Highlights of Reason's Video Game Coverage Over the Years
Virtual worlds have caused plenty of real-world anxiety, hysteria, and good, old-fashioned fun.
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Some Weird Facts You Can Pretend You Already Knew About Video Games
So, you think you know about video games...
Sorry, Pope Francis: Poverty, Not Inequality, Is the Source of Social Evil
Inequality in poor countries is much worse than inequality in rich countries
A Lethal Injection of Reality
Medicalizing executions helps maintain support for the death penalty.
The Ethanol Disaster
America's renewables policy is bad for consumers, the environment, and the global poor.
Conservatives Show Their Hypocrisy on Immigration
Calls to deport Bieber, and other immigrants, ignore the rule of law
Republicans, Poised to Take Over Congress, Are in Disarray
A new GOP majority will run the risk of exposing all the intraparty differences that have been quietly festering.
One Man's Loophole Is Another Man's Liberty
Big government tightens its grip on "loopholes." Beware.
'Tobacco Products' That Aren't
FDA regulation of e-cigarettes could amount to a slow-motion ban.
The High Price Tag of the Obama Library
Legislators in broke Illinois are considering approving $100 million for the Barack Obama Presidential Library.
Blood Glacier Isn't Total Crap; Zombeavers Is
Screaming death birds and undead aqua-rodents.
How the Drug War Threatens Privacy Rights Around the World
The war on drugs drives a greater demand for police wiretaps, which in turn erodes society's support for privacy rights.
Libertarianism Is Still About More Than Rejecting Aggression
Libertarian has a historical and philosophical association with ethical and political individualism
How Government Created the Campus Rape Crisis [Corrected, May 5]
You know who does an even worse job than the cops at dealing with rape? College administrators.
Vidalia® Onion Fight Highlights Absurdity of Many State Food® Rules
The nation's largest grower of Vidalia® onions is fighting-and flaunting-a Georgia state law that says he can't ship onions until the state says so. Why do Georgia and other states have dumb laws like these on the books?
2,770 Teens Drug Tested by Company Headed by School Principal's Brother
Drug war crusaders are stripping high school students of privacy and trust.
The Real Problem With Kerry's 'Apartheid' Myth
The demography apocalypse isn't happening in Israel, and even if it were, it would have absolutely nothing to do with today's peace negotiations.
Farmworkers Battle Unions and Bureaucrats
The agency formed so workers have a voice won't let them use that voice.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Grapples With Love, Death, and CGI
Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone return in an overwrought arachnid adventure.
Why the U.S. Blew a Chance To Reconcile With Iran
The CIA and Pentagon feared their budgets and staffs would be slashed with the end of the Cold War, and needed a new antagonist.
FCC to Reporters: What You're Doing Isn't Journalism
Why is the Federal Communications Commission deciding which reporters are producing real 'news stories'?
The Drone War's Secrets and Lies
If our government thinks it is justified in killing people, it shouldn't act like it has something to hide.
Affirmative Action is a Lost Cause
But there are better ways for progressives to advance racial justice
Bundy, Sterling, and Reconciling Racially Hateful Speech With Freedom
The most effective equalizer for hatred is the free market.
Rand Paul: Can The Bucks Start There?
A libertarian-leaning maverick strives to win the money (or just the love) to gain the White House
Regulating Away the American Dream
Government mostly hinders us, and then brags that it is waiting to take charge when we fail.
People Are Calling for Fans to Boycott the L.A. Clippers. Do Boycotts Actually Work?
How boycott research explains Donald Sterling's NBA ban.
Obama Is Right on Clemency for Non-Violent Drug Offenders
Conservatives have no good reason to caterwaul this time.
Is It Time to Welcome Our New Robot Overlords?
From online shopping to drone surveillance, it's a brave new world out there.
Hillary Clinton, the Unrepentant Hawk
Hillary Clinton is a long-standing and unblushing advocate of frequent military intervention abroad.
Why Rich Women Have Great, Low-Cost Childcare, And Poor Women Pay Out the Nose
You can thank regulations and licensing rules for pricing child care out of the reach of many lower-income families while leaving wealthier women with gray market or black market solutions.
Helping People Understand Freedom Is Key to Libertarianism
Our job is to teach one of liberalism's most groundbreaking insights, namely, that societies run themselves without plan or command-when allowed.
Living with Inequality
Has Thomas Piketty really found "the central contradiction of capitalism"?
Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Suit Pitting Beverage Giants
How much pomegranate and blueberry must appear in "Pomegranate Blueberry" juice for the name not to be deceptive?
Liberal Pundits of the World Unite Over Thomas Piketty's New Book
Democratic pundits have enthusiastically and unconditionally embraced Capital in the Twenty-First Century, a book that evokes Karl Marx and talks about tweaking the Soviet experiment.
Game of Thrones Rape Scene Provokes Mixed Messages From Feminists
The latest episode of Game of Thrones has touched off a raging debate that reveals cracks in feminist dogma about "rape culture."
California Officials Dread Rail Project Trial
The $68 billion high-speed boondoggle may not comply with its legal promise.
The Other Woman Brings New Twists to Chick Flicks
Leslie Mann classes up a predictable movie that has a light, jaunty comic rhythm.
Paying for Obamacare
We passed it. We're finding out what's in it. And now we have to pay for it.
Democracy and Affirmative Action
Affirmative action supporters argue they should be free to establish the policy by amending state constitutions, but those who reject it should not.
Rand Paul Is Right: Carter Was Thriftier Than Reagan
The sooner the GOP groks this, the sooner they will support limited goverment.
A Legal Way to Kill?
The Obama administration is probably right to fear the public reveal of its heretofore secret rationale for extra-judicial killing.
Boston Marathon-Style Intrusive Security Has 'Institutionalized Fear'
If we treat everyday life as a permanent state of emergency, we render ourselves helpless and at risk.
