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Investigations

FBI Director Kash Patel (C) stands with Utah Governor Spenser Cox (R) and Beau Mason, Commissioner of the Utah Department of Public Safety, as he speaks at a press conference about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah on Friday, September 12, 2025. | BOB STRONG/UPI/Newscom

Charlie Kirk

FBI Blunders and Internet Panic: How the Search for Charlie Kirk's Killer Went Off the Rails

The alleged shooter was turned in by his family and roommates while the surveillance state remained clueless.

Matthew Petti | 9.12.2025 5:14 PM

U.S. Army soldiers saluting in formation. | Bumbleedee | Dreamstime.com

Military

Brickbat: Lending a Helping Hand

Charles Oliver | 4.1.2024 4:00 AM

Male shadow over swimming pool | Illustration: Lex Villena; Mike

Due Process

How a Teen Locker Room Butt Slap Triggered a 2-Year Investigation

The story shows what can happen when those accused of misconduct are subjected to opaque investigations with little due process.

Emma Camp | 1.3.2024 3:55 PM

UFO | Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@albrrt?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Albert Antony</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/HWQXIYbs8PM?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a>

UFO

'We're Going To Uncover the Cover Up': House Probes Government Handling of UFOs

Plus: Moralism is ruining cultural criticism, Biden administration mandates bigger plane bathrooms, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 7.27.2023 9:42 AM

IRS whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Zeigler being sworn in before their Congressional testimony. | Rod Lamkey/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Whistleblowers

IRS Whistleblowers Claim Political Interference in Hunter Biden Investigation

Out with the old corruption and in with fresh scandals.

J.D. Tuccille | 7.24.2023 7:00 AM

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey with a red background | Illustration: Lex Villena; William Frye/ZUMA Press/Newscom

Death Penalty

Alabama Schedules First Execution After Monthslong Moratorium and 'Sham' Investigation

After an array of botched and unsuccessful executions, the state's Department of Corrections says its ready to start executing inmates again.

Emma Camp | 5.12.2023 4:18 PM

Police shredding documents | Illustration: Lex Villena

Public records

Louisiana Sheriffs' Offices Have Been Destroying Public Records Without Permission

"Comprehensive and accurate records are critical if patterns and causes of harm are going to be identified and corrected," said an attorney representing Louisiana inmates.

Emma Camp | 1.30.2023 3:42 PM

Frederick Bardell | Kimberly Copeland

Prisons

Justice Department Inspector General Launches Investigation Into Inmate Death Following Judge's Contempt Order

Reason first reported last week on the scathing contempt order, which said the Bureau of Prisons should be "deeply ashamed" of its conduct.

C.J. Ciaramella | 10.17.2022 3:45 PM

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis points while giving a speech in front of the Florida flag | Paul Hennessy/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Ron DeSantis

Are Ron DeSantis' Migrant Flights Legal?

Critics of the Martha’s Vineyard flights are raising a bevy of questions about the finances and alleged deception behind the scheme.

Fiona Harrigan | 9.21.2022 5:05 PM

Crushed by the IRS | Photoschmidt / Dreamstime.com

Donald Trump

Something Upon Which Americans Can Agree: The FBI and the IRS Suck

Tax collectors and federal cops have always been rotten to the core.

J.D. Tuccille | 8.15.2022 7:00 AM

Police | Mathayward/Dreamstime.com

Police Abuse

A Georgia Cop was Fired for Stalking and Harassing Women

Former Sergeant Scott Martin is a certified creep.

Zuri Davis | 8.6.2019 3:55 PM

Lamar Johnson | Counsel for Johnson

Police

Police Faked Evidence and the Real Killers Confessed. But Missouri Still Imprisoned an Innocent Man for 24 Years.

Lamar Johnson is finally getting a new trial.

Zuri Davis | 7.30.2019 12:00 PM

reason-toilet | Denboma/Dreamstime.com

Public transportation

D.C. Metro Spent $500,000 Maintaining a Self-Cleaning Toilet That Hasn't Flushed Since 2017

A new report from Metro's Office of the Inspector General details the agency's waste when dealing with riders' waste.

Christian Britschgi | 7.26.2019 4:30 PM

Trump Administration

McConnell and Chafetz on Trump's Resistance to Congressional Oversight

Two notable scholars debate whether there is anything particularly troubling with the way the Trump Administration is refusing to cooperate with Congressional investigations.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 5.3.2019 8:58 AM

Large image on homepages | POOL/REUTERS/Newscom

Reason Roundup

Mueller Mulls Middle East Meddling: Reason Roundup

Plus: Trump inauguration spending also under scrutiny, feds want fentanyl cases out of state court, and Twitter's stock is surging.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.14.2018 9:30 AM

Large image on homepages | Joanna Andreasson

Politics

From Washington to Wisconsin, States Are Punishing Dissent

Faced with the possibility of fines or legal battles, many will choose not to speak at all.

Alex Cordell | 5.10.2018 6:00 AM

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