Will Opening Up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Spark Another Alaska Oil Boom?
And would that mean driving a stake through its "biological heart"?
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The Year in Teen Sexting Panic
From cops to Congress, overreactions to teen sexting have reached new heights in 2017.
New Year, New Logo at Reason!
2018 marks the 50th anniversary of Reason and we're celebrating with a typographical facelift.
Memphis Privatizes Its Parks to Get Rid of Confederate Statues
Private spaces are a great way to minimize social conflict.
Grim News: U.S. Life Expectancy Falls for a Second Straight Year
Largely due to increases in opioid overdose deaths
The TSA Is Still Really Bad at Evaluating Risk
The GAO says the TSA doesn't do a good job of putting its resources where the threats are.
Reconciling Katz and the Fourth Amendment Text
Some people think the Katz "reasonable expectation of privacy" test is hard to reconcile with the text of the Fourth Amendment. Here's why I think they're wrong.
Warren's Regulatory Expansion Is Wrong Answer to Equifax Breach
The senator wants to force credit reporting agencies to offer useful services for free.
Libertarian History/Philosophy
Oldest Libertarian Organization, FEE, Looking for Publisher/Editorial Director
Another reason to like Atlanta.
Resolved: 15 Million Americans Would Be Better Off Without Welfare
Center for American Progress' Neera Tanden and Foundation for Government Accountability's Tarran Bragdon debate government handouts at the Soho Forum.
Resolved: 15 Million Americans Would Be Better Off Without Welfare
Center for American Progress' Neera Tanden and Foundation for Government Accountability's Tarran Bragdon debate government handouts at the Soho Forum.
You Won't Be Able to Pay Taxes on a Postcard, and That's Exactly How H&R Block Likes It
The Republican tax bill means most Americans will keep more of the money they earn. But the process will still be frustrating and terrible.
Every Vote Does Count - But the Chance it Will Make a Difference is Still Ridiculously Low
A recent Virginia election decided by one vote has given new life to the mantra that "every vote counts." But the chance of a single vote making a difference remains extraordinarily low, and this reality incentivizes voters to be ignorant and biased.
Report All Inappropriate Christmas Decorations to the Proper Authorities
At the University of Minnesota, wrapped gifts could get you on the naughty list.
'Degrading and Vile' Modification of Colleague's Wedding Photo Was Protected Speech
The New Jersey Supreme Court narrowly construes a ban on annoying conduct to avoid First Amendment problems.
D.C. Allowed to Exclude Religious Ads from Buses
Seems inconsistent with a 1995 Supreme Court precedent, but the D.C. federal court allowed this, and the D.C. Circuit seems to agree.
Trump Is Offering the Country a Sophie's Choice on Dreamers
Lawmakers should be prepared to shutdown the government to escape it
GW Students Organize to Fight Oppression By Oppressing Reading Choices
Obvious propaganda should be labeled propaganda, obviously.
Can Public Display of Pictures of Nudity Be Criminalized?
It turns out the Supreme Court has dealt with the question, in Erznoznik v. City of Jacksonville (1975).
Tax Bill Passes Congress—Are You Dead Yet???
Another day of cartoonish outrage in Washington.
The Senate's Rejection of Export-Import Bank Critic Shows How Entrenched Crony Capitalism Is in Washington
Several Republicans broke ranks to kill the nomination of Rep. Scott Garrett to head the Export-Import Bank.
Congress Mulls Passing Most Intrusive Federal Surveillance Bill Available (Update: Bill Is Dead 'For Now')
This FISA renewal bill would essentially gut the Fourth Amendment.
The Detroit Free Press Eats its Own in the #MeToo Feeding Frenzy
It fired its top editor on flimsy grounds
My Take on the Politics of 'The Last Jedi'
"The Last Jedi" focuses on the value of institutions, not just individual heroes. But it's still hard to tell what the rebels are fighting for.
Court Upholds Right to Display Signs Depicting Aborted Fetuses
A sound decision Monday from a federal district court in Michigan.
Starting in 2018, Life in Prison for Oregon Sex Crimes
Locking people up in perpetuity "may satisfy our sense of moral outrage, but it does not make good policy," opponents warn.
Small Alabama Town Hired Cops, Judge, Prosecutor, Set Up Speed/Asset Forfeiture Trap
Motorists have found alternate routes, and now the townspeople may lose their police force.
New Policy Lets V.A. Docs Talk to Veterans About Medical Marijuana Use
But they're still forbidden from recommending or prescribing, and the government won't pay for it.
Constitutional Right to Install Bulletproof Glass?
Philadelphia's planned restrictions on bulletproof glass would violate the Pennsylvania Bill of Rights -- "All men ... have certain inherent and indefeasible rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, [and] of ... protecting property ...."
Avoid the Deadly Isms
The binary "us vs. them" approach in politics abets the loss of freedom.
Trump's Phony Postcard Tax Return
The tax bill does not deliver the simplification that the president promised.
Ben Carson Admits War on Drugs Conflicts with War on Poverty
The drug war "often dealt harshly with non-violent offenders, taking men away from their families" the secretary of housing and urban deveopment admits.
Pentagon Investigates UFO Sightings and an Interstellar Visitor Zips Through Solar System
Survey finds 47 percent of people believe in the existence of intelligent alien civilizations in the universe.
Would More Infrastructure Spending Have Stopped Yesterday's Derailment?
President Trump seems to think so.
The GOP Tax Bill Isn't the End of the World. Far From It.
It's a conventional Republican tax plan with all the predictable problems - and benefits.
