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A Non-Terrible District Attorney Wins in Philly
But will he be able to follow through?
Ban on Carrying Guns Within 1,000 Feet of Park Struck Down
...by the Illinois Supreme Court in a decision this morning.
Middlebury Activist Who Published List of Alleged Rapists May Have Violated Title IX
"I could really give a f**k about protecting the privacy of abusers."
What's Hot in Porn Tech: Blockchain, Cam Girls, and Snapchat
New technologies are helping the adult industry adjust to government regulations and give more power to performers.
Restrictionists Are Misleading You About Immigrant Crime Rates
Restrictionists are inflaming public opinion to justify a harsh crackdown
Neil Gorsuch and Samuel Alito Butt Heads Over the Fourth Amendment, Again
Gorsuch advances another property rights theory of the Fourth Amendment that Alito rejects.
NAFTA Withdrawal Would Undermine Tax Reform Gains
America needs both low taxes and free trade to thrive in the 21st century.
En Banc D.C. Circuit Upholds Constitutionality of CFPB
A divided D.C. Circuit holds Congress may insulate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from Presidential Control. Will the Supreme Court agree?
Inserting People into Porn Movies: The First Amendment Textbook Problem (2005)
A prediction comes true, for better or worse ....
California Politicians Want to Create a Government-Owned Marijuana Bank
Federal pot prohibition breeds state socialism.
Starting Today, San Francisco Is Erasing Everybody's Misdemeanor Pot Convictions
Retroactivity is a powerful tool we don't use often enough.
This Boring British Cops Clone May Show the Future of American Mass Surveillance
Mass surveillance is up and running on Britain's roads. Will ours be next?
The Dubious Legal Claim Behind #ReleaseTheMemo
Did DOJ actually need to disclose who funded the Steele dossier? Very likely not.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
CFPB Is Constitutional, Court Rules, in Victory for Unaccountable Bureaucrats Everywhere
The D.C. Circuit says the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is OK.
Addicts Use Imodium to Help With Detox. That's a Terrible Reason for the FDA to Make It Harder to Get.
The opioid crisis is starting to drive people crazy.
The Government Is Going to Shut Down Again (and That's Bad)
System failures are a false path to limited government.
The Government Is Going to Shut Down Again (and That's Bad)
System failures are a false path to limited government.
Want to Intern at Reason? Apply Now
The deadline to send in your application for the summer internship is a month away.
Post-Trump, Do We Really Want a Viable Third Party? Survey Says Yes, History Says GTFO
Lincoln was the last person to win the presidency as standard-bearer for a new party. And look what happened to him.
Michigan State Students and Faculty Protest Interim President for Supporting School Choice, Not Being a Woman
The Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal brings new leadership and old complaints.
The Axis of Evil Is Back, and It's Never Going Away
U.S. presidents like to go looking for dragons to slay.
The Ongoing Cato Unbound Debate over "The Captured Economy"
Several commentators (myself included) continue the debate over Brink Lindsey and Steven Teles' important new book.
When It Comes to the Escalating War on Terror, Trump's SOTU Was Heavy on Bragging, Light on Details
The war will continue until further notice.
SOTU: Trump Promises Streamlined Regulations, More Private Investment in Infrastructure
The president's comments adhered pretty closely to past statements but offered little added detail.
What About the Debt? Trump's SOTU Ignores a $20 Trillion Time Bomb
If a Republican president can't address a Republican-controlled Congress without paying lip service to the idea of cutting spending, what good are Republicans?
Justifying Surveillance of Carter Page Would Have Been Pretty Easy
The FBI needed probable cause to believe he was an agent of a foreign power, a standard that is not hard to meet.
Sadly, America's Not the Freest Country in the World
The U.S. used to come in second or third in rankings, but according to the latest Human Freedom Index it's at 17.
Poland's Holocaust Bill Is a Hate Speech Ban
The bill's backers say talking about Polish complicity in Nazi genocide is a form of group defamation.
State of the Union Wrap Up Video: Ask Us Anything
Katherine Mangu-Ward, Matt Welch, and Peter Suderman take your questions.
