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Failing His Way to Higher Office

Bumbling Prince George's County, Maryland Sheriff Michael Jackson wants a promotion.

Radley Balko | 10.12.2009 12:00 PM

Policy

Fattening the Nanny State

The folly of menu labeling laws

Steve Chapman | 10.12.2009 7:00 AM

Politics

Why Ayn Rand is Hot Again

The unconservative Ayn Rand and her relationship to the American right

Brian Doherty | 10.10.2009 7:00 AM

Reason.tv: Barack Obama Wins The Nobel Peace Prize And…

Reason Staff | 10.9.2009 5:43 PM

Politics

The Madness of the Mandate

What's wrong with the government forcing individuals to buy health insurance.

Peter Suderman | 10.9.2009 3:00 PM

Economics

Saving Consumers from Themselves

The trouble with Obama's proposal for a Consumer Financial Protection Agency

Anthony Randazzo | 10.9.2009 12:15 PM

Politics

When Public Power Is Used for Private Gain

It's time for New York's highest court to say no to eminent domain abuse

Damon Root | 10.8.2009 4:30 PM

Culture

Now Playing at Reason.tv: Tom G. Palmer on Libertarian Theory, History, and Practice

Reason Staff | 10.8.2009 3:00 PM

Politics

Transfer Machine

Why the true burden of government is the spending level

John Stossel | 10.8.2009 12:00 PM

Politics

Obama and the Socialist Canard

The president is no left-wing extremist

Steve Chapman | 10.8.2009 7:00 AM

Politics

Now Playing at Reason.tv: Author Johan Norberg on the Orgins of the Financial Crisis

Michael Moynihan | 10.7.2009 4:30 PM

Politics

Ready for Her Close-Up

Re-examining Ayn Rand's place in American intellectual and cultural life

Nick Gillespie | 10.7.2009 3:00 PM

Policy

The Doers vs. The "Thinkers"

The fatal conceit of trying to plan the economy

David Harsanyi | 10.7.2009 12:00 PM

Politics

From Guns to Butter

How a Second Amendment case can help restore economic liberty

Jacob Sullum | 10.7.2009 7:00 AM

Policy

Will Our Robot Overlords Be Friendly?

Notes from the Singularity Summit in New York City.

Ronald Bailey | 10.6.2009 5:00 PM

Economics

The Adventures of a Guilty Liberal

No Impact Man fails to make an impression

Dan Hayes | 10.6.2009 12:15 PM

Reason.tv: Light Bulbs vs. The Nanny State

Reason Staff | 10.6.2009 7:00 AM

Politics

Marching with Michael Moore

After a rally, union toughs get a sneak peak of Capitalism: A Love Story

Sean Higgins | 10.5.2009 4:30 PM

Politics

Keeping Lone Wolves from the Door

Why Congress should not renew the PATRIOT Act's "lone wolf" provision

Julian Sanchez | 10.5.2009 3:00 PM

Economics

Scenes From a Crackdown

Police overkill at the G20 summit in Pittsburgh

Radley Balko | 10.5.2009 12:00 PM

Politics

Chicago Wins By Losing

Why losing the Olympics is a blessing in disguise for the Windy City

Steve Chapman | 10.5.2009 7:00 AM

Economics

The Teutonic Turn

In the midst of an economic downturn, German voters go libertarian

Michael Moynihan | 10.2.2009 5:00 PM

Read Our Complete October Issue

Reason Staff | 10.2.2009 3:30 PM

Culture

Rosemary's Crybabies

What's the matter with Roman Polanski's Hollywood pals?

David Harsanyi | 10.2.2009 12:00 PM

Politics

The Supreme Court Takes on Guns, Again

Heller lawyer Alan Gura revived the Second Amendment. Can he do the same for the 14th?

Brian Doherty | 10.1.2009 5:30 PM

Politics

Success No Matter What?

Don't believe the White House's economic hype

John Stossel | 10.1.2009 12:00 PM

World

The Tragedies of Afghanistan

Will America's new strategy work?

Steve Chapman | 10.1.2009 7:00 AM

Politics

Obama Is No Radical

But maybe we'd be better off if he were.

Jesse Walker | 9.30.2009 3:00 PM

Policy

Leave Them Kids Alone

Where's the evidence that longer school days produce smarter kids?

David Harsanyi | 9.30.2009 12:00 PM

Politics

Criminal Records

The federal ban on depictions of animal cruelty violates the right to free speech.

Jacob Sullum | 9.30.2009 7:00 AM

Policy

Does High-Tech Medicine Mean Higher Health Care Costs?

A new report finds that medical innovation boosts life expectancy, but doesn't cost more

Ronald Bailey | 9.29.2009 4:30 PM

Policy

5 Myths We Need to Can About Soda Taxes

Why do politicians keep trying to tax your Coke?

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 9.29.2009 3:00 PM

Reason.tv: Cracking The Education Monopoly

Los Angeles parents demand choice. And get it.

Reason Staff | 9.29.2009 12:00 PM

Politics

The Infallible Prosecutor

Should prosecutors who manufacture evidence be susceptible to lawsuits?

Radley Balko | 9.28.2009 12:00 PM

Policy

Sweet Lies About Kids and Smoking

The FDA's new ban on flavored cigarettes won't prevent teen smoking

Steve Chapman | 9.28.2009 7:00 AM

World

How to Lose Friends…

Why Obama should reaffirm the importance of our relationship with Israel

David Harsanyi | 9.26.2009 12:00 PM

Politics

Obama and the Afghan Abyss

Why it's time for the U.S. to get out of Afghanistan

Terry Michael | 9.26.2009 7:00 AM

Politics

The Body Politics

On health-care reform, Democrats have become their own worst enemy.

Peter Suderman | 9.25.2009 6:00 PM

Reason.tv: Nick Gillespie on Fox News' Freedom Watch

Talking tea parties, the death of conservatism, and the future of libertarian politics

Reason Staff | 9.25.2009 4:30 PM

Politics

Obama, Race, and Health Care

Understanding America's real and imagined grievances

Shikha Dalmia | 9.25.2009 12:00 PM

Politics

Iran Under Ahmadinejad

Three scenes from the coming military dictatorship

Iraj Rahmim | 9.24.2009 3:00 PM

Economics

The Truth About Media Bias

Every reporter has political beliefs

John Stossel | 9.24.2009 12:00 PM

Policy

What Do We Owe Exonerated Inmates?

Why justice demands full atonement when we punish the innocent

Steve Chapman | 9.24.2009 7:00 AM

Reason.tv: Libertarian Party Chairman William Redpath Tells All

Why Barr fizzled in 2008 and reasons to be cheerful about the future

Reason Staff | 9.23.2009 6:00 PM

Economics

Anarchy in PA

The last thing Pittsburgh needs is the G-20 Summit

Bill Steigerwald | 9.23.2009 4:30 PM

Policy

The Internet's New Enforcer

The FCC chairman appoints himself top cop on the World Wide Web.

Peter Suderman | 9.23.2009 3:00 PM

Policy

Climate Change and the Nanny State

Do we need the government to save us from ourselves?

David Harsanyi | 9.23.2009 12:00 PM

Politics

Coverage Story

Does the cost of uncompensated care justify forcing people to buy health insurance?

Jacob Sullum | 9.23.2009 7:00 AM