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A skating rink is just one example of how spontaneous order is more effective than central control for organizational purposes.
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'The Review Board' Bust: 12 More Men Face Felony Charges for Posting to Seattle Web Forum
The area has previously prosecuted more than a dozen men in 2016 for online speech related to prostitution.
Google Releases Very Small Batch of National Security Letters to the Public
Secret snooping gets slightly less so.
Section 702 Challenge Denied in Portland Christmas Bombing FBI Sting Case
Opportunity to limit government surveillance power missed.
Denver Police Can No Longer Take Blankets From Freezing Homeless People. For Now, Anyway
Mayor temporarily suspends the confiscation of survival gear from homeless during cold weather months.
The FDA's Unauthorized War on Pipes and Cigars
The FDA is extending the meaning of the Tobacco Control Act to cover cigars, pipe tobacco, and even pipes.
Reed College Professor on Social Justice Left: 'I Am a Gay Mixed-Race Woman. I Am Intimidated By These Students'
Queer, leftist professors and filmmakers are afraid of being sent to the guillotine by self-professed radical students.
Free Trade Has Worked. Just Look at Texas.
The state has become the leading exporter in the U.S. since the passage of NAFTA in 1993.
Free Trade Has Worked. Just Look at Texas.
The state has become the leading exporter in the U.S. since the passage of NAFTA in 1993.
Video Evidence Leads to $600,000 Settlement in NYPD Excessive Force Lawsuit
Taxpayers will foot the bill for the vicious beating of 19-year-old Jateik Reed, which started with an illegal stop-and-frisk.
Obama Preserves Torture Report While Keeping It Secret
Will we ever truly know the full extent that we used waterboarding and abusive techniques on prisoners during the war on terror?
Rex Tillerson Nominated for Secretary of State: Climate Activists' Heads May Explode
'The top U.S. diplomat responsible for everything from negotiating international climate agreements to resurrecting the Keystone XL Pipeline'
Maryland Police Association Director Resigns Over Prostitution Charges
And he's not the only criminal justice official in the news for sex offenses this week...
Straitjackets for New Ideas
What happens when an idea doesn't fit the regular regulatory categories?
Rick Perry Wanted to Eliminate the U.S. Department of Energy: Trump Nominates Him to Head It
Reform or just substituting fossil fuel crony capitalism for Obama's renewable energy crony capitalism?
Man Told to Leave Six Flags Because He Looked Too Much Like Santa Claus
The park does not allow unapproved individuals to interact with children.
Bouncy Houses and American Idol: How Local Governments in Pennsylvania Blew Drilling Tax Revenue
The money is supposed to offset environmental consequences of natural gas drilling, but some localities used it as a slush fund for pet projects and parties.
Bakersfield Cops Shoot 73-Year-Old Man After Responding to Report of Someone Brandishing a Gun
No gun was found anywhere on the block or in the family's home or cars
Bernie Sanders: Donald Trump Won Because People Are Tired of Political Correctness
"I think he said some outrageous and painful things, but I think people are tired of the same old politically correct rhetoric."
Trump Nominating Rex Tillerson Secretary of State
Exxon-Mobil CEO could become an advocate for liberalization and cooperation as top diplomat.
The Most Important Graph in the World
There has been a massive increase in wealth throughout the world in the last two centuries.
California's Gift to Its Neighbors: Expanded Cigarette Smuggling Opportunities
They even opened the door to tax-avoiding e-cigarettes!
Did Russia Really 'Hack the Election'?
Matt Welch talks Trump, Putin, and electoral integrity on tonight's Kennedy…and then later on Red Eye
Can Free Speech Flourish in the Age of Trump? Nick Gillespie, Flemming Rose at Cato (New Reason Podcast)
The publisher of the "Mohammed cartoons" and the editor of Reason.com talk about threats to free expression in America and beyond.
What a Subway Breast-Implant Ad Can Teach Us About U.S. Health Care
The idea that people won't be able to afford medical treatment without Obamacare is simply wrong.
Who Wins From New York's Ban on Airbnb? The Dirtiest Hotel In America
The Hotel Carter is "undeniably, unequivocally, the worst hotel in New York City" but thanks to anti-Airbnb regulations, it's a "winner."
Let's Say Russia Did Hack the Dems. What Would Be a Responsible Reaction?
A guide to stripping the political outrage out of a national defense and policy issue.
Dissecting 'Fake News'
From Donald Trump to Hillary Clinton, conspiracy theorizing to political lying, Matt Welch answers questions about the media's latest fad
Chicago Cop Involved in Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Man Could've Been Fired Years Ago
Police acknowledge he could've been fired before either of his fatal shootings of unarmed people.
The War on Free Speech Escalates
Assaults on freedom of speech in Europe and the United States.
Thanks to the 1,400 of You Who Contributed $187,000 to Reason's 2016 Webathon!
Your generosity will help slingshot Reason into its second half-century of defending Free Minds and Free Markets!
James Scott, David Friedman, and Robert Ellickson Debate Anarchy
One and a half anarchists
CIA and FBI Should Make Public Any and All Evidence That Russia Tampered with Election
U.S. intelligence agencies (not to mention Congress) have little to no credibility with public. They should heed Justin Amash's call for transparency.
