Charles Oliver, Author at Reason.com

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A police officer's gloved hands place a wallet into an evidence bag. | Felipe Caparros Cruz | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: You Won't Be Needing That

Charles Oliver | 6.20.2023 4:00 AM

An unseen woman uses Facebook on her phone. | Jirapong Manastrong | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Our Little Secret

Charles Oliver | 6.19.2023 4:00 AM

Two hunters, seen from behind, walk through the woods in orange and camo. | Parfansedgars | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: On the Hunt

Charles Oliver | 6.16.2023 4:00 AM

An unseen person in handcuffs. | Dave Fairclough | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: We Run a Tight Ship

Charles Oliver | 6.15.2023 4:00 AM

Recyclable packing materials. | Shawn Hempel | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: It's All About the Green

Charles Oliver | 6.14.2023 4:00 AM

An older woman knocks on a residential door. | Oscar C. Williams | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: I Need a Little Favor

Charles Oliver | 6.13.2023 4:00 AM

An elderly woman with her chin on her hands, against a white backdrop. | Vladimir Voronin | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Watch Your Attitude, Granny

Charles Oliver | 6.12.2023 4:00 AM

Man in motorcycle gear on fire | Greg Davis | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Great Balls of Fire

Charles Oliver | 6.9.2023 4:00 AM

A man in a leather jacket walking along the beach takes a selfie on his phone. | Vadymvdrobot | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Say Cheese

Charles Oliver | 6.8.2023 4:00 AM

Grazing goat | Vitaly Olefirenko | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: This Gets My Goat

Charles Oliver | 6.7.2023 4:00 AM

Three soccer fans cheering. | Rido | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Bad Shirt

Charles Oliver | 6.6.2023 4:00 AM

A boy gets on a school bus. | Lightfieldstudiosprod | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Bad Bus Behavior

Charles Oliver | 6.5.2023 4:00 AM

A police car in hot pursuit. | Janis Lacis | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Giving Chase

Charles Oliver | 6.2.2023 4:00 AM

A man in a business suit sits at his desk, asleep but with Post-It notes on his eyes with eyes drawn on. | Fizkes | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: No-Show Job

Charles Oliver | 6.1.2023 4:00 AM

Gas boiler. | Ansis | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: It's Getting Hot

Charles Oliver | 5.31.2023 4:00 AM

A red double-decker bus passes an Underground sign in London. | Stuart Pearcey | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Drawing a Line

Charles Oliver | 5.30.2023 4:00 AM

A thief wearing black gloves and a balaclava breaks into a car with a screwdrier. | Djedzura | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Who's To Blame?

Charles Oliver | 5.29.2023 4:00 AM

A tip truck dumping red soil at a construction site. | Johan Larson | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Dirty Hands

Charles Oliver | 5.26.2023 4:00 AM

An unseen woman holds a smartphone, as if she's texting. | Olga Simonova | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Purged

Charles Oliver | 5.25.2023 4:00 AM

A smiling older woman cutting produce in a kitchen. | Xalanx | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Watch Out, She's Got a Knife

Charles Oliver | 5.24.2023 4:00 AM

Rep. Linda Sanchez speaks at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. | Consolidated News Photos/Newscom

Brickbat: But I Read It On the Internet

Charles Oliver | 5.23.2023 4:00 AM

bb1 | Illustrations: Peter Bagge

Brickbats: June 2023

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

Charles Oliver and Peter Bagge | 5.22.2023 6:00 AM

A loaded .357 Magnum revolver sitting on a table with the cylinder partly out. | Juan Llauro | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: So That's Where It Was

Charles Oliver | 5.22.2023 4:00 AM

Police cars and school buses | Dtfoxfoto | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Look Both Ways

Charles Oliver | 5.19.2023 4:00 AM

A hacker on a laptop against a backdrop of credit cards. | Ravil Sayfullin | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: He Won't Be Using Them

Charles Oliver | 5.18.2023 4:00 AM

A U.S. Naval ship in port. | Photo 84986290 © | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Setbacks at Sea

Charles Oliver | 5.17.2023 4:00 AM

New York Police Department police cruiser parked in a loading zone. | Nyker1 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Park It

Charles Oliver | 5.16.2023 4:00 AM

Police officers on foot patrol. | Thomas Carter | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Good Enough for Government Work

Charles Oliver | 5.15.2023 4:00 AM

A faceless police officer uses a smartphone. | Seanlockephotography | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Bad Cop

Charles Oliver | 5.12.2023 4:00 AM

An unconscious man receives CPR from an unseen person. | Zegers06 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: No Good Deed

Charles Oliver | 5.11.2023 4:00 AM

A pile of manure on a farm. | Leon Viti | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: What a Load of Manure

Charles Oliver | 5.10.2023 4:00 AM

A lit candle used in a Catholic mass. | Jekaterina Voronina | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Like a Candle in the Wind

Charles Oliver | 5.9.2023 4:00 AM

A man in a green work uniform uses a leaf blower along a paved stone walkway. | Bambulla | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: This Blows

Charles Oliver | 5.8.2023 4:00 AM

Cars on an interstate highway, with green signs in the distance. | Barry Blackburn | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Highway Robbery

Charles Oliver | 5.5.2023 4:00 AM

Police cars lined up in front of a mall. | Jillian Cain | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Sign Here

Charles Oliver | 5.4.2023 4:00 AM

A yellow school bus sits in traffic. | Oliver Foerstner | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Stop Short

Charles Oliver | 5.3.2023 4:00 AM

An officer with a neon PARKING ENFORCEMENT vest stands with back to camera, surveying a busy sidewalk scene. | Georgesheldon | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Parking Purists

Charles Oliver | 5.2.2023 4:00 AM

A thief in a ski mask looks around before stealing something out of the back of a car's open hatchback. | Robert Kneschke | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: It's Just Too Easy

Charles Oliver | 5.1.2023 4:00 AM

bb1 | Illustration: Peter Bagge

Brickbats: May 2023

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

Peter Bagge and Charles Oliver | 4.30.2023 6:00 AM

A scared young girl peeks through her fingers at her cell phone screen. | Ilia Burdun | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Not Very Social

Charles Oliver | 4.28.2023 4:00 AM

Wood-handled knife with a wooden scabbard, with an ornate pattern imprinted into the blade. | Nejron | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Knives Out

Charles Oliver | 4.27.2023 4:00 AM

A scattered pile of U.K. pound sterling bank notes. | Webumzzz | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Double Dipping

Charles Oliver | 4.26.2023 4:00 AM

A cat sits on the sill of an Italian window. | Christa Eder | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Here Kitty Kitty

Charles Oliver | 4.25.2023 4:00 AM

A man is prone on the ground as a police officer handcuffs him behind his back. | Yuri Arcurs | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Pounding the Pavement

Charles Oliver | 4.24.2023 4:00 AM

A police officer points a gun and a flashlight directly at the camera. | Corepics Vof | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Undue Influence

Charles Oliver | 4.21.2023 4:00 AM

Students in P.E. clothes play dodgeball. | Monkey Business Images | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Dodge This!

Charles Oliver | 4.20.2023 4:00 AM

A statue of a Playmobil police figure on a Spanish street. | Nemesio JimÃ©nez JimÃ©nez | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Good Golly!

Charles Oliver | 4.19.2023 4:00 AM

A woman stands by her dented car on the phone. | Printezis | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Reckless Parking

Charles Oliver | 4.18.2023 4:00 AM

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