Charles Oliver, Author at Reason.com

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Close-up of the baht, Thailand's currency, with a picture of the country's king. | Sirayot Bunhlong | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Royal Trouble

Charles Oliver | 2.2.2024 4:00 AM

A policeman talks to a woman in her doorway. | Arne9001 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Nobody Home

Charles Oliver | 2.1.2024 4:00 AM

A man tucks a wad of cash into a suit jacket pocket. | Chernetskaya | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Uncharitable Fraud

Charles Oliver | 1.31.2024 4:00 AM

A man's hand and a stack of U.S. hundred-dollar bills | Devinpavel | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Kick It Back

Charles Oliver | 1.30.2024 4:00 AM

bb1 | Illustration: Peter Bagge

Brickbats: February 2024

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

Charles Oliver and Peter Bagge | 1.29.2024 6:15 AM

A man in an olive sweater sits in front of a bank of surveillance monitors. | Viappy | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Casting a Wide Net

Charles Oliver | 1.29.2024 4:00 AM

A street preacher speaks into a microphone. | Adam Calaitzis | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Thought Crime

Charles Oliver | 1.26.2024 4:00 AM

Two street trash cans filled to the top with garbage and plastic bottles. | Lestertairpolling | Dreamstime.com

Government Waste

Brickbat: Expensive Garbage

Charles Oliver | 1.25.2024 4:00 AM

A beautiful woman in a military uniform does a half-salute half-point to the camera. | Bogdan Chirap | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Supporting the Troops

Charles Oliver | 1.24.2024 4:00 AM

A pregnant woman holds her stomach while a man cradles a fake pregnancy belly. | Prostockstudio | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Miami Vices

Charles Oliver | 1.23.2024 4:00 AM

A journalist with a PRESS badge holds two microphones and writes in a notebook | Wellphotos | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Don't Touch

Charles Oliver | 1.22.2024 4:00 AM

A suspect in a hoodie flees from police under an overpass. | Lightfieldstudiosprod | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Hot Pursuit

Charles Oliver | 1.19.2024 4:00 AM

A passport open to a blank page on which VISA DENIED has been stamped. | Piyamas Dulmunsumphun | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Taking Their Word for It

Charles Oliver | 1.18.2024 4:00 AM

A package thief in a hoodie walks away from a porch with a package in tow, as seen through a doorbell camera. | RightFramePhotoVideo | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Package Thief Privacy

Charles Oliver | 1.17.2024 4:00 AM

A man speaking French, with the French flag in his speech bubble | Fuzzbones | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Parlez-vous français?

Charles Oliver | 1.16.2024 4:00 AM

Close-up of a credit card about to be used at point of sale. | Lorna Jane | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Let's See Some ID

Charles Oliver | 1.15.2024 4:00 AM

An officer with London's Metropolitan Police riding a motorcycle. | John Gomez | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: What's That Smell?

Charles Oliver | 1.12.2024 4:00 AM

The Immigrants monument by Luis Sanguino, in Battery Park, Lower Manhattan. | Viocara | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: What Did You Call Me?

Charles Oliver | 1.11.2024 4:00 AM

Fluffy puppy in the display window of a pet store. | Valerij Milanovic | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: How Much Is That Doggie In the Window?

Charles Oliver | 1.10.2024 4:00 AM

A thief clips a bicycle lock with long-handled bolt cutters. | Andrey Popov | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: The Bicycle Thieves

Charles Oliver | 1.9.2024 4:00 AM

Rows of books on shelves at a school library. | Syda Productions | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: The Censors Say 'Sorry'

Charles Oliver | 1.8.2024 4:00 AM

A software developer sits in front of monitors filled with computer code. | Wutthichai Luemuang | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: A Rose By Any Other Name

Charles Oliver | 1.5.2024 4:00 AM

Neon signs reading TOPLESS, advertising a topless bar. | Joe Sohm | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Running Up the Score

Charles Oliver | 1.4.2024 4:00 AM

A hand holds an ICEE branded cup at an outdoor park. | Vladimír Výbožťok | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Have a Drink on Me

Charles Oliver | 1.3.2024 4:00 AM

Union protesters on a picket line in Manhattan. | Vonora | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Union Dues

Charles Oliver | 1.2.2024 4:00 AM

A single prisoner in an orange jumpsuit lies on a cot in a prison cell. | Ilya Ginzburg | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Filed Away and Forgotten

Charles Oliver | 1.1.2024 4:00 AM

bb4 | Illustrations: Peter Bagge

Brickbats: January 2024

News of Florida politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly.

Charles Oliver and Peter Bagge | 12.31.2023 6:00 AM

A sign on a fence advising people to social distance and stay six feet apart in order to stop the spread of COVID-19 | Gary Hider | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Making It Up As We Go Along

Charles Oliver | 12.29.2023 4:00 AM

"Sobriety Checkpoint Ahead" sign indicating a DUi checkpoint. | John Roman | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Smells Like Trouble

Charles Oliver | 12.28.2023 4:00 AM

Hong Kong police officers walk through a crowd during the Lan Kwai Fong Festival. | Sam D\'cruz | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: International Fugitives

Charles Oliver | 12.27.2023 4:00 AM

Chick-Fil-A location | Susan Vineyard | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Getting Fried

Charles Oliver | 12.26.2023 4:00 AM

A professor instructs a college classroom. | Kasto80 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: The Right Criteria

Charles Oliver | 12.25.2023 4:00 AM

A miniature bottle of Smirnoff vodka with a cup of soda, on an airline passenger tray. | Christian Heinz | Dreamstime.com

Government employees

Brickbat: Flying High

Charles Oliver | 12.22.2023 4:00 AM

A chocolate Labrador retriever police dog with handler. | Ivan Kokoulin | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Bad Partner

Charles Oliver | 12.21.2023 4:00 AM

Two Metropolitan Police Officers in a crowd | Lawrence Willard | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Family Matters

Charles Oliver | 12.20.2023 4:00 AM

A row of urinals | Kittiphat Abhiratvorakul | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Urine Trouble

Charles Oliver | 12.19.2023 4:00 AM

A woman in a pink hijab yell into a megaphone. | Aaron Amat | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Cover Your Head and Shut Your Mouth

Charles Oliver | 12.18.2023 4:00 AM

Officers in a police station work on computers. | Vadimgozhda | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Look What I Found

Charles Oliver | 12.15.2023 4:00 AM

An officer, seen from behind, knocks on a door. | Arne9001 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Shoot First, Knock and Announce Later

Charles Oliver | 12.14.2023 4:00 AM

A doctor prepares a drug test. | Robert Kneschke | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: False Positive

Charles Oliver | 12.13.2023 4:00 AM

Two people peer into a 3D printer. | Monkey Business Images | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Printer Precautions

Charles Oliver | 12.12.2023 4:00 AM

A maintenance worker repairs a boiler. | Ronstik | Dreamstime.com

Energy efficiency

Brickbat: All Charged Up

Charles Oliver | 12.11.2023 4:00 AM

Soccer fans in Wales. | Wan Rosli Wan Othman | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Working the Ref

Charles Oliver | 12.8.2023 4:00 AM

Cooler display with drinks and premade meals. | Mara Robinson | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Quite an Expensive Sandwich

Charles Oliver | 12.7.2023 4:00 AM

The flag of Ukraine on a pole | Denys Bozduhan | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Big Neighbor Is Watching

Charles Oliver | 12.6.2023 4:00 AM

Toyota Hilux truck on a dirt road. | Engdao Wichitpunya | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Off Road, Off Limits

Charles Oliver | 12.5.2023 4:00 AM

Unlocked handcuffs against a white background. | Teamarbeit | Dreamstime.com

Prison sentence

Brickbat: The Wrong Man

Charles Oliver | 12.4.2023 4:00 AM

A K9 police dog in a harness. | Chris Johnson | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Unprovoked Attack

Charles Oliver | 12.1.2023 4:00 AM

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