Children

Children

Help Us, Mr. Police Officer! It's a Man Selling Children's Books!

Scott Shackford | 6.18.2014 4:40 PM

Policy

Chicago Offers Citizens $100 to Tattle on Cigarette Tax Cheats. For the Children!

Brittany Morrisey | 6.18.2014 3:50 PM

Policy

Mom Hires Craigslist Driver for 9-Year-Old Son, Gets Thrown in Jail

Lenore Skenazy | 6.18.2014 11:32 AM

Policy

Does Using Drugs 'Even Just Once' Change Your Brain Forever?

Jacob Sullum | 6.16.2014 3:04 PM

Economics

Obama: 'The World Is Less Violent Than It Has Ever Been.' He's Right!

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 6.12.2014 11:39 AM

Civil Liberties

Kid Twirls a Pencil in Class, N.J. Threatens to Take Him From His Dad and Requires Blood and Urine Testing

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 6.11.2014 11:41 AM

Police Abuse

SWAT Team Reportedly Throws Flash Bang, Burns Toddler During No-Knock Raid

Ed Krayewski | 5.30.2014 7:47 AM

Politics

Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert: Just Talking About Immigration Reform Leads to Child Sex Slavery

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.22.2014 3:10 PM

Bullying

City Council Interested in Power to Arrest 5-Year-Olds for Serial Bullying

Ed Krayewski | 5.9.2014 3:15 PM

Police Abuse

Arrest of 9-Year-Old in Portland Illustrates Public Safety Threat Police Unions Can Pose

Ed Krayewski | 5.9.2014 9:36 AM

Policy

Pennsylvanians Can't Buy Beer and Wine at the Grocery Store Because 'It Only Takes a Little Bit of Greed to Kill a Child'

Jacob Sullum | 5.2.2014 11:53 AM

Culture

Playground Freedom

Fewer rules, fewer bullies

Matthew Feeney | 4.30.2014 7:00 AM

Public schools

Kindergarten Show Canceled So Kids Can Be 'College and Career Ready.' Thanks Obama!

Ed Krayewski | 4.27.2014 12:08 PM

Politics

Promise and Peril in Tech Approaches To Stopping Child Sex Trafficking

From surveying to surveilling to spreading information, one organization is showing promise and raising concern.

Zenon Evans | 4.22.2014 4:30 PM

Policy

Save E-Cigarettes From the Children

Concerns about underage consumption should not dictate the choices available to adults.

Jacob Sullum | 4.21.2014 8:30 AM

Marijuana

South Dakota Clinic Offers Parents Free Drug Tests for Kids, No One Takes Offer Yet

Ed Krayewski | 4.18.2014 2:30 PM

War on Drugs

Wisconsin Legalizes Medical Marijuana—But Only for the Children!

Scott Shackford | 4.17.2014 4:05 PM

Police Abuse

Georgia Cop Reportedly Pulls Gun on Children Building Tree Fort After Neighbor Calls 911

Ed Krayewski | 4.4.2014 9:34 AM

Policy

CDC Hypes 'Dramatic Increase' in Nicotine-Guzzling Children

Jacob Sullum | 4.3.2014 3:50 PM

Nanny State

Proof Requiring Healthy Fast Food Marketing for Kids Is Pointless

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.2.2014 1:25 PM

Policy

They Are Making a List

Charles Oliver | 3.28.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Brickbat: They Are Making a List

Charles Oliver | 3.28.2014 6:00 AM

Nanny State

Junkyard as Playground? Sounds Like More Fun Than a 'Safe' Childhood

J.D. Tuccille | 3.24.2014 4:15 PM

Policy

The New York Times Warns That Drinking E-Cigarette Fluid Could Become a Fatal Fad Among Toddlers

Jacob Sullum | 3.24.2014 4:10 PM

Culture

The Trouble With 'Ban Bossy'

Call me a crazy anarchist, but social pressure against bossing people around strikes me as a good thing.

Jesse Walker | 3.13.2014 10:25 AM

Policy

If Smokers Vape, Does That Prove Vaping Causes Smoking?

Jacob Sullum | 3.6.2014 11:27 PM

Nanny State

Fines Don't Stop Parents From Putting Family Ahead of School—And Good For Them

J.D. Tuccille | 3.3.2014 11:50 AM

Science & Technology

Want to Scare the Bejesus Out of Your Kid With a Fake Call From the Cops? There's an App for That.

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 2.28.2014 5:36 PM

Policy

Keeping Kids Working

The Folly of Child Labor Bans

Ronald Bailey | 2.28.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

Maternity Leave Hype

Extended leisure time

Ronald Bailey | 2.28.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

Five Senators Demand Unconstitutional Restrictions on E-Cigarette Ads—for the Children

Jacob Sullum | 2.26.2014 2:07 PM

Policy

Should We Thank Michelle Obama for Making Kids Thinner?

Jacob Sullum | 2.26.2014 12:23 PM

Politics

The Feds vs. Craig Zucker

Regulators pursue a vendetta against the creator of Buckyballs.

Jim Epstein | 2.20.2014 10:00 AM

Science & Technology

Families with Seizure-Prone Kids Relocating to Colo. for Pot Access

Though doctors warn the treatment is still unproven

Reason Staff | 2.18.2014 6:30 PM

Science & Technology

Charlotte Figi's Story Brings Families to Colorado for Her Medical Marijuana Strain

Parents relocating to try to get treatment for children's seizures

Scott Shackford | 2.18.2014 6:25 PM

Politics

California Pols Blame BB Guns, Not Militarized Cops

Steven Greenhut | 2.14.2014 12:00 PM

Politics

Belgian Lawmakers Approve Extending Euthanasia Law to Children

Matthew Feeney | 2.14.2014 11:06 AM

Bill de Blasio

Bill de Blasio Keeps NYC Schools Open, Teachers Union, Parents Upset, But No One's Forcing Anyone to School Are They?

He's a mayor, not a king

Ed Krayewski | 2.13.2014 12:39 PM

Policy

Belgium Expected To Legalize Child Euthanasia

Matthew Feeney | 2.12.2014 8:36 AM

Politics

UN Report Details Abuse of Children By Rebels and Government Forces in Syria

Matthew Feeney | 2.5.2014 10:47 AM

Policy

UN Reports Details Suffering of Children in Syria

Both rebel and government forces blames for abuse

Reason Staff | 2.5.2014 9:50 AM

Culture

When Postage Stamps Are Bad Role Models

Scott Shackford | 2.2.2014 8:00 AM

Politics

Without a Prayer

Charles Oliver | 1.31.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

Brickbat: Without a Prayer

Charles Oliver | 1.31.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Health Department Shuts Down 11-Year-Old's Cupcake Business

Zenon Evans | 1.29.2014 3:57 PM

Nanny State

Spontaneous Order on the Free-Range Playground

J.D. Tuccille | 1.28.2014 9:12 AM

Politics

Chuck Schumer Using Dead Autistic Child to Push Federal Tracking Program for Autistic Children

No tragedy the New York Democrat can't exploit for self-aggrandizement

Reason Staff | 1.28.2014 8:35 AM

Nanny State

Today's Child Injury Panic: Shopping Carts

Study finds 66 kids treated every day due to cart-related injuries

Reason Staff | 1.23.2014 2:50 PM