Why Violent Protests Backfire
Martin Luther King explained why they are "socially destructive and self-defeating."
Civil Disobedience
10,000 Gather In Bangkok to Protest Thailand's Monarchy
Increasing tensions between the military-backed ruling class and the student-led democracy movement have prompted massive rallies in the capital.
We Are All the Children of Tiananmen's Tank Man
Thirty-one years ago, an unidentified man held off Chinese military tanks in Tiananmen Square. Protesters facing down state violence today have big shoes to fill.
Are the COVID-19 Lockdowns Constitutional?
Several courts have invalidated elements of state shelter-in-place orders. Constitutional law Professor Josh Blackman says that the longer they continue, the less legal they become.
A Huge Blow to Hongkongers' Freedoms
New legislation proposed in Beijing signals the likely end of the "one country, two systems" policy that has allowed Hong Kong to flourish.
How Fashion Designers Are Thwarting Facial Recognition Surveillance
Privacy activists say we should be alarmed by the rise of automated facial recognition surveillance. Transhumanist Zoltan Istvan says it's time to embrace the end of privacy as we know it.
Will COVID-19 Help Americans Break the Habit of Deferring to Centralized Authority?
We may find that we like making our own decisions.
It Figures That Michigan Is Among the First States To See Protests Against Social Distancing
Plus: Puerto Rico criminalizes fake news about COVID-19, wide geographic disparity in U.S. income growth, and more...
From the Cholera Riots to the Coronavirus Revolts
The more punitive the approach to public health, the fiercer the backlash.
The Surveillance State Thrives During the Pandemic
Can we take government officials at their word that they'll eventually abandon their new powers?
Tear Up Your Census Form for a Better America
The government is perfectly capable of counting heads in a less-intrusive and more-hygienic way.
Was This the Decade We Hit Peak Free Speech?
Speech was more varied and vibrant than ever before—and then the backlash began.
Hong Kong Protesters Combat the Surveillance State
Encryption, other privacy measures, and decentralization have made the protest movement possible.
American Woman Tells Hongkongers 'Safety Is More Important Than Freedom'
Under Chinese authoritarianism, they'll have neither.
Hong Kong's Fight for Freedom Against China's Authoritarianism
"If we lose...we will lose a generation."
Hong Kong Protesters Want Democracy, Accountability, Autonomy, and U.S. Support
The formal withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill won't be enough to stop the protest movement.
No Qualified Immunity for Kim Davis
Government officials fail to follow Supreme Court decisions at their own risk.
Hong Kong Protesters Attacked Two Chinese Men Tuesday As Demonstrations Against Extradition Treaty Escalate
Pro-democracy dissidents turned violent yesterday at Hong Kong's airport.
Hong Kong Cops Beat and Blind Protesters As PRC Sends Trucks and Tanks to the Border
Nine people were injured during the weekend's protests in Hong Kong, including one woman who might be permanently blind after a violent encounter with the police.
Hong Kong Protesters Use Umbrellas, Lasers, and Respirators to Evade Surveillance and Tear Gas
As Beijing develops a high-tech police state, Hongkongers develop ways to resist it.
Stop Treating Government With Respect
It's become nothing but a weapon fought over by people who want to smash each other—and you.
Violent Crackdown In Hong Kong as Residents Protest Bill Allowing Extradition to Mainland China
Also: Mike Lee says Congress must reassert power over the presidency. And so long to Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
How to Fight Inhumane Immigration Policies? Better Smugglers
Improving smuggling efforts isn't ideal, but it's better than just watching kids get torn from their families.
Gene Sharp, RIP: The Man Who Tried to Take the Violence Out of War
He was one of the world's greatest theorists of nonviolent revolution. But don't call him a pacifist.
Catalonians Declare Independence, But Can They Hold It?
Rights are theoretical unless you can defend them.
Where Radar Cameras Fear To Tread
Arizonans aren't big fans of being nagged about the weight of their feet on their accelerators.
Revolutionary Mice and Repressive Cats
Dissident movements learn from one another; so do the regimes they protest.
When the Left Glorifies Violence Against People It Dislikes, Trump Wins
The black bloc's violent tactics could produce a backlash. The Women's March figured out the right way to fight fascism.
Black Markets and Grassroots Disobedience are Transforming North Korea
A defector to the South thinks Kim Jong-un's days are numbered.
What David Brooks Doesn't Know About Social Movements
Brooks thinks "most of the time change happens through political parties." He's wrong.
There Was More Than One Christmas Truce
Officers tried to stop the Christmas Truce of 1914 from recurring, but they didn't always succeed.
The Coming Resistance to Trump's Immigration Crackdown
Watch for federal/local battles over deportations.
The Mexican Town That Kicked Out the Cartels—and Told the Police and Political Parties to Get Lost Too
Five years of autonomy in Cheran
Reminder: Guns Helped Secure the Freedom and Civil Rights of Black Americans
The Second Amendment's role in the Civil Rights Movement.
You Say You Want a Ukrainian Revolution?
The director of 'Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom' talks with Reason TV.
'Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom' Comes to Netflix
Q&A with documentary director Evgeny Afineevsky
In Colombia's Civil War, Peasants Try to Build an Island of Peace
And of voluntary self-government too
Let's All Disobey Stupid Laws
Many freedoms we take for granted exist because of lawbreakers.
People, Justice, Common Sense Prevail in Capitol Hill Sledding
Despite efforts by police to crack down on fun, much sledding happened in D.C. on Thursday.
NYPD Brass to Rank and File: Start Writing More Summonses Or Else
The politics of the police slowdown are now completely scrambled.
The Christmas Truce of World War I
Recalling the time, 100 years ago, when soldiers refused to fight each other
Twenty-Five Years Ago Today, the Berlin Wall Came Down
The man who gave the order to let the crowd through.