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Why Is Everyone So Willing to Believe 'Fake News' About Sex Trafficking?
"It's like we lack enough empathy to understand the choices of others, and therefore deprive them of agency."
Congress Reaches Spending Deal; 'Skinny Budget' Goes Out the Window
You didn't think they were really going to defund public broadcasting and slash the EPA by 31 percent, did you?
Trump Embraces Murderous Drug Warrior, Inviting Him to the White House
The president praised Philippine strongman Rodrigo Duterte for "fighting very hard to rid his country of drugs."
Reason Wins 3 Maggie Awards From the Western Publishing Association!
C.J. Ciaramella, Brendan O'Neill, and this here blog take top honors among publications west of the Mississippi River
Public Toilets and Private Burdens
Demanding access to businesses' restrooms comes with costs.
Talk to, Don't Provoke, North Korea
Remember this the next time someone asks, "Can we trust North Korea?" The more appropriate question is whether North Korea can trust the U.S. government.
Are High Taxes to Blame for Minnesota's Championship Drought?
The Twin Cities have been waiting since 1991 for a winner. A University of Illinois-Chicago economist says lowering the income tax rate might help.
The Scoop on 'Frozen Dessert' Licenses
You got a permit for that ice cream machine?
On the 'Invasion' of 'Libertarianism,' Pope Francis' Ignorance Is Showing
We're not all the egoistic Ayn Rand acolytes the Catholic pontiff imagines.
Roger Goodell Says Medical Marijuana Might Not Be Safe Enough For Grown Men Who Hurt Each Other For a Living
Football is more dangerous than pot.
NSA Ends One Particular Type of Domestic Email Data Collection
No more gathering communications from Americans that were 'about' a foreign target.
Prostitution-Ring-Running Cop Sees Court, But Police Who Extort Sex Often Go Unpunished
Former NYPD officer Michael Rizzi is accused of running an upscale prostitution service and its 50 related websites.
Neil Gaiman's American Gods Makes for a Raucous Television Adaptation
It doesn't always make sense, but it's loaded with garish style.
Oregon Democrats (Reluctantly) Look to Address Budget Deficit with Spending Cuts
Here's why Congressional Republicans can't seem to do the same
Peoples Climate Movement March for Jobs, Justice and the Climate
Social justice activists hijack the problem of man-made climate change.
Peoples Climate March This Saturday: New at Reason
Progressives claim that climate change entails killing off capitalism
Australian Police Admit Illegally Snooping on Journalist
Country requires companies to collect and store mass amounts of citizen metadata. Abuses are inevitable.
Trump's First 100 Days: At Least He Picked Some Good People to Run Things
The best thing about Trump's administration is the parts that aren't Trump (or Jeff Sessions).
On Health Care, Republicans Are Only Negotiating With Themselves
The GOP's Obamacare repeal is stalled because Republicans haven't made a case for its merits.
Trump Executive Order Could Empower State and Local Governments to Manage Federal Lands
Issues executive order to Interior Department to review national monument designations.
How'd President Trump Do in First 100 Days?
Three best and worst achievements.
100 Days of Trump: Three Best and Worst Moments of Presidency So Far
The best and worst achievements so far.
That Time New York's Department of Education Decided to Teach Kids What an 'Oreo' Is
Friday A/V Club: Lessons in slang
CNN Erroneously Claims Illegal Drugs Are a 'Deadlier' Highway Hazard Than Alcohol
The network misreads federal data, conflating positive drug tests with impairment.
A Matter of Steel Industry Security
Steel imports are no more a threat to U.S. national security than imported sugar or lumber or tulips.
