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Reason Staff | 2.7.2026 6:00 AM

Eric Boehm is on the left and Colleen Shogan is on the right, with a painting of the founding fathers signing the Constitution in the background. Text at the bottom reads “WHO OWNS OUR PAST?” | Illustration: Eddie Marshall

Can We Save American History From Partisan Politics?

Former U.S. Archivist Colleen Shogan discusses the importance of preserving presidential records and the challenge of maintaining public trust in an era of partisan conflict.

Eric Boehm | 1.14.2026 11:00 AM

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Reason Staff | 12.25.2025 6:00 AM

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archives_LEAD | Photo: Cover photo by Bill Boyd, trains courtesy of John Ryan/May 1981 issue of Reason

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archives | Photo: Siegmar Münk/Stock Illustration Source/Images.com/July 2010 issue of Reason

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Archives: Manny Klausner's Greatest Hits

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archives | Illustration: R. Kenton Nelson/May 1990 issue of Reason

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archives | Illustration: Rick Nass/April 2000 issue of Reason

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archives | Illustration: Marc Burkhardt; March 1990 issue of Reasoncountries

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archives | Photo: President George W. Bush speaks to supporters in Michigan in December 2003; Brooks Kraft/Corbis, February 2005 issue of Reason

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archives | Photo: Senorcampesino/iStock, January 2020 issue of Reason

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archives | Illustration: Kevin Pope, April 1985 issue of Reason

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Reason Staff | 11.24.2024 6:00 AM

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Courts Are Coming for Digital Libraries

A federal court recently said the Internet Archive is not protected by fair use doctrine.

C.J. Ciaramella | 11.10.2024 6:00 AM

archives | Photo: Jonathan Nourok, November 1989 issue of Reason

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Reason Staff | 10.14.2024 6:30 AM

archives | Photo: Dirck Halstead/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images, October 2009 issue of Reasonsuch

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archives | Photo: iStock, August/September 2019 issue of Reason

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archives | Illustration: Joanna Andreasson, July 2019 issue of Reason; Source image: Public domain

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arhives | Illustration: Fred Smith, November 1995 issue of Reason

Artificial Intelligence

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archives | Illustration: David Klug, May 1999 issue of Reason

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archives | Illustration: Joanna Andreasson, April 2019 issue of Reason

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archives | Illustration: Bryce Lee, March 1984 issue of <em>Reason</em>

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archives | Illustration: Peter Bennett, February 1999 issue of Reason

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archives | Photo: A.P./Wide World Photos, January 1993 issue of <em>Reason</em>

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Reason Staff | 12.25.2023 6:00 AM

archives | Illustration: Henry Payne, December 1993 issue of Reason

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Reason Staff | 11.20.2023 6:00 AM

archives-copy | Illustration: Brian Raszka, November 1993 issue of Reason

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Reason Staff | 10.9.2023 6:00 AM

Former President Donald Trump speaking at a lectern | Rod Lamkey/CNP/Mega/RSSIL/Newscom

Trump's Preposterous Defense in the Purloined Documents Case

The former president suggests he was not obliged to obey a subpoena seeking classified records.

Jacob Sullum | 9.20.2023 12:01 AM

archives | Illustration: October 1993 issue of Reason

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Reason Staff | 9.14.2023 6:00 AM

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Reason Staff | 8.7.2023 6:00 AM

A drawing from an 1899 patent on making wire paper clips | Illustration: 1899 patent for a paper clip machine; May 2017 issue of Reason

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Excerpts from Reason's vaults regarding Adam Smith

Reason Staff | 6.19.2023 6:00 AM

archives | Illustration: June 1978 issue of Reason

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archives | Photo: Joyce True/March 1983 issue of Reason

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archives | Photo: G. Tompkinson/ Photo Researchers Inc./February 2003 issue of Reason

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Reason Staff | 1.15.2023 6:00 AM

archives | Photo: The Associated Press/Wide World Photos/January 1993 issue of Reason

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Reason Staff | 12.29.2022 6:00 AM

archives | Photo: SpaceX/February 2012 issue of Reason; Illustrations: David Kanoa Helms/February 1999 issue of Reason, Bruce Jones/January 1985 issue of Reason, Douglas Bevans/November 1981 issue of Reason, April 1979 issue of Reason

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Reason Staff | 11.15.2022 8:00 AM

archives | Illustration: Tim Bird/Corbis/November 2002 issue of Reason

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Reason Staff | 10.23.2022 6:00 AM

archives | Illustration: Bob Schuchman/October 1987 issue of Reason

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Reason Staff | 9.25.2022 6:00 AM

archives | Photos: December 1996 issue of Reason, December 1992 issue of Reason, November 1976 issue of Reason, November 1974 issue of Reason

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archives | Photo: A.P./Wide World Photos/March 2007 issue of <em>Reason</em>

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Reason Staff | 2.15.2022 6:00 AM

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