Ruling Against Facebook Ban Suggests Trump's Twitter Blocks Are Unconstitutional
A federal judge says personal pages used for public purposes implicate the First Amendment.
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Trump Encourages Police to Brutalize Suspects
Law enforcement audience applauds Trump's suggestion that they rough up suspects.
Rep. Justin Amash: The Two-Party System Needs to Die
The libertarian congressman says the internet is poised to destroy politics as we know it.
There Aren't 'Tremendous Medical Costs' for Trans Soldiers
President Trump's new ban didn't just "blindside" military brass and disrespect equality under the law, it's founded on a lie.
13 Reasons Jeff Sessions is a @$#/!
The attorney general is an unreformed drug warrior and sinister elf.
If Jared Kushner Wants to Reform Federal Drug Sentences, Here's What He Should Keep in Mind
Passing federal sentencing reform will be the hardest thing he's ever done.
Justice Department Again Threatens to Snatch Federal Grants from Sanctuary Cities
Hundreds of millions in crime and court funding at stake
Mineral Exploitation Latest Excuse for U.S. to Stay in Afghanistan
Past time for the U.S. to leave Afghanistan.
Trump Tweets Return to Ban on Transgender Military Service 'In Any Capacity'
Who will be ejected under this abrupt reversal of Pentagon policy?
Trump Attacks on Washington Post Illustrate Importance of Citizens United
If corporations weren't treated like people, it would be far easier for the Trump administration to silence its critics.
Congress Wants to Make It Harder for Trump to Pursue Peace, Easy as Ever for Trump to Pursue War
Congress limiting president's power to loosen sanctions, but not to pursue military adventurism.
Nancy MacLean's Libertarian Conspiracy Theory [Podcast]
Reason editors discuss Democracy in Chains, the future of privacy, Freedom Fest, and Trump's pardoning power.
Why Trump's 'Buy American, Hire American' Is Un-American
How flag-waving nationalism provides cover for a destructive economic policy.
Matt Welch Interviews C.J. Ciaramella, Kyle Smith, Joshua Green, and Dan Nowicki from 9-12 AM ET
Listen to Sirius XM Insight channel 121 for discussion on civil asset forfeiture, Steve Bannon, John McCain, Dunkirk, and New York's grotesque subway
Greg Gutfeld: Trump Turned Liberals Into Dean Wormer [Podcast]
"What you're seeing now is a lot more fun on the libertarian and right side," says the Fox News host in an interview at Freedom Fest 2017.
Sessions Boosts Forfeiture and Mandatory Minimums but Lets Pot Prohibition Collapse
Could the contrast have something to do with his boss's policy preferences?
Trump to Cut CIA Program That Arms Syrian Rebels. Good—Now Cut the Pentagon's Program, Too.
Don't let Russia hysteria torpedo a better foreign policy.
John McCain's Flawed, Important Example in the Age of Trump
The cancer-stricken senator's eternal pursuit of honor and integrity are a welcome tonic in a tawdry age, even while his policy misjudgments helped pave the way for the new Republican politics he abhors.
Trump's 'Made In America Week' Inadvertently Highlights Corporate Welfare
Companies invited to the White House collected nearly $600 million in subsidies, loans, and tax breaks.
Do You Have a Right to Follow the President on Twitter?
A lawsuit makes a plausible case that Trump's blocking of critics violates the First Amendment.
The Price of Press Bias
When the press tilts in favor of higher taxes and more regulation, democracy is indeed distorted.
Trump's Budget Hikes Regulatory Spending Twice as Fast as Obama's Final Year
Trump is cutting some regulatory costs, but overall spending and staffing levels will increase, thanks mostly to the Department of Homeland Security.
Donald Jr.: Traitor or Sleazeball? [Reason Podcast]
"America did a fucking great job of deligitimating its own institutions," says Reason's Nick Gillespie.
Open the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository
The Washington Post is right: "Put Yucca Mountain to work. The nation needs it."
Breaking the Pattern of Provocation, Outrage, and Escalation in Dealing With North Korea
Kim Jong-un's long game isn't suicidal annihilation, it's to remain in power.
McCain and the Trump-Russia Dossier: What Did He Know, and When?
A British spy. An Arizona senator. And one inflammatory dossier on Donald Trump. The connection between them is starting to unravel...
Trump Forces a GOP Retreat On Russia
Most of the party's members of Congress have done their best to downplay or excuse Trump's strange fondness for Vladimir Putin.
Donald Trump Admits Border Wall Won't Stop Drugs From Mexico
But he plans to design it "with transparency" so you'll see the huge bags of drugs being tossed over the wall before they smack you in the head.
On Trump, Jr., Governments Lying, and A World in Disarray: The New Fifth Column
Big foreign policy heave, featuring Bloomberg's Eli Lake
Ignore the Haters. Russia Is Not Our Enemy.
There is greater danger in not engaging Vladimir Putin.
Does Donald Trump Have Anything to Do With Constitutional Conservatism?
Mike Lee makes the argument in favor, as he tries to steer the president toward the devolution of power
How Trump Apologists Will Defend the Indefensible Next
Making excuses for power is a bipartisan disease. Here's how to recognize the sickness.
Janice Rogers Brown, America's Most Libertarian Federal Judge, Is Retiring
The possible replacements include Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett.
Donald Trump Drives the Media Crazy
There are legitimate reasons to worry about what Trump might do. So why make things up?
Chuck Schumer Is Protecting the Nation From Snortable Chocolate [Reason Podcast]
Reason editors discuss Trump's Warsaw speech, the Putin meeting, Mike Pence's Mars shot, and more.
Matt Welch Interviews Sen. Mike Lee, Kmele Foster, James Kirchick and More from 9-12 AM ET
Listen to Sirius XM Insight channel 121 to hear the latest on Trump, Russia, Europe, media, and more
Do Americans Have a Right to Know If Their Government Is Incompetent?
A Senate report on Trump administration leaks overstates national security risks.
Russia's Global Anti-Libertarian Crusade
How Vladimir Putin's desire for domination and acceptance is scrambling American politics.
What CNN's Threat to Dox a Redditor Tells Us About the State of Journalism
News organizations have become obsessed with fighting Donald Trump rather than covering him.
Trump's Narrow View of 'Civilization'
The president's Warsaw speech takes a paranoid view of internal threats while downplaying the central role that international exchange has played in the rise of the West.
Afghan Girl Roboticists Are Denied Visas and Everybody Is Angry
But the event's sponsor says its visa approval rate was remarkably high and that no other country could offer such access.
It's Not a Lie If the President Believes It
Journalists covering Trump undermine their credibility by ignoring the distinction between dishonesty and delusion.
What Frederick Douglass Teaches Us about July 4th and American Exceptionalism
Douglass recognized that embracing freedom and liberty is a process that will continue to unfold and expand over time.
Statism Is Failing in Venezuela, North Korea, and New Jersey [Reason Podcast]
Chris Christie rules the Garden State's beaches with an iron fist.
Trump-Media Wars, Nancy MacLean's Smear, and the People vs. John McEnroe: New Fifth Column
Podcast takes aim at journalistic self-importance, politician awfulness, and Southie accents
