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Policy

A Wrong Turn on Saving Fuel

Which energy efficiency plans hold up to scrutiny?

Steve Chapman | 7.23.2007 6:27 AM

Policy

Fire at 10 Pesos

U.S. businesses accept pesos. Immigration hawks go nuts.

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 7.20.2007 12:30 PM

Civil Liberties

Say It Ain't So, Ricky!

Why are pro sports bosses so skittish about marijuana?

Paul Armentano and Mark Stepnoski | 7.19.2007 3:04 PM

World

Alphabet Soup in Iraq

Prepare for "Plan C" and hand Washington an "F"

Michael Young | 7.19.2007 12:00 PM

Politics

John Edwards and the Prevailing Winds

On the trail with the Democratic dark horse

Steve Chapman | 7.19.2007 6:18 AM

Nanny State

Flying Blind In A Red-Tape Blizzard

How George Bush became the regulator-in-chief

Jonathan Rauch | 7.18.2007 3:26 PM

Policy

Pain Medication: Keep Chilled

Why would a legitimate doctor worry about the DEA?

Jacob Sullum | 7.18.2007 6:57 AM

Culture

Media Culpa

Blaming the press for Iraq

Michael Moynihan | 7.17.2007 12:18 PM

Policy

The End of Cheap Oil?

The new cycle of resource nationalism is bad news

Ronald Bailey | 7.17.2007 6:30 AM

Culture

Dispatches from the Mommy Wars

Are full-time working moms losing the battle?

Cathy Young | 7.16.2007 3:45 PM

Politics

The Ron Paul Movement

The libertarian longshot won't win the presidency, but that isn't the only prize on the table

Jesse Walker | 7.16.2007 1:00 PM

World

Unshakable Optimism on Iraq

Why policymakers can't find the pony but keep trying

Steve Chapman | 7.16.2007 6:58 AM

Economics

Easter Island Fights Prosperity

Mayor Pedro Edmunds wants "his people" to be lovable. They're more interested in getting rich.

Juliet Samuel | 7.13.2007 2:40 PM

From Africa to the Caribbean to the Penitentiary

Short takes from Reason's July issue

Reason Staff | 7.13.2007 10:59 AM

Culture

Generation Dobler

The fight to avoid buying, selling, or processing in a wealthy modernity

Brian Doherty | 7.12.2007 12:10 PM

Politics

Myths of the War on Terrorism

Does the truth lie in Michael Chertoff's gut?

Steve Chapman | 7.12.2007 6:30 AM

Politics

Fair and Balanced Radio?

Politicians using laws to bully those who don't agree with them.

Radley Balko | 7.11.2007 11:28 AM

Politics

The President's Strained Mercy

If Bush wants to correct unjust sentences, why stop with Scooter Libby?

Jacob Sullum | 7.11.2007 6:37 AM

World

Bush's Strange Romance

Why is the president so kind to Vladimir Putin?

Cathy Young | 7.10.2007 3:03 PM

Policy

Silence Is Golden

Gagging Net radio for fun and profit.

Jeff Taylor | 7.10.2007 1:14 PM

Policy

Can Caution Be Too Risky?

Balancing risks and benefits at the FDA

Ronald Bailey | 7.10.2007 6:55 AM

Culture

Quo Vadimus?

Looking at Washington, dreaming of Rome

David Weigel | 7.9.2007 3:06 PM

Culture

What Ever Happened to Gary Cooper?

A few words about gender differences

Steve Chapman | 7.9.2007 6:34 AM

World

When Dictators Dictate

Why do Arab thugs always get away with murder?

Michael Young | 7.6.2007 3:00 PM

Politics

Why Big Things Fail

Gigantism and the U.S. government

Crispin Sartwell | 7.6.2007 11:01 AM

Culture

L.A.'s Nostradamus

How Robert Heinlein anticipated Southern California politics and culture.

Brian Doherty | 7.5.2007 3:09 PM

Politics

Bogus Claims of Bigotry

Does dissing Charles Rangel make you a racist?

Steve Chapman | 7.5.2007 12:01 PM

Politics

Divided We Brawl

The virtues of partisan bickering

Jacob Sullum | 7.5.2007 6:31 AM

Policy

This Fourth of July, Salute Rush Limbaugh

Why you should thank the people who killed the immigration bill

Shikha Dalmia | 7.4.2007 10:19 AM

Nanny State

Is Real ID a Real Problem?

The Feds wimp out and New Hampshire thumbs its nose at national ID cards.

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 7.3.2007 12:10 PM

News Ages Quickly

Scientific publishing moves into the 21st century at last

Ronald Bailey | 7.3.2007 6:48 AM

War on Drugs

Our Militarized Police Departments

Testimony before the House Subcommittee on Crime

Radley Balko | 7.2.2007 3:18 PM

Politics

Hillary's Feminine Mystique

Is gender any reason to elect a president?

Cathy Young | 7.2.2007 12:34 PM

Politics

Integration Defeats Quotas

Did the Supreme Court "Roll Back" Brown vs. Board of Education?

Steve Chapman | 7.2.2007 6:20 AM

Politics

City of Liberty

New York's leading lights of libertarianism

Brian Doherty | 6.29.2007 11:25 AM

Culture

Blinded by the Law

Teen sex case shows that focusing on the letter of the law doesn't always spell justice

Radley Balko | 6.28.2007 12:04 PM

Civil Liberties

Good Times, Bad Mood

What are Americans so grumpy about?

Steve Chapman | 6.28.2007 6:14 AM

Politics

Romney, Torture, and Teens

The former governor's connections to abusive "tough love" camps

Maia Szalavitz | 6.27.2007 3:35 PM

Politics

Bong Hits and Ad Runs

Two Supreme Court cases show the perils of making excuses for censorship.

Jacob Sullum | 6.27.2007 6:41 AM

Politics

Hello, Nurse!

The petty tyranny of Michael Bloomberg

David Weigel | 6.26.2007 3:14 PM

Policy

Let the Mighty Eagle Soar

Freeing the bald eagle from the Endangered Species Act

Brian Seasholes | 6.26.2007 12:55 PM

Culture

Finking on Finkelstein

Does the tenure case of Norman Finkelstein bode ill for academic freedom?

Cathy Young | 6.25.2007 3:28 PM

Politics

Idiot Investors?

Congress protects people from making money on the stock market.

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 6.25.2007 12:30 PM

Culture

Confessions of a Feral Beast

Why I'm proud to scare Tony Blair

Steve Chapman | 6.25.2007 6:48 AM

Culture

Michael Moore's Shticko

His health care jeremiad won't win any converts

Michael Moynihan | 6.22.2007 3:08 PM

Policy

Feed SUVs and Starve People?

Why turning food into fuel may not be such a good idea

Ronald Bailey | 6.22.2007 12:05 PM

World

The Enemy of My Enemy

Gaza shows that Islamists are as pragmatic as any of us

Michael Young | 6.21.2007 4:00 PM

Policy

Watching the Detectives

Why it should always be legal to record the police.

Radley Balko | 6.21.2007 12:48 PM