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The Two-Party System Is a Shambling Zombie
It's time to breathe new life into America's undead political parties.
Anti-Smoking Paternalism Infantilizes Adults
The anti-tobacco crusade says it wants to reduce smoking, but it's also interested in increasing revenue, a competing interest.
Drain the Swamp!
Government spending and crony capitalism are out of control, and few people bother to go to Washington to ask for spending cuts.
The Cannabis Exception to the Second Amendment
Even in states that have legalized marijuana, using it means sacrificing your right to armed self-defense.
Castro's 'Accomplishments' in Cuba a Load of Nonsense
Cuba has a two-tier healthcare system like all communist countries, lags in other indicators, and lacks basic human rights.
Who Should Decide if 'Hydroponic' is 'Organic'?
A controversy highlights the need to get the USDA out of organic food altogether. (Even a major newspaper thinks so!)
Energy Poverty Is Much Worse for the Poor Than Climate Change
Forcing poor people to forego economic development in order to prevent climate change is 'morally dubious'
CalPERS Staff Nudges Board To Consider Lower Return Rates
Likely to lower its expected rate of returns on investments, forcing cities and other participating agencies to contribute more to cover the shortfall.
Dear Media: Please Stop Normalizing the Alt-Right
Two hundred white nationalists get more coverage than tens of thousands of pro-life demonstrators.
A Republican Ban on Internet Gambling Would Repeat a Costly Democratic Mistake
Obvious cronyism vs. the 10th Amendment
The Fake Epidemic of Fake News
The outrage over fake news is based on fake news about fake news.
Movie Review: Allied
Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard in a retro wartime romance.
Is Trump's Pot Tolerance Fading?
By choosing a diehard prohibitionist for attorney general, the president-elect casts doubt on his commitment to marijuana federalism.
Thanksgiving Tragedy
Property rights saved the Pilgrims from starvation; a lack of property rights keeps Indians in poverty today.
Globalization and Poverty
The last forty years have seen a massive and historically unprecedented decline in global poverty.
The Joys of an Unlicensed Dog
Licensing your pets trusts bureaucrats to exercise better judgment and restraint in the treatment of animals than they've ever demonstrated before.
A Day Trip to Dearborn, Michigan, Helps Puts Election Results in Perspective
Will the rest of America eventually converge with the coasts?
How Idaho's Drug Warriors Stole Hope from Epileptic Kids
A Reason investigation uncovers how cops, prosecutors, and lobbyists conspired to restrict a promising cannabis-derived seizure treatment.
America Called Bullshit on the Cult of Clinton
The one good thing about Trump's win? It shows a willingness among Americans to blaspheme against saints and reject the religion of hollow progressiveness.
What Trump's Win Means for Food and Agricultural Policy
Should we expect a scaling back of regulations or even repeals?
This Awkward Search Party May Be Worth Joining
TBS is burning off the quirky comedy Thanksgiving week.
Movie Review: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Eddie Redmayne in a return to Potter World, or someplace sort of like it.
Bail System Is Next Target of California Criminal Justice Reform Efforts
Looking to change the 'money bail' system.
Ignore the Mob—Long Live the Electoral College
You can't always get what you want.
Listening to Sex Offenders
Their stories are stereotypical and repetitive in ways we've all heard a million times, all our lives-and mostly not from sexual offenders.
Will New Bosses Be the Same as the Old Bosses?
Republican control of the White House and Congress doesn't necessarily mean limited government.
Why Minorities Will Save American Constitutional Traditions in the Age of Trump
Don't count on resistance from the white establishment
Trump's Infrastructure Illusions
Yet another federal spending spree isn't going to fix what ails us.
Trump Is Not My President, and Clinton Is Not Our Secretary
Something like titles of nobility.
The Humanist Visionaries of Libertarianism
Why we need libertarianism, outside politics, today more than ever.
What Trump Can Do for Us
Will a ridiculous president encourage Americans to take the presidency less seriously?
Why Are Detroit Cops Killing So Many Dogs?
A Reason investigation reveals widespread, unchecked violence against pets during drug raids-including two officers who have shot more than 100.
A Tech Agenda for the Trump Administration
How Donald Trump can make America innovate again
We Work Less, Have More Leisure Time and Earn More Money
Income per capita per year was up 111 percent between 1950 and 2016.
#Calexit? Great Idea! Secession Means More Smuggling Opportunities
There's money to be made by transporting banned goods across borders.
Affordable Care Act's Unpopularity Helped Trump Win 2016 Election
What was Obamacare, in the end, but an arrogant overreach by an elite out of touch with the rest of America?
The Tide Turns on Legalizing Pot in Virginia
Seven more states legalize marijuana for recreational or medical use.
Trump and the Media's Alleged 'Failure'
There was actually plenty of news coverage of the views of Trump supporters.
Trump, Political Science, and the 'Basket of Deplorables'
How a billionaire rode a rising tide of populism to the White House.
California Voters Defy Trends—By Voting As Expected
Kamala Harris wins in the Senate, and a slew of Propositions were voted on
Democrats Have No One to Blame but Themselves for Trump
Poor candidate, poor arguments.
