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Coronavirus

Antibody Tests in Colorado Highlight the Huge Gap Between Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Total Infections

Clarifying the prevalence and lethality of the virus will require wide testing that goes beyond a single rural county.

Jacob Sullum | 4.17.2020 3:20 PM

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Coronavirus

What We Should Have Learned From Iceland's Response to COVID-19

Early and wide testing helps curtail the epidemic while casting light on the prevalence and lethality of the virus.

Jacob Sullum | 4.3.2020 4:20 PM

Amish

History

What Inmates, the Amish, and Imperial Chinese Law Teach Us About Relying on the State

David Friedman’s Legal Systems Very Different from Ours explores the costs and benefits of various legal systems across time.

Michael Huemer | 4.21.2019 7:00 AM

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Women

Nordic 'Glass Ceiling' Shows How Gender Equity Suffers From Government Overreach

"The rise of the Nordic welfare state has been a double-edged sword" for women's professional progress.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.8.2018 3:02 PM

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Iceland

Liberty-Loving Pirates Look to Conquer Iceland!

Peacefully, at the polls-not with swords and cannons and Johnny Depp.

Scott Shackford | 10.26.2016 12:10 PM

Campaigns/Elections

How a "Wacky Candidate" Governed in Iceland

Brian Doherty | 6.26.2014 5:49 PM

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Iceland

Icelanders Protest Government Decision to Withdraw EU Application Without Vote, Want to Vote it Down Themselves

Democracy and accountability

Ed Krayewski | 3.17.2014 3:50 PM

Ecology

US Considering Sanctions for Iceland over Whaling

Obama has 60 days to decide

Reason Staff | 2.6.2014 6:45 PM

Iceland

Elf Lobby Blocks Iceland Road Project

Not an Onion headline

Reason Staff | 12.23.2013 4:50 PM

Iceland

Former Bosses of Icelandic Bank Handed Jail Terms

Accused of concealing that an investor bought a stake with money lent from the bank

Reason Staff | 12.12.2013 1:20 PM

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Police Abuse

Cops in Iceland Fatally Shoot First Person Ever in Their History

Man was armed, country "awash with guns"

Ed Krayewski | 12.2.2013 1:22 PM

Iceland

Police in Iceland Shoot and Kill Armed Man in First Such Instance in the Country's History

The man was shooting a shotgun in his apartment

Reason Staff | 12.2.2013 1:20 PM

Iceland

Icelandic Lawmaker Claims UK Spied on Iceland During Financial Crisis

Birgitta Jonsdottir

Reason Staff | 11.15.2013 7:40 AM

Edward Snowden

Icelandic Legislators Consider Granting Citizenship to Snowden

Idea not receiving much support

Reason Staff | 7.5.2013 7:24 AM

Edward Snowden

Icelandic Minister: If Snowden Wants Asylum He Will Have To Get in Line

Matthew Feeney | 6.26.2013 11:46 AM

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NSA

Edward Snowden Doesn't Like Authoritarian Regimes—He's Trying To Avoid Prison

Given what awaits him back in the U.S., we should not be surprised by Snowden's recent travel choices.

Matthew Feeney | 6.25.2013 4:30 PM

Edward Snowden

Icelandic Businessman Says His Private Plane is Ready for Edward Snowden

Olafur Vignir Sigurvinsson has connections to wikileaks

Reason Staff | 6.21.2013 10:20 AM

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NSA

Julian Assange is Helping Edward Snowden Seek Asylum in Iceland

Matthew Feeney | 6.20.2013 10:10 AM

Edward Snowden

Snowden May Be Seeking Asylum in Iceland

Pack your woolens

Reason Staff | 6.19.2013 8:00 PM

NSA

Icelandic MP Offers To Help NSA Whistleblower Seek Asylum

Matthew Feeney | 6.11.2013 3:45 PM

Iceland

Icelandic MP Offers NSA Leaker Asylum Assistance

Iceland for Snowden?

Reason Staff | 6.11.2013 11:32 AM

NSA

Iceland's Government May Not Help NSA Whistleblower

Matthew Feeney | 6.10.2013 3:08 PM

NSA

Iceland's Government May Not Help NSA Whistleblower

New prime ministers closer to Washington than his predecesor

Reason Staff | 6.10.2013 1:00 PM

NSA

Icelandic Legislator Ready to Help NSA Whistleblower With Asylum

Snowden says he's interested

Reason Staff | 6.10.2013 8:44 AM

Iceland

Students in Iceland Create "Incest Spoiler" Smartphone App

Matthew Feeney | 4.23.2013 11:00 AM

Iceland

Students in Iceland Create "Incest Spoiler" Smartphone App

Will help prevent you sleeping with relatives

Reason Staff | 4.23.2013 9:32 AM

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Iceland

Iceland Wants to Ban Internet Porn

John Walters | 2.15.2013 4:15 PM

Internet

Iceland Considers Wide-Ranging Internet Censorship To Block Pornography

It's for the children, of course

Reason Staff | 2.14.2013 3:40 PM

Iceland

Iceland Won't Let Teen Use Her Name

Blaer Bjarkardottir not on list of official names. She is referred to as "Stulka" ("girl") in official documents

Reason Staff | 1.3.2013 9:32 AM

Iceland

Fish Dispute Continues

EU continues to pressure Iceland over mackerel stocks

Reason Staff | 10.2.2012 1:48 PM

Iceland

Iceland Not Decided on Euro Membership

Not looking like such a good idea nowadays

Reason Staff | 9.27.2012 12:36 PM

Euro

Iceland Shows Other Europeans How to Survive Bankruptcy

Small Atlantic nation enjoys growth and employment gains after failing to rescue its banks. Mainland Europe remains stuck with stagnation, decline, and ruinous "rescue" packages.

Matthew Feeney | 9.7.2012 4:30 PM

Iceland

Scotland Wants EU to Put Mackerel Sanctions on Iceland

Negotiations on quotas broke down

Reason Staff | 9.7.2012 10:44 AM

Iceland

Iceland's Recovery is 'Impressive'

Policy of letting banks fail is yielding impressive growth and employment figures.

Reason Staff | 8.22.2012 9:56 AM

Economics

Why Iceland President's Left-Wing Critique Is Right

Tim Cavanaugh | 4.17.2012 12:42 PM

Economics

Another Krugman Micks-Up: Irish "Austerity" Brings Recovery

Tim Cavanaugh | 10.10.2011 2:09 AM

Environmentalism

Reason Morning Links: Birth Control, Oysters, and Other Restricted Items

Jesse Walker | 6.14.2010 7:59 AM

Media

Vikings for the Free Press

Jesse Walker | 2.16.2010 9:54 AM

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