Charles Oliver, Author at Reason.com

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Close-up of a statue of blindfolded Lady Justice, with focus on the scales she is holding. | Oleg Dudko | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Injustice Is Blind

Charles Oliver | 6.11.2024 4:00 AM

A bulletproof vest held aloft | Sirawit Hengthabthim | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Naked and Afraid

Charles Oliver | 6.10.2024 4:00 AM

Harvey Weinstein at the defense table in court | Steven Hirsch/UPI/Newscom

Brickbat: Get 'Em Next Time

Charles Oliver | 6.7.2024 4:00 AM

One businessman whispers to another, as if sharing a secret | Miszaqq | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Intemperate Talk

Charles Oliver | 6.6.2024 4:00 AM

A nurse attaches a tag to a deceased person's toe in a morgue | Katarzyna Bialasiewicz | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: I Had No Suspicions

Charles Oliver | 6.5.2024 4:00 AM

A man in the drivers seat of a car blows into a breathalyzer. | Andrey Popov | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Three Strikes

Charles Oliver | 6.4.2024 4:00 AM

A woman stands in front of a police car on the side of the road, handcuffed behind her back. | Piotr290 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Getting Criminals Off the Street

Charles Oliver | 6.3.2024 4:00 AM

Armored police vehicle | Jonathan Souza | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: All Hands on Deck

Charles Oliver | 5.31.2024 4:00 AM

A man hides behind his couch and calls 911 as burglars ransack his living room. | Lightfieldstudiosprod | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: When Seconds Count

Charles Oliver | 5.30.2024 4:00 AM

Interstate highway exit signs, one depicting an exit to Interstate 76 east toward Philadelphia, the other for an exit to Interstate 76 west toward Pittsburgh. | Wellesenterprises | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Mistyped Tickets

Charles Oliver | 5.29.2024 4:00 AM

Someone off-camera serves a piece of paper to a seated woman in handcuffs, who appears distressed. | Andrey Mikhaylov | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Just a Piece of Paper

Charles Oliver | 5.28.2024 4:00 AM

Close-up of a student's hand taking a test. | Petro | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Teaching the Test

Charles Oliver | 5.27.2024 4:00 AM

A happy and diverse group of people in a business environment: six people of different ages, races, and genders. | Fizkes | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Apply Now!

Charles Oliver | 5.24.2024 4:00 AM

A man in a business suit kicks open the door of a solitary door frame against a light blue background. | Gearstd | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: No Keys? No Problem.

Charles Oliver | 5.23.2024 4:00 AM

Policeman in his patrol car radioing in. | Brian T. Young | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Typo Trauma

Charles Oliver | 5.22.2024 4:00 AM

A veterinarian in a livestock pen uses ultrasound to check a cow's pregnancy. | Jevtic | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Don't Have a Cow, Man

Charles Oliver | 5.21.2024 4:00 AM

Close-up of a man's hands opening an envelope with a letter opener. | Christian Horz | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Missed Delivery

Charles Oliver | 5.20.2024 4:00 AM

Handcuffs and a ballpoint pen on an arrest warrant. | Mykhailo Polenok | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Sign on the Dotted Line

Charles Oliver | 5.17.2024 4:00 AM

A collage of coupons, offering discounts ranging between 20–50 percent. | Haywiremedia | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Never Low Prices

Charles Oliver | 5.16.2024 4:00 AM

Hands clasped in prayer over a Bible. | Duncanandison | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Say Your Prayers

Charles Oliver | 5.15.2024 4:00 AM

Car speedometer in kilometers per hour | Yurix | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Backseat Driver

Charles Oliver | 5.14.2024 4:00 AM

bb2 | Illustration: Peter Bagge

Brickbats: June 2024

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

Peter Bagge and Charles Oliver | 5.13.2024 6:00 AM

An unseen man in a business suit types on a tablet, at a desk with a nameplate that reads "Assessor" | Motortion | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Low Taxes for Me, Not for Thee

Charles Oliver | 5.13.2024 4:00 AM

A stark white Asimov-style robot in a grocery store, reaching out to pick something off of a shelf in the produce aisle. | Emilyprofamily | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Robot's Day of Rest

Charles Oliver | 5.10.2024 4:00 AM

A young woman in the driver's seat of a car looks at a breathalyzer test that reads 0.00 | Adam Wesolowski | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: This Blows

Charles Oliver | 5.9.2024 4:00 AM

Display case full of gelato in an Italian gelateria. | Khorzhevska | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: We All Scream

Charles Oliver | 5.8.2024 4:00 AM

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

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