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Tonight on The Independents: Ebola Politics, Gary Johnson on Libertarian 'Spoilers,' LP Senate Candidate Amanda Swafford, Columbus Day Partying, Bobby Bones on Football Hazing, and After-show!

Matt Welch | 10.13.2014 8:34 PM

Politics

Whistleblower Monday: Watch the V.A.'s Scott Davis and the NSA's William Binney Explain How the Government Punished Them for Telling the Truth

Matt Welch | 10.13.2014 6:27 PM

North Korea

Kim Jong Un Reportedly Makes Public Appearance

According to the not-exactly-trustworthy North Korean state media

Reason Staff | 10.13.2014 6:21 PM

Crime

Solved: The Case of the Corpse's Missing Watch (A Cop Stole It)

Robby Soave | 10.13.2014 5:17 PM

Texas

Wendy Davis Defends Wheelchair Ad

...by calling her opponent a hypocrite.

Reason Staff | 10.13.2014 4:30 PM

Policy

Why Government Websites Cost More and Perform Worse Than Private Sector Sites

Nearly 2,000 pages of cumbersome federal contractor regulations could be to blame.

Ira Stoll | 10.13.2014 4:30 PM

Ira Stoll: Why Dot-Gov Is Worse Than Dot-Com

Reason Staff | 10.13.2014 4:30 PM

ISIS Claims Kobani as Obama Admin Contradicts Itself, Climate Change vs. U.S. Military, Wendy Davis Defends Wheelchair Ad: P.M. Links

Zenon Evans | 10.13.2014 4:30 PM

Ukraine

Russian-Backed Leader in Ukraine Unconscious After Attack

Reason Staff | 10.13.2014 4:10 PM

LGBT

Vatican Changes Tone About Gays, Divorcees

Same beliefs, different way of saying it.

Reason Staff | 10.13.2014 4:00 PM

Politics

Columbus Day: Libertarian Economist Says the Left is Right to Condemn Columbus

Brian Doherty | 10.13.2014 3:52 PM

Policy

Ezra Klein 'Completely Supports' 'Terrible' Yes Means Yes Law

Robby Soave | 10.13.2014 3:50 PM

Politics

The GOP's 2016 Shadow Primary Has Already Begun

Peter Suderman | 10.13.2014 3:41 PM

Ebola

Do I Have Ebola? Google Testing Live-Video Medical Advice

Probably works better than Healthcare.gov.

Reason Staff | 10.13.2014 3:30 PM

Politics

City Spends Months Debating Smoking Ban in Public Parks, Discovers Smoking Was Already Banned in Public Parks

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 10.13.2014 3:27 PM

Politics

Americans Distrust Government Too Much to Answer Census Questions, So Let's Threaten 'Em, Says Official

J.D. Tuccille | 10.13.2014 3:22 PM

Politics

Libertarian Party Candidates, In and Out of Debates

Brian Doherty | 10.13.2014 3:04 PM

Ferguson

Cornel West Arrested in Ferguson

West was in Ferguson as part of the "Ferguson October" rally, which has been attended by over 1,000 protesters.

Reason Staff | 10.13.2014 3:00 PM

Nanny State

I Let the Government Microwave Raw Chicken for Me. Here's What Happened.

Scott Shackford | 10.13.2014 2:45 PM

Civil Liberties

Ferguson October: Thousands Gather for Marches, Speeches, and Civil Disobedience Around St. Louis

At #MoralMonday and other "Ferguson October" events a diverse group is coming together to march, chant, sing, pray, and practice civil disobedience.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.13.2014 2:45 PM

Civil Liberties

She Exposed the FBI, Then She Went Underground

The eighth COINTELPRO burglar comes forward.

Jesse Walker | 10.13.2014 2:30 PM

Politics

Hong Kong Clashes as Cops Remove Protesters' Barricades

Zenon Evans | 10.13.2014 2:15 PM

Policy

3 Striking Signs of Growing Pot Tolerance

Jacob Sullum | 10.13.2014 1:59 PM

Politics

Do Libertarian Party Candidates Always Pull From Republicans?

Nick Gillespie | 10.13.2014 1:35 PM

Politics

Hypocrisy Alert: John McCain Wants An Ebola Czar

Lucian McMahon | 10.13.2014 1:33 PM

Politics

What is the Government's Proper Role in Fighting Ebola in a Libertarian World?

Shikha Dalmia | 10.13.2014 1:03 PM

Sex Crimes

Teacher's Aide Sent 14-Year-Old-Girl to Bathroom to Get Sexually Assaulted by a 16-Year-Old Eighth Grade Boy So He Could Get Caught in the Act

Ed Krayewski | 10.13.2014 12:06 PM

Policy

Administration Lowers Expectations for Obamacare's Second Year

Peter Suderman | 10.13.2014 12:02 PM

Policy

Farmers' Markets and Organic Farms: More Special Interests Get Millions in Government Handouts

From farm grants to "green" technology subsidies, politicians hand out goodies while taxpayers get stuck with the tab.

A. Barton Hinkle | 10.13.2014 12:00 PM

A. Barton Hinkle: Why Politics As Usual Means Giving Other People's Money to Special Interests

Reason Staff | 10.13.2014 12:00 PM

Science & Technology

World Health Organization: Ebola 'Unquestionably the Most Severe Acute Public Health Emergency in Modern Times'

Reason Staff | 10.13.2014 11:50 AM

Politics

Blackwater Founder Wants Mercenaries to Fight ISIS War

Zenon Evans | 10.13.2014 11:40 AM

Gay Marriage

Huckabee Threatens to Walk If GOP Backs Off on Gay Marriage

Scott Shackford | 10.13.2014 11:20 AM

Politics

MSNBC Has Lousy Ratings—and They're Getting Worse

Reason Staff | 10.13.2014 10:50 AM

Politics

Latest Salon Interview with Liz Warren Even More Nauseating Than Usual

So exclusive. Much interview.

Robby Soave | 10.13.2014 10:45 AM

Politics

Virginia Postrel: Why Neal Stephenson, Peter Thiel Are Wrong About the Future

Nick Gillespie | 10.13.2014 10:28 AM

Science & Technology

Centers for Disease Control: More U.S. Ebola Cases 'Possible'

Reason Staff | 10.13.2014 10:26 AM

Policy

Leading Economists Urge SCOTUS to Reject Occupational Licensing Abuse

Damon Root | 10.13.2014 10:20 AM

Policy

Should We Expect Ground Troops Soon in the Fight Against ISIS?

J.D. Tuccille | 10.13.2014 10:11 AM

Culture

Greg Beato: The Surprising Power of Subtitles

Reason Staff | 10.13.2014 10:00 AM

Economics

Nobel Prize for Economics Goes to Economist Who Studies Monopolies

And pushes regulations to prevent markets from obtaining "socially undesirable results"

Reason Staff | 10.13.2014 9:52 AM