All That Is Solid Dissolves Into Amazon…and That's a Good Thing
Capitalism isn't conservative when it comes to social and economic life. It provides exactly the sort of "bold, structural changes" socialists want but inevitably botch.
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San Francisco Votes To Outlaw Cashless Businesses
The city's Board of Supervisors said that no-cash policies discriminate against the poor.
Pot Christmas Is Around the Corner, So Grab Yourself Some Useful Gifts
For the special stoner in your life (particularly if that stoner is you)
Is There a Libertarian Argument for Breaking up Big Tech?: Podcast
Elizabeth Warren, Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson, and most of the 2020 presidential field agree that tech companies have too power. But maybe they don't like the competition.
Elizabeth Warren Wants to Make Your Life More Annoying and More Expensive
The Massachusetts Democrat is running for president, but sometimes it seems like she's running for America's super-CEO.
The Corporate Welfare Keeps Rolling for Amazon's Virginia HQ2
Arlington County officials have released the terms of their multi-million dollar subsidy package.
Google Wants $15 Million in Tax Breaks to Build a Data Center in Minnesota
The tech giant is asking Becker, Minnesota, to waive 20 years' worth of city and county taxes.
Lawmakers Across the Country Propose Outlawing Cashless Businesses
They say it discriminates against those without checking or savings accounts.
Are Libertarians Feeling the Bern?: Podcast
How an independent helped shape the Democratic policy agenda.
It's Good for Everyone that the Amazon-New York Deal Fell Through
Watch Nick Gillespie discuss this on Fox Business's Kennedy show tonight at 9.30 P.M. E.T.
Amazon Kills NYC Headquarters Plans After Opposition From Local Pols
The details of the sorry saga suggest that corporate subsidies played a minor role in the company's decision.
Is Threatening To Publish Bezos' Nude/Lewd Pics Criminal Blackmail?
When is a threat to reveal something embarrassing blackmail, and when is it permissible? Plus a special Bill Cosby (but non-sexual-assault) connection.
Bill DeBlasio Says Amazon's Anti-Union Stance Is From 'Another Time'
But history suggests he's the anachronism.
Embattled Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam Signs Bill Authorizing $750 Million in Cash Subsidies to Amazon
No one is calling for the governor's resignation over the huge transfer of taxpayer dollars to a private company.
Silicon Valley May Rue the Day it Called for Government Intervention Against Microsoft
Facebook, Google, Apple, and others are now facing the sort of regulatory and antitrust animus once leveled at Bill Gates' company.
Capitalists vs. Capitalism
Sometimes business owners are the worst enemies of the free market.
Support Reason While Doing Your Amazon Holiday Shopping
Your favorite magazine can benefit when you buy snazzy clothes, tasty snacks, and much more.
Private Train Cars, Murder Task Forces, Captain Kirk: Cities Offered Amazon Some Weird Shit
But none of it is a substitute for developing a robust and vibrant economy. And neither is landing a single big employer like Amazon.
Bernie Sanders Targets Walmart With Latest Anti-Corporate Crusade
After taking on Amazon, the democratic socialist has a new target: Walmart.
Pennsylvania Governor Waited to Release Amazon HQ2 Bid Until After Winners Were Announced
Sure, the public deserves to know what Amazon was getting offered. But it deserved to know all along, too.
Amazon Welcomes You to "National Landing": Reason Roundup
In addition to tax credits, Virginia is giving Amazon the right to rename the area around its new headquarters.
Amazon Snags $2 Billion in Bribes and Tax Credits From New York and Virginia
But Amazon's decision to put it's new headquarters in Arlington and Queens also shows it wasn't all about the money.
Stossel: Why Some Capitalists Are the Worst Enemies of Capitalism
Amazon lobbies for government favors and bad regulations.
HQ2: How Amazon Made Governments Do Their Bidding for Free
It wasn't just about financial breaks and subsidies. Cities gave up all sorts of data the giant can use for its own market advantages.
Amazon's New $15 Per Hour Minimum Wage: Silencing the Critics or Keeping up With the Times?
What's behind Amazon's new minimum wage policy?
'We Are Always on the Verge of Chaos:' The PJ O'Rourke Interview
The libertarian humorist talks about his new book, how to drink in war zones, and why the Chinese are more American than most U.S. citizens.
Bernie Sanders, Defender of Bread Lines as Sign of Prosperity, Attacks Amazon's Corporate Lingo as 'Orwellian'
The senator has made a few past statements that one might also consider Orwellian.
Bernie Sanders Introduces a New Bill in His Latest Hit Against Amazon
The senator has accused Jeff Bezos of being subsidized by taxpayers.
Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump Agree: Amazon Is Bad
Amazon pushes back after Sen. Bernie Sanders accuses them of not paying fair wages.
John Mackey and Conscious Capitalism Have Won the Battle of Ideas With Everyone but Libertarians
Why can't free marketers celebrate entrepreneurs and titans of industry who change our world unless they admit they're in it only for the money?
Judge Rules Chicago Can Keep Its Amazon HQ2 Bid Secret, Rejecting FOIA Lawsuit
Chicago becomes the latest major metropolis to hide the massive tax breaks it's offering to Amazon.
It's Amazon Prime Day! Support Reason by Buying Stuff You Would Have Bought Anyway!
There are good sales, but you can always stock up on science fiction and beef jerky too!
After Seattle Ditches Its Amazon Tax, Silicon Valley City Mulls a Google Tax
Employee head taxes are enjoying an undeserved popularity.
Seattle Now Wants to Repeal Controversial Amazon Tax
Tax proponents folded rather than defend the tax from a increasingly popular voter initiative to repeal the tax.
In Seattle, Amazon Shrugs
The city attempts to wring more money from its employers rather than fix its housing problems.
Stossel: Seattle's 'Amazon Tax'
The Seattle government passes a job-killing tax to fix the housing shortage it helped cause.
Labor Group Demands Felony Charges Against Amazon for Opposing Seattle's Job Tax
The city's leftists are becoming increasingly unhinged in the face of broad resistance to a tax on hours worked.
Seattle May Hit Peak Progressivism With a Literal Tax on Jobs
Business and labor join forces to oppose an employee head tax.
Donald Trump's Petty Authoritarianism Is Driving His Vendetta Against Amazon
To serve his own insecurities, Trump is waging a bellicose war on Americans who work, buy, and invest.
Whole Foods' John Mackey on Amazon Merger: 'A Meeting of the Souls.'
Why the "conscious capitalist" thinks we are headed for "a consumer utopia."
Pittsburgh Still Won't Let Anyone See Its Amazon Bid
City officials' excuses are getting more and more ridiculous.
Amazon Transformed Retail. Can It Transform Health Care Too?
Online retail giant announces new health care partnership with Berkshire Hathaway and J.P. Morgan-Chase.
Using Tax Incentives and Giveaways To Lure Amazon's HQ2 Is Like Going To a Strip Club
Elected officials are like half-soused businessmen chasing a dream in the champagne room. But with your money.
Pittsburgh Tried to Hide Its Amazon Proposal by Claiming It Was a 'Trade Secret'
What trade would that be, exactly?
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan Takes Cronyism to the Next Level With $5 Billion Bid for Amazon Headquarters
The PRIME Act would fork over millions to one of the world's wealthiest corporations.
Amazon Announces Shortlist for New HQ; Abandon Hope All Ye Who Live in These Cities
How the hell did Brogden, Pennsylvania, and Anderson, Virginia, not make the list?
