Charles Oliver, Author at Reason.com

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A fanned-out stack of American cheese slices, individually packaged. | Dorothy Merrimon Crawford | Dreamstime.com

Plastic Pollution

Brickbat: It's Not Easy Being Cheesy

Charles Oliver | 5.7.2024 4:00 AM

A realtor or landlord shakes hands with a young couple in a bright, sparsely-furnished apartment, while holding a rental agreement. | Fizkes | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Sit and Stay Awhile

Charles Oliver | 5.6.2024 4:00 AM

Two teenagers in a juvenile detention facility lean against a chain-link fence. | motortion | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: The First Rule of Fight Club

Charles Oliver | 5.3.2024 4:00 AM

Protesters in New York City hold up signs saying FREE TOOMAJ and STOP DEATH PENALTY NOW. | Lev Radin/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Brickbat: Songs of Protest

Charles Oliver | 5.2.2024 4:00 AM

Multiple protesters hold signs that say "Hamas are terrorists" in London. | Tayfun Salci/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Brickbat: Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign

Charles Oliver | 5.1.2024 4:00 AM

Magnifying glass sits atop a card of fingerprints. | Drzaribu | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Close Enough for the Feds

Charles Oliver | 4.30.2024 4:00 AM

Two men in a car drive through a tunnel in Munich, Germany. | GoranJakus | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Baby, You Can't Drive Your Car

Charles Oliver | 4.29.2024 4:00 AM

Children board a yellow school bus idling on a two-lane road. | Joe Sohm | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Bus Stopped

Charles Oliver | 4.26.2024 4:00 AM

Alyaksandr Ilyin performing live with band Nizkiz in Belarus. | Volha Shukaila/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Authoritarianism

Brickbat: Stop the Music

Charles Oliver | 4.25.2024 4:00 AM

Homeless encampment under an overpass in Oakland, California. | Blackkango | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Who's Counting?

Charles Oliver | 4.24.2024 4:00 AM

Two protesters hold an Israeli flag. | Salvador Ceja | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: 'Openly Jewish'

Charles Oliver | 4.23.2024 4:00 AM

Close-up of a doctor's hands holdings pills, with his wrists handcuffed. Doctor is wearing green scrubs and a stethoscope around his neck. | DPST/Newscom

Brickbat: Keeping Drugs Off the Street

Charles Oliver | 4.22.2024 4:00 AM

Police Scotland officers chat with citizens across a metal barrier. | Zhukovsky | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: You Hate To See It

Charles Oliver | 4.19.2024 4:00 AM

A photographer with a red backpack, in the foreground, takes pictures of police officers on horseback, in the background. | Gerold Grotelueschen | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Freeze Frame

Charles Oliver | 4.18.2024 4:00 AM

A Connecticut State Patrol car sits along the side of a two-lane highway. | Rtdeleon04 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Timely Manner

Charles Oliver | 4.17.2024 4:00 AM

Dancers in Russia performing traditional dances of the North Caucuses. | Vyacheslav Dyachkov | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: At a Medium Pace

Charles Oliver | 4.16.2024 4:00 AM

A black wallet with British pounds sticking out. | Piotr290 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: There for the Taking

Charles Oliver | 4.15.2024 4:00 AM

Supermarket shelves with many different tomato products in cans and jars. | Francesco Marzovillo | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Too Sweet? Too Harsh.

Charles Oliver | 4.12.2024 4:00 AM

An iPhone open to the "Find My" app, with several devices listed. | Savconstantine | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Missed It by That Much

Charles Oliver | 4.11.2024 4:00 AM

Police Scotland officer on a motorcycle. | John Messingham | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Information Is Dangerous

Charles Oliver | 4.10.2024 4:00 AM

BB4 | Illustration: Peter Bagge

Brickbats: May 2024

News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world.

Charles Oliver and Peter Bagge | 4.9.2024 6:00 AM

A soldier in military fatigues sits with a therapist. | Katarzyna Bialasiewicz | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Charles Oliver | 4.9.2024 4:00 AM

A firefighter walks away from a blaze. | Arisha Singh | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Fighting Fire

Charles Oliver | 4.8.2024 4:00 AM

Wall of gritty graffiti. | Andrei Iancu | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Paint It Black

Charles Oliver | 4.5.2024 4:00 AM

A professional dog walker walks with eight dogs on leashes. | Tiago Lopes Fernandez | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Walking the Dog(s)

Charles Oliver | 4.4.2024 4:00 AM

Stage actors with their backs to the audience. | Andrey Lukovskii | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Don't Forget Your Lines

Charles Oliver | 4.3.2024 4:00 AM

The hood is popped on a car that has been modified to race, as the driver leans over to tinker with the engine. | Mariuszks | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Chop Shop

Charles Oliver | 4.2.2024 4:00 AM

U.S. Army soldiers saluting in formation. | Bumbleedee | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Lending a Helping Hand

Charles Oliver | 4.1.2024 4:00 AM

A female scientist works at a lab station, testing DNA. | Vladgalenko | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Science Doesn't Lie, but Scientists Do

Charles Oliver | 3.29.2024 4:00 AM

Awning that hangs over the entrance of an English restaurant, reading FISH & CHIPS | Christopher Bellette | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: There's Something Fishy Going On

Charles Oliver | 3.28.2024 4:00 AM

A police cruiser is parked on a residential street outside a house. | Dogorasun | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Unsafe at Home

Charles Oliver | 3.27.2024 4:00 AM

The waiting room of a hospital in the United Kingdom. | Matthew Ashmore | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: We'll Get to You in a Moment

Charles Oliver | 3.26.2024 4:00 AM

bb1 | Illustrations: Peter Bagge

Brickbats: April 2024

News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world.

Peter Bagge and Charles Oliver | 3.25.2024 6:00 AM

A pizza being removed from a burning pizza oven | Dejan Veljkovic | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: When the Moon Hits Your Eye

Charles Oliver | 3.25.2024 4:00 AM

The locked door of a commercial freezer, seen from the outside. | Wellesenterprises | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Cold Injustice

Charles Oliver | 3.22.2024 4:00 AM

An unseen man sits in front of a computer screen at night. | F01photo | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Misogyny on Main

Charles Oliver | 3.21.2024 4:00 AM

A male motorist blows into a Breathalyzer while sitting in the front seat of his car. | Andrey Popov | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: You Blew It

Charles Oliver | 3.20.2024 4:00 AM

A keyring hanging from a hook by a front door. | Rushtonheather | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Persistence Is Key

Charles Oliver | 3.19.2024 4:00 AM

A child's hands clutch prison bars. | Tinnakorn Jorruang | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Pint-Sized Prison

Charles Oliver | 3.18.2024 4:00 AM

A chest of pirate treasure, including gold and jewels. | Savagerus | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Perks of the Job

Charles Oliver | 3.15.2024 4:00 AM

Blurred image of a police vehicle with siren flashing, as if in pursuit. | Niti Wongthai | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Swift Justice

Charles Oliver | 3.14.2024 4:00 AM

A female psychic telling someone's fortune using playing cards. | Miriam Doerr | Dreamstime.com

Law enforcement

Brickbat: Pre-Crime and Punishment

Charles Oliver | 3.13.2024 4:00 AM

Close-up of a vehicle tag sticker and tag registration form. | Pixelrobot | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Texas Tag Trouble

Charles Oliver | 3.12.2024 4:00 AM

An adorable brown and white dog with traces of black around the nose and eyes. | Vlad Georgescu | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Dog Gone

Charles Oliver | 3.11.2024 4:00 AM

Ambulance drives down an Edinburgh street, blurred as if it's moving quickly. | Mino Surkala | Dreamstime.com

Government abuse

Brickbat: Free Ride

Charles Oliver | 3.8.2024 4:00 AM

A man holds a Colt Python revolver behind his back, next to his waistband. | Maximus117 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: You Can Tell Us

Charles Oliver | 3.7.2024 4:00 AM

A black dog hikes his leg to urinate on a wall. | Miguel Angel Morales Hermo | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Taking the Piss

Charles Oliver | 3.6.2024 4:00 AM

The imported beer section of a Whole Foods in Houston. | Trong Nguyen | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Pop the Top

Charles Oliver | 3.5.2024 4:00 AM

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