Do Partisans Hate Each Other More Than Ever?
Scholars try to explain today's political warfare.
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Last Call! Apply Now for Reason's Spring Journalism Internship
Burton C. Gray interns work for 12 weeks and are paid $7,200.
11 Dead in Mass Shooting at Pittsburgh Synagogue
Here's what we know so far about the mass shooting at Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.
The Feds Want To Tackle Causes of Food Waste, Except Their Own
We don't need more government to reduce food waste. Instead, we should be moving to eliminate the regulations that promote it.
Blockchain Is Changing Lives in Africa
Startups from Cape Town to Nairobi think the budding technology is the future of the continent.
Live Debate in LA on 11/1: Ken White of Popehat, Thaddeus Russell of Renegade U
"Social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube should only remove speakers and participants who are making true threats or inciting violence."
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Weeds, word counts, and would-be blood donors.
Chicago Seized a Disabled Woman's Van. Now It's Scrap Metal.
The city decided her van was an abandoned vehicle, even though it clearly wasn't.
Julia Roberts Anchors Hitchcockian Mystery Homecoming
Based on a podcast, Amazon Prime series a suspenseful tale about memory gaps.
Orson Welles Defends the Freedom to Publish Gruesome Horror Comics
Friday A/V Club: A flimmaker fights a moral panic.
Fargo Considers Whether to Turn Local Elections into a Voting System of Likes (and Dislikes)
Measure 1 would introduce "approval voting" to the city, meaning voters wouldn't have to abandon independent and third-party choices.
Trump's Anti-Press Rhetoric Is Irresponsible, Even If the Bomber Is Just a Crazy Person
Trump: "We must never allow political violence to take root in America."
Why the Obsession with the Migrant Caravan, Mr. President?
Is Trump's anti-immigration position deeply held or just a way of getting the vote out?
The Prohibition Party Returns to New York, Thanks to Andrew Cuomo
The New York Prohibition Party has re-emerged to oppose Cuomo's subsidies for brewers and distillers. They're right to be upset, even if they have a misguided solution.
DEA Says Meth Use Has Never Been Higher; Survey Data Say Otherwise
The number of past-month users was up last year from 2016, but it was still lower than in several previous years.
How Third Parties Are Getting Screwed This Election Season
Republicans and Democrats hate each other. They love their own power even more.
Gary Johnson Polling in 3rd Place With 22%
The New Mexico Libertarian Party's candidate for U.S. Senate trails incumbent Democrat Martin Heinrich (40%) and GOP novice Mick Rich (28%).
European Court: OK to Criminalize Calling Mohammed a Pedophile
That's part of a broader doctrine under which European countries are still allowed to punish blasphemy.
Men and Women Are Less Alike in More Feminist Countries
Places that score high for gender equality also show more sex differences on personality tests.
A National Debt 6 Times the Size of the Economy? That's Where America is Heading.
At this rate we'll get there before the end of the century.
More Suspicious Packages Intercepted Friday as Migrant Caravan Captivates Trump: Reason Roundup
Packages may be meant to spread fear, not harm, say investigators.
Planned Parenthood and NARAL: 'We Still Believe Julie Swetnick'
Activists assert that we must believe all alleged victims-even those who lost our trust.
This Isn't the Most Important Election of Your Lifetime. Not Even Close
Stop freaking out about the midterms.
California's Animal Rights Initiative Is an Abuse of the Ballot Box
Voters shouldn't be asked to make decisions about how much space a chicken needs in its cage.
Movie Review: Suspiria
Tilda Swinton and Dakota Johnson in a long, witchy horror remake.
Candidates Oppose Safe Injection Sites to Get an Edge Over the Other
A GOP candidate claims she's the only person in the race who opposes a life-saving opioid policy, but her Democratic opponent is against it as well.
San Francisco Activists Irate That Developer Wants To Replace Burned Out Apartment Building With—Wait for It—More Apartments
Community members in the Mission District worry that the proposed market-rate development will spur gentrification.
European Court: Woman's Criticism of Muhammad Doesn't Count as Free Expression
Her statements may have been offensive. But that doesn't mean she shouldn't have a right to make them.
Chuck Grassley Asks the Justice Department to Investigate Michael Avenatti and Julie Swetnick for False Statements
"The obvious, subsequent contradictions along with the suspicious timing of the allegations necessitate a criminal investigation."
'Fairness' Outweighs Objective Data When Americans Evaluate Risks
New study explains why I can't convince people that terrorism is not worth worrying much about.
Los Angeles Owes Billions in Pension Debts. Now It's Asking Citizens for Permission to Run a Bank.
What could possibly go wrong?
'Do the Rich Capture All the Gains from Economic Growth?' No, He Explains Convincingly.
Economist Russ Roberts provides a strong argument that individual economic mobility is the rule and not the exception.
FDA Recognizes Psilocybin As 'Breakthrough Therapy' for Depression
The designation could be a prelude to approving the forbidden psychedelic drug as a medicine.
Claire McCaskill -- "Not One of Those Crazy Democrats"
What seems to be a real radio ad put out by the McCaskill campaign.
The Most Depressing Aspect of the 'Non-Player Character' Meme
Anyone's opinions about politics ought to be the least important and generally least interesting thing about them.
Socialism vs. Capitalism: Jacobin's Bhaskar Sunkara and Economist Gene Epstein Debate
Which economic system is most effective at bringing freedom to the masses?
Socialism vs. Capitalism: Jacobin's Bhaskar Sunkara and Economist Gene Epstein Debate
Which economic system is most effective at bringing freedom to the masses?
Injunction Against "Harassing" Online Speech Struck Down on First Amendment Grounds
"We cannot adopt the trial court's preference to treat a [personal protection order], which in this case is a prior restraint on ... speech, as a means 'to help supplement the rules that we all live in society by.' The First Amendment ... demands that we not treat such speech-based injunctions so lightly."
Libertarian Candidate Will Almost Certainly Be Blamed as 'Spoiler' in Georgia Gubernatorial Race
In one of the country's highest-profile campaigns, featuring Democratic heartthrob Stacey Abrams vs. Trumpian Secretary of State Brian Kemp, Ted Metz is likely pulling enough votes away to force a runoff.
Criticizing a Drag Show Earned This Catholic College Student a Visit From the Title IX Coordinator
"My identity is not up for debate."
De Niro and Biden Latest Targets of Suspected Pipe Bombs: Reason Roundup
Some conservatives are calling it a political stunt cooked up by Democrats. Democrats blame Trump's rhetoric. Trump blames the media.
When It Comes to Sowing Discord in America, Russians Can't Compete with Americans
I learned it from watching you, Uncle Sam!
How I Became a Libertarian
On the magazine's 50th birthday, Reason staffers share their philosophical origin stories.
Does the First Amendment Protect a Presumptive Right to Access Criminal Court Records?
The Colorado Supreme Court said "no" -- eleven federal circuits and many state high courts say "yes" -- the Supreme Court is being asked to review the case.
