She Said He Said He Saw Demons. Then He Had to Give Up His Guns.
A bizarre Florida “red flag” case shows the importance of safeguards that protect people’s Second Amendment rights.
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California's Gig Economy Is Under Attack
"Companies can simply blacklist California writers and work with writers in other states, and that's exactly what's happening."
No, Google Didn't Violate Tulsi Gabbard's First Amendment Rights, Federal Judge Rules
"Google is not now, nor (to the Court's knowledge) has it ever been, an arm of the United States government," wrote District Judge Stephen Wilson.
Coronavirus: Don't Worry, Be Happily Informed
Reason's science correspondent explains who is getting infected, how to protect yourself, and why nobody should be freaking out. Yet.
DEA Will Return $82K Life Savings It Seized From an Elderly Pittsburgh Man and His Daughter
Neither Terry Rolin or his daughter were ever charged with a crime, but that didn't stop the DEA from trying to seize more than $82,000 from them through civil asset forfeiture.
Bloomberg Drops Out, Demonstrating the Limits of Money and the Perils of Arrogance
The former New York City mayor has never been good at concealing his conviction that he is smarter and better than the rest of us.
Libertarian Super Tuesday: Big Night for Jacob Hornberger, NOTA; John McAfee Drops Out and Backs Vermin Supreme
Future of Freedom Foundation founder outpolls the competition in California and North Carolina
Maybe Bernie Sanders Shouldn't Have Doubled Down on Cuba the Week Before Super Tuesday
Plus: Libertarian Party results, Bloomberg's bad showing, Gabbard gets one delegate, California targets porn performers, and more...
The Moral Panic Over 'Stranger Danger'
Why are we freaking out about the safety of our kids?
Losers Bloomberg and Steyer Spent Millions. Stop Freaking Out About Money in Politics.
Michael Bloomberg spent at least $500 million in his bid for a Super Tuesday blitz. He came away with...American Samoa.
Police Abuse Breeds Disrespect
Defensive official reactions to corruption encourage the attitude that troubles the attorney general.
Joe Biden Deals a Blow to Bernie Sanders' Socialist Revolution on Super Tuesday
It's a two-man race and the Delaware Democrat is a comeback kid.
Democratic Primary Voters Decisively Rejected the Media's Favorite Candidates
The pundits and newspapers pushed Warren, Klobuchar, and Buttigieg, but Super Tuesday voters just wanted boring old Biden and Bernie.
Tulsi Gabbard Wins a Delegate. The DNC Might Still Keep Her Off the Debate Stage.
The anti-war candidate's scoring of a delegate in American Samoa might earn her a spot on in the next Democratic debate.
On Super Tuesday, Dems Pick Between a Biden Restoration and a Sanders Revolution. Both Are a Disaster for Liberty.
Deciding which Democratic front-runner is the lesser of two evils is not easy.
Cops Arrested and Handcuffed a 10-Year-Old Boy for Pointing a Toy Gun at a Car
"I was, at the time, very scared."
Did the Trump Administration Overpromise 1 Million COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests by the End of This Week?
The FDA has finally approved commercial diagnostic tests.
Husband of Embattled Los Angeles D.A. Pulls Gun on Protesters at Their Door
District Attorney Jackie Lacey faces re-election today against a tough field calling for more criminal justice reforms.
The Afghanistan Deal Is Already Falling Apart
We should reduce the number of troops anyway.
What Does Bernie Sanders Really Mean When He Calls Himself a Democratic Socialist? Q&A With Jim Pethokoukis
What would Sanders' vision of democratic socialism mean for the country?
Mikhail Mishustin Is an Unexpected Putin Pick for Prime Minister
An obscure former finance minister known for anti-corruption efforts, Mishustin is unlikely to threaten Putin's autocracy.
Is Bernie Sanders a Democratic Socialist? Or Just a Socialist? Q&A With Jim Pethokoukis
What would Sanders' vision of democratic socialism mean for the country?
Has D.C. Found the Right Way To Do 'Free' Public Transit?
Councilmember Charles Allen has proposed giving every D.C. resident a $100 monthly subsidy for bus and train rides.
Coronavirus Death Rates Controversy Heats Up
Plus: International Sex Worker Rights Day, civil asset forfeiture abuse, and more...
Bill Weld: I'm Not Dropping Out After Super Tuesday
Trump's outgunned primary challenger says he'd endorse Biden and Bloomberg but not Sanders, and that Republicans might still go the way of the Whigs.
The New Right-Wing Program of Cultural Nationalism Is Un-American and Illiberal
It will empower the state and will divide rather than unite Americans.
Chris Matthews, MSNBC's Least Woke Host, Retires Amid #MeToo Allegations
"Compliments on a woman's appearance that some men, including me, might have once incorrectly thought were okay, were never okay."
CPAC Promised To Take on Socialism but Couldn't Even Take on Trump's Spending
There was a deficit of debt talk at the conservative conference.
Will Tennessee Finally Reform Its Draconian Drug-Free School Zone Laws?
The zones cover vast swaths of Tennessee's cities—and turn minor drug crimes into sentences usually reserved for rape and murder.
Will Coronavirus Be the Sweet Matzo Ball of Death?
Unraveling panic, policy, and bad metaphors on the Reason Roundtable podcast
Are Quarantines a Proportionate Response to the Coronavirus?
While the use of force can be justified to curtail the spread of communicable diseases, the threat has to be weighed against the burdens on potential carriers.
Gorsuch Throws Shade at Trump Administration for Rewriting Federal Gun Laws Without Congressional Approval
“Why should courts, charged with the independent and neutral interpretation of the laws Congress has enacted, defer to such bureaucratic pirouetting?”
Amy Klobuchar Ends Presidential Campaign, Reportedly Plans To Endorse Joe Biden
Klobuchar is a cop too, though it took a little longer for her record to catch up with her.
Philadelphia Safe Injection Site Opening Delayed
Blame angry neighbors, not the feds.
The Fight Over Colorado's Death Penalty Was Shaped by the Families of Murder Victims
Concern for the families appeared on both sides of the debate.
The Fruitless Narco Wars
A return to aerial fumigation in Colombia has some critics worried about a faltering peace.
Chicago Police Shooting Captured on Video Leads to Outrage, Dropped Charges
Man tackled, shot twice for crime of illegally shifting between train cars.
Mandatory Voting Will Build Resentment, Not Democracy
Fining non-voters would show that government is all about forcing people to do things just to make politicians happy.
Oregon Tried To Silence This Engineer's Red Light Camera Research. Now Experts Say He Was Right All Along.
Mats Järlström's research never would have seen the light of day if the Oregon Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying had its way.
Gloria Alvarez Is Fighting Socialism in Latin America
The granddaughter of Cuban and Hungarian refugees says that political, economic, cultural, and sexual freedom are all intertwined and non-negotiable.
Klobuchar's Tough-on-Crime Past Finally Comes Back to Bite Her
Plus: South Carolina primary tallies, coronavirus claims two lives in Washington state, and more...
Bloomberg Is a Statist, Not a Centrist
If the ex-mayor's fondness for relentless government intervention is "moderate," it's no wonder voters are kicking the tires on more "extreme" major-party candidates.
The National Interest, C'est Moi
This inability to agree on the nature of the national interest is endemic not just to the new nationalism, but to all of politics.
