29 AM

War on Drugs

Family Business

Charles Oliver | 11.25.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

Grand Juries Almost Never Fail to Indict, But They Did in Ferguson

Anthony Fisher | 11.25.2014 12:52 AM

Politics

Anthony L. Fisher on Fox News Channel's "Red Eye" tonight at 3am ET/12am PT (UPDATE: Show Pre-empted)

Anthony Fisher | 11.24.2014 4:36 PM

Politics

In Utah, You're More Likely to be Shot Dead by a Cop Than a Criminal

Anthony Fisher | 11.24.2014 3:03 PM

Policy

A Cannabis Crackdown Contracts

After rising dramatically, marijuana arrests are falling and the trend seems likely to continue.

Jacob Sullum | 11.24.2014 8:30 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Obama's Immigration, Thad McCotter on Libertarians Rising, Ecstasy for PTSD, FCC for the Internet, Jeb's Common Core, Webb's Uncommon Appeal, Obamacare Closing Hospitals, Plus Citizenship Quiz!

Matt Welch | 11.21.2014 8:37 PM

Policy

After Rising Dramatically, Marijuana Arrests Are Falling in New York City and Across the Country

Jacob Sullum | 11.21.2014 7:15 AM