The Future of Health Care Is Innovation, Not Government Control
Pioneering treatments may require equally pioneering payment models.
Innovation
'Drop Gangs' the Latest Evolution in Darknet's Avoidance of Law Enforcement
Online black markets shift faster than police can respond
Donald Trump Wants to Choke Chinese Tech Growth. An Import Ban Could Do the Opposite.
Attempts to control how artificial intelligence develops and is used could backfire.
Let's Get Our Skies Ready for Flying Cars
The future we've fantasized about really is coming, and soon.
On Thanksgiving, Be Grateful for Technology
We should all be thankful for innovators and visionaries who aren't afraid to dream big.
Makers of 3D-Printed Guns Follow In DIY Tradition of Ammunition Reloaders
Reloaders and DIY gunmakers alike are motivated by innovation and a willingness to make for themselves what the government doesn't want them to have.
Sanctions Lead to Creative Condoms for a Communist Cuba
Condoms have become a multi-purpose tool in a country that does not have much access to resources.
George Gilder Is Excited about Life After Google and You Should Be Too: Podcast
The tech visionary makes the case that today's online giants will be massively disrupted because we'll tire of their walled gardens.
You'll Soon Be Able to Manufacture Anything You Want and Governments Will Be Powerless to Stop It
From DIY guns to designer drugs, classic-car parts, and human livers, 3D printing promises a dynamic and uncontrollable world.
Theranos, Elizabeth Holmes, and the Cult of Silicon Valley
In Bad Blood, Wall Street Journal reporter John Carreyrou explains why Silicon Valley's mystique makes suckers out of billionaires.
Your Lobster Leftovers Could Serve up a Substitute for Plastics
Could animal chitin lead to a new tech revolution?
Free Banking for Bitcoin? How the Lightning Network Could Help
How do we scale the system for broad use?
The XFL Was a Flop, But It Made the NFL Better
Failures can be fodder for improving other products. Creative destruction needs bad ideas as much as good ones.
Super Hacker George Hotz: I Can Make Your Car Drive Itself for Under $1,000
Comma.ai aims to bring plug-and-play autonomy to the masses.
Deploy the Taco Copters! Trump Administration Looks to Loosen Drone Regulations
The Department of Transportation will experiment with expanding what commercial uses are allowed.
How Denmark Has Overtaken the U.S. as a Telecom Policy Leader
It's all about deregulation to foster innovation.
Shove Your Manufactured 'Bodega' Vending Machine Outrage
The day everybody got angry at the equivalent of an upgraded hotel mini-bar
Save the Robots from the Humans!
We could be on the verge of an all-out war on artificial intelligence technologies.
Millennials, Permissionless Innovation, and the Libertarian Future
Nick Gillespie tells Australia's "The Rational Rise" why he's bullish about the prospects for freedom in the 21st century.
An Uber Driver Is Fined for Not Speaking English, but Tech Innovation Provides Smarter Solutions
Why should local governments demand a default language when we have the tools to sort it all out?
FDA's Gottlieb Hints at a Huge Overhaul of Health Tech Regulations
The recently confirmed FDA commissioner plans to make good on his promise of getting out of Silicon Valley's way.
Let Driverless Car Innovators—Not Bureaucrats—Work Out Security, Privacy Issues
Companies are more likely to adapt more quickly to issues.
6 Cool Innovations That Are Making the World a Better Place, Vol. 2
Reason's choice of SXSW's 2017 innovator awards
3 Technologies Will Utterly Transform Your World in the Next Decade
Blockchain, CRISPR, and Machine Learning
Driverless Cars and the Revenge of the Moral Equivalent of Hostlers and Horse-Drawn Carriage Makers
A perplexingly stupid op-ed against self-driving cars in The New York Times
A Tech Agenda for the Trump Administration
How Donald Trump can make America innovate again
Welcome To The 21st Century, St. Louis Taxi Companies
"People want to be able to press on their smartphone and request a ride," says commission chairman, stating the obvious.
Feds Want to Support Automated Cars. Oh, Also: They Want Much More Regulatory Authority.
Innovation is an opportunity for some to expand government power.
Vote for Reason at SXSW!
Help us get our panel proposals accepted at one of the world's largest tech conferences.
The Death of the VCR Is a Time To Reflect on Disruptive Technologies That Pols Hate
The RNC and DNC were rife with protectionist, zero-sum economics. That will get us absolutely nowhere as a country.
Hillary Clinton's Tech Platform: Government Meddling for Some; Incentives and Deals for Others
Policy guide is essentially a call for lobbying to influence regulations and spending.
Barack Obama, Venture Capitalist?
"The conversations I have with Silicon Valley and with venture capital pull together my interests ... in a way I find really satisfying," the president said.
Do Robots Dream of Electric Retirement Savings Accounts?
Study uses technological advancement to call for expansion of the state.
Don't Compare Vets' Treatment Wait Times to Disney Park Lines
The private sector strives to improve, while the government agency makes excuses.
6 Cool Innovations That Are Making the World a Better Place
Reason's choice of SXSW's innovator awards
Trump's H-1B Visa Zero-Sum Thinking Will Make American Workers Poorer
Is Donald Trump ever right about anything?
What Government Can Learn From Moore's Law
To make Washington more like Silicon Valley, we need expiration dates on legislation.
Regulating the Future
Government pretends it's the cause of progress, then it strangles innovation.
Stealing Music Was the Late '90s Version of Drug Experimentation in the '60s
How Music Got Free author Stephen Witt on the creation of the MP3 and the death of the music industry
David Bowie Foresaw the Collapse of the Music Industry and Adjusted Accordingly
The singer sold "Bowie Bonds," which securitized his future royalties.
Oil Price Super-Cycle Collapse: Party Like It's 1998?
Never bet against human ingenuity operating in free markets.
