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Cities Facing Fiscal Mess Plead With CalPERS as Pensions Consume Budgets
Local California officials warn of a looming disaster.
Movie Review: American Made
Tom Cruise flies again.
Republicans Should Reject 'Bipartisan' Solution for Obamacare
There was nothing bipartisan about the way the law was passed.
Republican Senate Candidate Austin Petersen Has His Personal Facebook Page Suspended
He doesn't know why, and the former Libertarian finds it worth noting Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg is a maxed-out donor to his potential Democratic opponent.
Trump Nominates Libertarian-Minded Texas Justice Don Willett to U.S. Appellate Court
Willett picked to fill vacancy on U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.
Bogus Stoned Driving Arrests Highlight Dubious Methods of 'Drug Recognition Experts'
A lawsuit by three sober drivers who were busted for DUI questions the pot-detecting abilities of DREs.
Chicago Alderman Proposes 'Super Ticket Writers' to Fill Budget Gap
Residents already face a stream of tax increases, largely to shore up pension funds.
$7,700 Is Your Share of the Wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria So Far
Including homeland security, domestic surveillance, TSA harassment, veterans benefits, and interest on associated federal debt: $61,000 per taxpayer
Why Bernie Sanders' Medicare for All Is a Bad Idea
If single-payer couldn't make it out of Sanders' home state, there's no reason to try it on all of America.
How Ron Paul Gets the NFL 'Take the Knee' Controversy Wrong
Why should obsession with "cultural Marxism" mean one should fear protesting police crimes?
Two Solar Companies Got Big Subsidies From Obama. Now They Want Protective Tariffs From Trump.
A bankrupt Chinese-owned taxpayer-subsidized company that's asking for protection against Chinese imports.
Us Silly Right-Wingers and Our #Problematic Sombreros!
The New Republic unwittingly praises Reason and Lionel Shriver with faint damning.
The GOP's New Tax Plan Proves Republicans Never Cared About the Federal Deficit
Republicans promised tax reform that wouldn't increase the debt. Their blueprint breaks that promise.
Trump Waives Jones Act for Puerto Rico for 10 Days. That's Good, but It's Not Enough.
Congress needs to vote to stop protecting shipping cartel from market competition.
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case Against Compulsory Public-Sector Union Fees
SCOTUS will hear Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31 this term.
California May Add Gender Category 'X' to State IDs. Good—Your Gender Isn't the Government's Business.
A no-gender option on state-issued documents is a very libertarian step.
What Hugh Hefner's Daughter Told Reason About Feminism and Pornography
From the Reason archives
Jones Act Protectionism Is Why Tax Reform Is Probably Doomed to Fail (UPDATE: It's Waived!)
If you can't change a single lousy law in the face of humanitarian crisis, how are you going to take on the tax code's thousands of special-interest blocs?
Can the 'Big Six' Keep Tax Reform From Being Deep-Sixed?
Congress should take a scalpel to the corporate tax rate.
In Stunning Reversal, Trump Gives Up on Private Sector Infrastructure Investments
Libertarians have increasingly little to like about his presidency.
Harvard Crimson: University Is Right to Ban Fraternities, Wrong to Ban Sororities
Assault on freedom of association
Puzder on Minimum Wage, Automation, and Withdrawing as Trump's Labor Secretary Nominee
The former fast food restaurant CEO says a $15 wage floor steals opportunities from entry-level workers.
Puzder on Minimum Wage, Automation, and Withdrawing as Trump's Labor Secretary Nominee
The former fast food restaurant CEO says a $15 wage floor steals opportunities from entry-level workers.
Reality Contradicts Study Linking Movie Guns to Fatal Firearm Accidents
As guns proliferated in movies, accidental gun deaths and violent crime fell dramatically.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Defenders of the CFPB's Newest Financial Regulation Are Ignoring Crucial Facts
Senate Republicans could vote as soon as this week to repeal the CFPB's ban on arbitration clauses.
Jeff Sessions Just Made the Chief of the DEA Look Like a Pot Head's Hero
Acting DEA Administrator Chuck Rosenberg reportedly resigned in part over the Justice Department's obstruction of marijuana research.
Police Union Complains That Public Got to See Them Roughing Up Utah Nurse
Transparency about behavior of government employees is not a violation of due process.
Mom's Run-In with Alleged Sex Traffickers Goes Viral. But Nothing Happened.
It could happen to you, whatever "it" is.