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Americans Say Federal Government Wastes 56 Cents of Every Tax Dollar

Emily Ekins | 4.18.2012 2:48 PM

Americans Say Federal Government Wastes 56 Cents of Every Tax Dollar

Emily Ekins | 4.18.2012 2:48 PM

Reason-Rupe: In Addressing Health Care Needs, More Americans Trust Health Insurance Companies Than Government

Emily Ekins | 3.28.2012 12:28 PM

What Wouldn't You Believe About the Patriot Act?

Brian Doherty | 3.16.2012 6:05 PM

Ranking Economic Freedom with The Heritage Foundation's James Roberts

Matt Welch and Meredith Bragg | 1.20.2012 3:00 PM

Americans Favor Private Competitive Firms Over Public Institutions

Emily Ekins | 12.21.2011 2:32 PM

54 Percent of Americans Fear Government Action Will Hurt the Economy

Emily Ekins | 12.21.2011 2:29 PM

Americans Favor Private Competitive Firms Over Public Institutions

Emily Ekins | 12.20.2011 4:04 PM

54 Percent of Americans Fear Government Action Will Hurt the Economy

Emily Ekins | 12.20.2011 2:20 PM

When Does X Trump Liberty? When X Is Fear of Marijuana.

Jacob Sullum | 12.19.2011 3:14 PM

Blago Sentenced; Deutsche Bank Bomb; Mumia Lives; New Planet, and More: Reason Evening Links

Tim Cavanaugh | 12.7.2011 5:28 PM

Don't Let's Discuss the Legitimacy of the Saudi Government, MMkay?

Brian Doherty | 11.18.2011 4:10 PM

Steven Pinker on The Decline of Violence & "The Better Angels of Our Nature"

Why peace and prosperity are triumphing over death and destruction

Jim Epstein and Ronald Bailey | 11.3.2011 10:15 AM

Government's Knowledge Problem

Emily Ekins | 10.6.2011 11:50 AM

ReasonTV: Freedom Friend Founder Talks Pop Culture and Women at FreedomFest 2011

Matt Welch and Sharif Matar | 9.22.2011 9:14 AM

55 Percent of Americans Believe the Tea Party Is Focused on Economics; 27 Percent Believe Its Focus Is Both Economic and Social

Emily Ekins | 9.13.2011 3:25 PM

55 Percent of Americans Believe the Tea Party Is Focused on Economics; 27 Percent Believe Its Focus Is Both Economic and Social

Emily Ekins | 9.13.2011 2:13 PM

More Central Planning: The Failed Panacea for Health Care Reform

A rebuttal to The New Republic's latest prescription for health care reform

Ronald Bailey | 6.8.2011 10:30 AM

"To come on to our property and to defecate—it's just wrong" or, Finally, a Gov't Employee Who Really Gives a Shit.

Nick Gillespie | 5.27.2011 8:20 AM

Housing Bust Unknown Unknowns

Tim Cavanaugh | 5.17.2011 10:58 AM

Eviction Vigilante + Expense Account Queens = L.A. Government

Tim Cavanaugh | 3.22.2011 8:43 PM

Violence, Government Violence, and Anti-Government Rhetoric

Radley Balko | 1.9.2011 2:30 PM

Please Stop "Helping" Us

How consumer protection laws harm consumers

John Stossel | 12.30.2010 7:00 AM

Biden: Every Great American Idea "has required government vision and government incentive"

Matt Welch | 10.27.2010 7:24 AM

Sacramento Über Alles

Jerry Brown's plan to revive California through government alone

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.20.2010 4:30 PM

Gridlock Is Our Greatest Hope

The case for divided government

David Harsanyi | 8.25.2010 12:00 PM

Reason.tv: Never Enough—William Voegeli on America's Limitless Welfare State

Reason Staff | 8.23.2010 3:00 PM

Where Do Libertarians Belong Politically?

Maybe nowhere

Brian Doherty | 7.21.2010 4:30 PM

Government Attacks on Freedom

How petty regulations and "zero tolerance" policies destroy liberty

John Stossel | 7.15.2010 12:00 PM

Lunch in Government Cafeterias Pretty Gross, Lunch in Government Schools Much Grosser

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 7.14.2010 4:40 PM

Insert Pigskin Joke Here

Matt Welch | 6.11.2010 9:56 AM

The Talking Cure for the Tragedy of the Commons

Bad things happen when governments keep people from cutting their own deals on resource management

Ronald Bailey | 6.8.2010 3:00 PM

Keeping Their Eye on the Ball

Matt Welch | 6.4.2010 9:35 AM

Chuck Schumer's Call-Center Tax

Matt Welch | 6.1.2010 8:30 AM

Ketchup to Become Less Salty, Imperfect

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 5.18.2010 6:36 PM

Millenials Not Yet Old Enough to Know Not to Trust Their Creepy Uncle

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 5.11.2010 2:37 PM

The Kennedy Family Business

Matt Welch | 4.27.2010 9:59 AM

I'd Like to Go All Roberto Alomar on Henry Waxman's Dome

Matt Welch | 4.14.2010 6:25 PM

Injustice System

Fox News' Judge Andrew Napolitano on repealing the 17th Amendment, "constitutional activism," and his bestselling new book Lies the Government Told You.

Damon Root | 4.8.2010 3:00 PM

The Private Sector's Losing Jobs. The Government's Gaining Jobs. Solution: Make All Jobs Government Jobs

Tim Cavanaugh | 3.31.2010 1:19 PM

Five Reasons Why Libertarians Shouldn't Hate Government

Plus, Five Big Projects That Went Well and Five That Were Disasters

William Eggers and John O'Leary | 1.13.2010 10:30 AM

A Moment of Reflection for Bill of Rights Day: We're Screwed

Brian Doherty | 12.15.2009 11:35 AM

What Do Kids Think About Government?

Karl Hess | 11.1.1986 12:00 PM

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