Charles Oliver, Author at Reason.com

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A table of seized guns and drugs. | Couperfield | Dreamstime.com

Chicago Police Department

Brickbat: Keeping Them Off the Street

Charles Oliver | 7.26.2023 4:00 AM

A businessman sits in the front seat of a luxury car in the showroom, holding the key and giving a thumbs-up. | Rosshelen | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Baby, You Can Drive My Car

Charles Oliver | 7.25.2023 4:00 AM

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers. | Aaron Lemay | Dreamstime.com

Government Spending

Brickbat: Funded Forever

Charles Oliver | 7.24.2023 4:00 AM

Close-up of the insignia on a bobby's hat in England. | Lorna Jane | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: A Thumb on the Scale

Charles Oliver | 7.21.2023 4:00 AM

A Labrador retriever with its face in the grass. | Zhouzheng | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Barking Orders

Charles Oliver | 7.20.2023 4:00 AM

Female mime pretending to zip her mouth shut. | Viktor Koldunov | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Keeping an Eye On You

Charles Oliver | 7.19.2023 4:00 AM

Police officers in the background with a security camera in the foreground. | 3d © Pixinoo | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Too Rough

Charles Oliver | 7.18.2023 4:00 AM

Child in the backseat with his face in a barf bag. | Djedzura | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: I'm Gonna Be Sick

Charles Oliver | 7.17.2023 4:00 AM

Cruise ship passengers disembark at a port of call. | Ruth Peterkin | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Should've Stayed On the Boat

Charles Oliver | 7.14.2023 4:00 AM

Food delivery cyclist in New York City. | Sandra Foyt | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: The Rising Cost of Getting By

Charles Oliver | 7.13.2023 4:00 AM

Eiffel Tower amid a cityscape with a network grid overlay | Prasit Rodphan | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: What You Don't Know…

Charles Oliver | 7.12.2023 4:00 AM

An eviction notice and a toy wooden house. | Avictorero | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Paying for the Privilege

Charles Oliver | 7.11.2023 4:00 AM

A Taser and a Glock 9mm placed side-by-side. | Bill H | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: That's All You Need To Know

Charles Oliver | 7.10.2023 4:00 AM

A smartphone on the Facebook login screen, against a world map of Australia in the background. | Serazahmed99 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Spot the Disinformation

Charles Oliver | 7.7.2023 4:00 AM

A woman on a cell phone in Paris, with the Eiffel Tower in the background. | Ariwasabi | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: I Spy

Charles Oliver | 7.6.2023 4:00 AM

Plastic cutlery on a wooden table. | David Cabrera Navarro | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: I Didn't Ask for This

Charles Oliver | 7.5.2023 4:00 AM

Two rocks glasses with ice in the foreground, two bottles of Johnnie Walker in the background. | Artem Kivshar | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: One for My Trouble

Charles Oliver | 7.4.2023 4:00 AM

Jail door with a key sticking out of the lock. | Albund | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Inmate Injury

Charles Oliver | 7.3.2023 4:00 AM

An exasperated man with tape over his mouth against a black background. | Nomadsoul1 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: We Can't Handle the Truth

Charles Oliver | 6.30.2023 4:00 AM

Smiling blonde women gives a thumbs up and holds a handful of Norwegian kroner, fanned out. | Aaron Amat | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: …Hear Me Roar

Charles Oliver | 6.29.2023 4:00 AM

A close-up of a Nebraska highway sign. | Karenr | Dreamstime.com

Civil Asset Forfeiture

Brickbat: Cornhusker Highway Robbery

Charles Oliver | 6.28.2023 4:00 AM

A close-up of a doctor with a stethoscope against a backdrop of the New Zealand flag. | Millafedotova | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Medically Questionable

Charles Oliver | 6.27.2023 4:00 AM

bb3 | Illustrations: Peter Bagge

Brickbats: July 2023

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

Charles Oliver and Peter Bagge | 6.26.2023 5:00 AM

A row of police cruisers. | Mircea Nicolescu | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Late for Work

Charles Oliver | 6.26.2023 4:00 AM

A woman wakes up in a hotel room and stretches. | Noipornpan | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Guests from Hell

Charles Oliver | 6.23.2023 4:00 AM

The back of a U.K. police officer's uniform. | Martin Brayley | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Oh, You Meant Those Too?

Charles Oliver | 6.22.2023 4:00 AM

A man holds an electric vehicle charging cable in one hand and a fanned-out stack of cash in the other. | Ljupco | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Missing a Spark

Charles Oliver | 6.21.2023 4:00 AM

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

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