Ebola

Donald Trump

Donald Trump on Science

Comparing his scores on seven science policy topics to Cruz, Rubio, and Bush

Ronald Bailey | 2.16.2016 12:04 PM

Politics

Study: Airport Screenings Catch Less Than Half of Infected Passengers

Transportation officials are at the whim of self-reported data.

Jim Pagels | 3.17.2015 11:00 AM

Policy

Pandemic Panic

DHS isn't ready

J.D. Tuccille | 2.1.2015 12:00 PM

Ebola

Five Mindbogglingly Stupid Government Tricks of 2014

J.D. Tuccille and Jason Keisling | 1.1.2015 10:30 AM

Disease

Ebola, Smoking, and Mission Creep at the CDC

Controlling contagious diseases is just one of many items on the agency's to-do list.

Jacob Sullum | 12.24.2014 8:30 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Mohammed Cartoons Publisher Fleming Rose, Obama-Putin Fashion Show, How to Support Veterans, Bye-Bye Ebola, the War on Valerie Jarrett, the Death of Procreative Sex, and Aftershow

Matt Welch | 11.11.2014 8:24 PM

Ebola

New York Doctor Declared Cured of Ebola

Currently no more cases in the U.S.

Reason Staff | 11.11.2014 5:00 PM

Policy

What Is the Libertarian Response to Ebola?

How a free society should respond to a communicable disease outbreak.

George Annas, Ronald Bailey, Declan McCullagh, and Jeffrey A. Singer | 11.10.2014 8:30 AM

Science & Technology

The Dallas Ebola Outbreak Is About to Be Officially Over

In Africa, alas, the epidemic is still raging.

Jesse Walker | 11.6.2014 4:46 PM

Policy

North Korea Reacts to Ebola Pretty Much Exactly the Way You'd Expect North Korea to React to Ebola

Pyongyang's paranoia finds a new target.

Jesse Walker | 11.6.2014 10:01 AM

Policy

Ebola Panic Control

A nurse's successful quarantine challenge is a victory for reason and due process.

Jacob Sullum | 11.5.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

Maine Ruling Is a Rebuke to Governors' Ebola Fear Mongering

Jacob Sullum | 11.3.2014 11:54 AM

Policy

Ebola Quarantines Ignore Experience and Trample Freedom

When did it become a badge of toughness to succumb to irrational panic?

Steve Chapman | 11.3.2014 7:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Court Rejects Ebola Quarantine Effort Against Nurse

"Misconceptions, misinformation, bad science and bad information," charges the judge.

Reason Staff | 11.1.2014 11:38 AM

Politics

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Matt Welch | 10.31.2014 8:49 PM

Ebola

Update: Judge Lifts Quarantine on Maine Nurse

Tested negative for Ebola after returning from treating Ebola patients in West Africa

Reason Staff | 10.31.2014 2:06 PM

Election 2014

Spooky Politicians That Go Bump in the Night

The end of October brings children disguised as pretend ghosts and goblins, and politicians whipping up fears of supposedly real ones.

Christopher Preble | 10.31.2014 10:30 AM

Policy

Maine's Governor Brags About His 'Robust Authority' to Quarantine Healthy, Ebola-Negative Nurses

Jacob Sullum | 10.30.2014 8:33 PM

Civil Liberties

Quarantined Ebola Nurse: 'Beautiful Day for a Bike Ride'

Reason Staff | 10.30.2014 4:28 PM

Politics

'No Drama Obama' and the Virtues of Inaction

What President Obama has displayed when dealing with the Ebola crisis are his best qualities, not his worst ones.

Steve Chapman | 10.30.2014 12:00 PM

Science & Technology

Nurse Kaci Hickox Defies Ebola Quarantine in Maine, Goes for Bike Ride

Cops need a court order to stop her.

Reason Staff | 10.30.2014 9:55 AM

Civil Liberties

Maine Nurse Rejects Ebola Quarantine: 'I Will Go to Court to Fight for My Freedom'

Reason Staff | 10.30.2014 9:17 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Millennials Abandon Dems, Suderman-Computerman on Obamacare, President John eBolton on "chickenshit," Julian Sanchez on the White House Cyber Attack, and a New Enemy of Freedom That Rhymes With "Yost off 'is"

Matt Welch | 10.29.2014 8:24 PM

Politics

Tonight on "Red Eye": Anthony L. Fisher Talks Catcalls, Ebola Panic and Intolerant Berkeley Students Teach Tolerance to Bill Maher

Anthony Fisher | 10.29.2014 7:02 PM

Policy

After Escaping Chris Christie's Clutches, Ebola-Negative Nurse Faces Detention by Her State's Governor

Jacob Sullum | 10.29.2014 5:25 PM

Civil Liberties

Maine State Cops Force Nurse Into Quarantine

Will they isolate the troopers next?

Reason Staff | 10.29.2014 3:27 PM

Ebola

Hagel OKs Quarantine for Troops Returning from West Africa

Move goes beyond civilian precautions

Reason Staff | 10.29.2014 12:34 PM

Policy

Ebola Emergencies and Questionable Quarantines

Crying "disease" does not justify forcible isolation of asymptomatic health care workers.

Jacob Sullum | 10.29.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

Did Western Aid Create the Breeding Ground for Ebola?

Aid-dependent Liberian leaders neglect the needs of their people to please Western benefactors.

Shikha Dalmia | 10.28.2014 4:31 PM

Politics

Shikha Dalmia on How Western Aid Contributed to West Africa's Ebola Epidemic

Reason Staff | 10.28.2014 4:31 PM

Ebola

Obama Talks Ebola, Criticizes State Responses

This is getting confusing

Reason Staff | 10.28.2014 3:45 PM

Ebola

UN Official Criticizes Tracking of Ebola Cases

Reason Staff | 10.28.2014 12:13 PM

Ebola

Second Dallas Nurse Beats Back Ebola, Is Released

Reason Staff | 10.28.2014 10:25 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Quarantines, Bushes, Rep. John Mica, 'Brainwashed' Blacks, Elon Musk's A.I. Fear, Hillary's Job-Creators, IRS Asset Seizures, Aftershow, and More!

Matt Welch | 10.27.2014 8:23 PM

Ebola

U.S. Soldiers Returnng from Liberia Being Monitored for Ebola

Being placed under observation in Italy

Reason Staff | 10.27.2014 1:35 PM

Ebola

Christie Has "Second Thoughts," NJ Releases Quarantined Nurse

Tested negative for Ebola, was working in Ebola-stricken West Africa

Reason Staff | 10.27.2014 12:52 PM

Ebola

NJ Nurse Who Tested Negative For Ebola Gets 21 Day Quarantine

Healthcare workers like her have been coming back from Ebola-stricken countries in West Africa for months

Reason Staff | 10.27.2014 10:17 AM

Ebola

Why the Cuomo/Christie Ebola Quarantine is Stupid

Ronald Bailey | 10.27.2014 10:02 AM

Science & Technology

Watch (and Cringe): U.S. vs. U.K. Media on Ebola

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.27.2014 7:00 AM

World

White House Not Happy About States' Ebola Quarantines

Reason Staff | 10.26.2014 5:30 PM

Ebola

Ebola Quarantine 'A Bit Draconian'

Reason Staff | 10.26.2014 1:34 PM

Politics

Obama's Taylor Swift Strategy: Shake It Off (Remy Remix)

Meredith Bragg | 10.26.2014 1:00 PM

Ebola

States' Ebola Quarantine Baffles Feds

Reason Staff | 10.26.2014 9:18 AM

Ebola

New York, New Jersey Impose 21-Day Quarantine on West African Travelers

Reason Staff | 10.25.2014 12:54 PM

Policy

Despite Ebola Fears, DHS Unprepared for a Pandemic After Spending a Bundle, Warns Inspector General

J.D. Tuccille | 10.24.2014 1:35 PM

Ebola

Doctors Without Borders: Self-Quarantine For Ebola Not Necessary When Symptoms Aren't Presenting

NYC doctor with Ebola was with the organization, went bowling in Brooklyn

Reason Staff | 10.24.2014 12:41 PM