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Crisis

Oil refinery on the St. Clair River | Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group/Newscom

Clean Energy

We're Not Short on Power. We're Just Too Sanctimonious To Generate It.

Northeastern states import massive amounts of electricity from Canada while strangling domestic energy production with regulations.

Marc Oestreich | 3.27.2025 6:30 AM

Red traffic light in front of the U.S. Capitol Building |  Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Newscom

Government Spending

Federal Government Has 'Grown Too Big, Promised Too Much, Subsidized Too Many,' Warns Former GAO Boss

This week's House Budget Committee hearing showed bipartisan agreement about the seriousness of America's fiscal problems.

Eric Boehm | 12.13.2024 10:30 AM

An illustration of a Chutes and Ladders game board with political figures like Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Ron Paul | Illustration: Joanna Andreasson; Portraits, left to right: Barack Obama, Jim Webb, and Bernie Sanders; Najia Parvin/Fiverr

Politics

How the Political Spectrum Turned Inside Out

From 9/11 to the COVID-19 pandemic, crisis moments keep reshaping the political landscape.

Jesse Walker | 10.26.2024 6:00 AM

Joe Biden and Donald Trump are seen behind the impression of money | Illustration: Lex Villena; Aaron Schwartz Sipa USA, Carol Guzy ZUMAPRESS

Debates

America Is in a Debt Crisis. Will Trump or Biden Address It at the Debate?

The candidate who grasps the gravity of this situation and proposes concrete steps to address it will demonstrate the leadership our nation now desperately needs. The stakes couldn't be higher.

Veronique de Rugy | 6.27.2024 12:01 AM

John Stossel stands in front of a swarm of bees | Stossel TV

Energy & Environment

How the Media Manufactured Panic Over Bees

About 20 years ago, many American bees did die. Then that steadily diminished—but hysteria in the press continued.

John Stossel | 5.22.2024 10:30 AM

Politicians are seen in front of the U.S. Capitol and behind a 0 bill | Illustration: Lex Villena; Midjourney

National Debt

Politicians Need To Stop Pretending the National Debt Is Sustainable

The reality raises questions about the kind of future we want to leave for the next generation.

Veronique de Rugy | 2.1.2024 1:15 PM

baby-formula-shortage | Photo by saiid bel on Unsplash; Reamolko

Season 1, Episode 1 Podcasts

Why We Can't Have Nice Things: The Great Baby Formula Shortage of 2022

A combination of "absurdly high" federal tariffs and excessive FDA regulations created the conditions for a crisis.

Eric Boehm | 8.3.2023 12:00 PM

President Joe Biden | Sipa USA/Newscom

Coronavirus

Biden Catches Up to Rest of Country, Ends COVID-19 National Emergency

The president signed a Republican-sponsored resolution ending the national emergency declared by President Donald Trump.

Christian Britschgi | 4.11.2023 12:15 PM

Woman purchasing water | Eldar Nurkovic / Dreamstime.com

Prepping

Embrace a Bit of Prepper Mindset for the Next Emergency—Even the Government Approves

A little readiness is a good hedge against the surprises the world just seems to keep throwing our way.

J.D. Tuccille | 9.9.2022 7:00 AM

topicslifestyle | Photo: urbazon/iStock

Lifestyle

Some People Love a State of Crisis

Why do so many people seem eager to fret and impose emergency measures even as COVID-19 becomes endemic and restrictions take a growing toll?

J.D. Tuccille | 2.3.2022 6:00 AM

rethinkcrisisresponse | Joanna Andreasson. Photos: Motortion, deepblue4you/iStock

Crisis

Rethink Crisis Response

People who call 911 shouldn't get an ill-trained police officer, especially when they're dealing with a mental health emergency.

Sally Satel | 9.13.2020 7:00 AM

featuresdisasterrefief | ela bracho/iStock

Small Business

Disaster Relief for Small Businesses Is a Disaster All Its Own

The Small Business Administration will always fail the people it's meant to help.

Veronique de Rugy | 6.14.2020 6:00 AM

topicsfuture | Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg/Getty

Future

What 9/11 and the Financial Crisis Teach Us About COVID-19

Sometime in 2021, the American people will be presented with a reorganized and newly empowered federal public health bureaucracy. As time passes, it will grow in size and scope.

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 6.8.2020 6:00 AM

topicshistory | Cornelisz Anthonisz 837 M EinsturzdesTurmes/Alamy

History

COVID-19 and the Collapse of Complex Societies

Stephen Davies | 6.2.2020 6:00 AM

pontiff1 | Reecy Pontiff

Zimbabwe

In Zimbabwe, It's Crisis as Usual

A new round of hyperinflation was taking a heavy toll on daily life, even before the coronavirus hit.

Reecy Pontiff | 5.16.2020 6:00 AM

drezner | Adrienne Bresnahan/Getty

China

There Is No China Crisis

Unless we cause one by overreacting to Asia's changing political and economic landscape

Daniel W. Drezner | 4.25.2020 6:00 AM

Liberty Illustration | Lex Villena

Coronavirus

Coronavirus Is the Health of the State

The disease will leave behind a residue of laws, spending, and precedents for future government actions.

J.D. Tuccille | 3.16.2020 1:25 PM

badtopicsworld | Matias Delacroix/Contributor/Getty

World

Man-Made Disaster in Venezuela

Jenipher Camino Gonzalez | 7.8.2019 6:00 AM

Large image for longform feature pages. | Joanna Andreasson

Opioids

America's War on Pain Pills Is Killing Addicts and Leaving Patients in Agony

The government's efforts to get between people and the drugs they want have not prevented drug use, but they have made it more dangerous.

Jacob Sullum | 3.8.2018 7:00 AM

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Future

When Fixing the Problem Makes It Worse

Our best hope is that commercial and cultural change will overcome the tendency to force top-down, one-size-fits-all solutions onto complicated problems.

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 3.8.2018 6:00 AM

Large image on homepages | JakeOlimb

Drugs

Don't Blame Pain Pills for the Opioid Crisis

Jacob Sullum | 2.1.2018 12:00 PM

Large image on homepages | iStock

Economics

Start Saving Now, Because Social Security Is Screwed

If Congress doesn't address its insolvency issues, payouts will need to be slashed by a quarter starting in fewer than 20 years.

Veronique de Rugy | 1.15.2018 7:00 AM

Ebola

New Ebola Czar Criticized as Unqualified

Why should he be different from anybody else in D.C.?

Reason Staff | 10.17.2014 4:28 PM

Ebola

Rick Perry Supports Ebola Travel Ban

From countries that have been hardest hit

Reason Staff | 10.17.2014 2:15 PM

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Politics

Matt Welch Discusses Immigration Reform and the Boston Marathon Bombing

Matt Welch | 4.17.2013 1:40 PM

World

Syrian Urban Refugees Fight to Survive

Harsh winter difficult for those remaining in bombed out cities

Reason Staff | 1.17.2013 2:52 PM

Politics

Banks Settle More Robo-Signing Claims, Regulators Get Political Win

Anthony Randazzo | 1.8.2013 10:58 AM

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