The National Debt Hit $22 Trillion at the End of 2018
Growth alone won't get us out of this mess.
Government
Ideology Is Out, Identity Is In
Stanford's Francis Fukuyama on the rise of populism in the West and how identity politics thwarted the end of history.
When Nonviolence Isn't Enough
Does the right to self-defense apply against agents of the state?
New Jersey Salts Roads for a Nonexistent Snowstorm
First it failed to prepare for a snowstorm. Then it overprepared.
Let Daylight Saving Time Die Already
Several states have broken free of the government requirement, with more on the way.
No Matter Who Takes Home a Record Lottery Prize, the Government Always Wins
The Mega Millions jackpot has reached an astounding $1.6 billion. You and I probably won't win, but the government definitely will.
For a Less Divided America, Let People Pick Their Own Laws
It sure beats endless battles over who gets to stuff their preferred governance down the throats of the vanquished.
Debate: Corporate Data Collection Poses a Threat to Personal Freedom
There are lots of reasons to be concerned about government snooping, but how should we feel when private companies do it?
When It Comes to Taxes, the Government Always Wants More
Understanding the great American tax rip-off.
Government Wants Our Trust, but Where's the Accountability?
The foul ups by the Broward County Sheriff's Office don't inspire confidence.
No Freedom From the Church of America
The religion this church administers is Americanism, a species of nationalism.
Campus Activists Formed Their Own Alternative Student Government, Now Want to Impeach Their Fake President
University of Kansas's Multicultural Student Government "has ultimately turned into a dictatorship model of government."
Less Regulation Means Less Opportunity for Government Corruption
Smaller government has the possibility to be more honest government.
Twitter Cracking Down on Promoting Violence—With a Major Exception
The government is regularly excluded when we use the word "violence."
Thomas Massie on Tax Reform: "It's highly likely that we pass whatever the Senate comes up with"
Libertarian Republican congressman admits that an already-worrisome debt will increase, and that the Senate may well disregard the House's framework, but "just because my colleagues don't believe that we have to cut spending doesn't mean I can't vote to cut taxes"
Enlisting Marijuana and MDMA to Fight PTSD
Veterans turn to forbidden cures for relief from their nightmares.
Americans: You Gotta Keep 'Em Separated
Diverse people who dislike one another are perfectly capable of sharing a country-if you don't insist on driving them into mutual conflict.
We Are The Economy They Want to Regulate
Strictly speaking, it's not markets that can and should be free-it's people.
The Base Rhetoric of Mainstream Taxation Talk
From the discussion, you would never know the money in question actually belongs to particular individuals, who obtained it through voluntary exchange or gift.
United and the Cops Are Just the Latest Violent Partners in a Long History of Dysfunction
Government officials have often deployed force on behalf of their business and labor friends. That will change only when the consequences outweigh the gains.
Has the Ignorant Media Gotten Worse?
From storm coverage to the deep state, many in the media display a pro-government bias.
James Scott, David Friedman, and Robert Ellickson Debate Anarchy
One and a half anarchists
Human Freedom Is Up, But Government Quality Is Deteriorating
Progress in spite of government not because of it.
The Election Is Rigged, But Not as Trump Would Have Us Believe
The outcome of the 2016 presidential election is predetermined for power and against liberty.
Against Democracy and Elitism
The people's best political framework is neither democracy nor epistocracy but original liberalism, or what we today call libertarianism.
Economic Freedom in the World Is Increasing
The United States ranks 16th in the world on economic freedom index
Welcoming Our New Algorithmic Overlords?
Algocracy and the moral and political legitimacy of government decision-making
Private Is Better
Anything government can do, the private sector can do better. It can even do things government can't.
What if the Minimum Wage Increase Is a Fraud?
Politicians ignore the economic consequences of central planning and hope voters will reward them for it.
A U.S. Department of the Future Is a Really Bad Idea: New at Reason
Shooting down Kurt Vonnegut's proposal for a Secretary of the Future
Obama to SXSW: Government Has Failed You But You Should Trust It Anyway
The president delivered a keynote to Austin's tech confab this afternoon.
When You Stop Laughing About Joe Biden Curing Cancer, Watch This Video About Gov't Successes
Barack Obama's parting "moon shot" in his State of the Union is inane, but there *are* ways to do government programs right.
We Are Way More Scared of Government Than Guns
President Obama's urgency on gun control is at odds with what people are really worried about.
America's Decaying Institutions
United States slipping in some very important measures of institutional quality.
Good Stuff Comes from the Bottom Up
How culture, economies, technology, and government evolve
Why Did San Francisco's Last Gun Shop Close Its Doors?
High Bridge Arms gun shop refused to handover customer information to police.
Edward Snowden's Lawyer on the Government's War on Whistleblowers
Jesselyn Radack reveals what happens when whistleblowers go through those "proper channels" we're always hearing about.
