Libertarian History/Philosophy

Politics

William Niskanen on Cutting Taxes and Shrinking Big Government

Reason's 1978 interview with the late libertarian economist

Reason Staff | 11.23.2011 4:30 PM

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What the GOP is All About

Brian Doherty | 11.22.2011 6:03 PM

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Judge Andrew Napolitano: Why Taxation is Theft, Abortion is Murder, & It's Dangerous to Be Right When the Gov't Is Wrong

Nick Gillespie and Joshua Swain | 11.22.2011 12:20 PM

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Two Decades of Peace, Love, and Marijuana

Every August since 1991, Seattle Hempfest has shown what the world will be like when pot is legal.

Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch | 11.21.2011 12:00 PM

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Shepard Fairey's Occupy Hope or, The Pseudo-Spectacle of Outsiderdom and OWS's Critical Lack of Imagination

Nick Gillespie | 11.19.2011 10:08 AM

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

Brian Doherty | 11.18.2011 4:10 PM

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Must-Read Book: "The World's Top Political Bloggers Share the Secrets to Success"

Nick Gillespie | 11.18.2011 10:11 AM

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Ayn Rand, Defender of Corporate Welfare

Jacob Sullum | 11.14.2011 7:46 PM

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Back to Economic Basics

Understanding the role of human action

Sheldon Richman | 11.11.2011 6:30 PM

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Reason Writers on Freedom Watch: Matt Welch Talks About Whether We Owe Our Success to Government

Reason Staff | 11.4.2011 2:32 PM

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Damon Root, Virginia Postrel Win Big Awards; DC Reasoners Got Klout Up the Ying-Yang

Nick Gillespie | 11.4.2011 11:42 AM

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Is The Tea Party Devoted to "a Philandering, Russian Atheist" (Ayn Rand) and, If So, Is that a Bad Thing?

Nick Gillespie | 11.4.2011 9:06 AM

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Cato Institute Launches Libertarianism.org

Nick Gillespie | 11.3.2011 12:58 PM

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Remembering William Niskanen

Farewell to the most honest man in Washington.

Gene Healy | 11.1.2011 1:30 PM

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Should Ron Paul Run As a Libertarian Party Candidate?

Damon Root | 10.31.2011 2:09 PM

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Penn Jillette's 10 Commandments…For Atheists

Nick Gillespie | 10.31.2011 9:43 AM

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William Niskanen, RIP

Nick Gillespie | 10.26.2011 4:22 PM

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Upcoming Nick Gillespie & Matt Welch Events

Nick Gillespie | 10.17.2011 9:08 AM

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Reason.tv: Philosopher Matt Zwolinski on "Bleeding-Heart Libertarians," The Poor, and Social Justice

Zach Weissmueller | 10.5.2011 1:25 PM

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Diagnosing in the Dark

The continuing relevance of Thomas Szasz's assault on psychiatric pretensions

Jacob Sullum | 9.27.2011 7:00 AM

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Reason.tv: Cato's David Boaz on What America Can (and Shouldn't) Learn From the French Revolution

Nick Gillespie and Meredith Bragg | 9.23.2011 3:00 PM

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"We suffered from limitations and slavery while others benefited from freedom."

Nick Gillespie | 9.23.2011 8:32 AM

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Reason.tv: Penn Jillette on God, No!, Atheism, Libertarianism, and More

Nick Gillespie and Jim Epstein | 9.20.2011 1:02 PM

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Lochner Isn't a Dirty Word

Correcting the cartoonish vilification of a libertarian Supreme Court decision

Damon Root | 9.14.2011 12:00 PM

Obituaries

Carl Oglesby, RIP

Jesse Walker | 9.14.2011 9:10 AM

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Rothbard on Reagan in Reason

Matt Welch | 9.9.2011 1:08 PM

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Reason.tv: Creating a Libertarian "Wall-E" with "Silver Circle" Director Pasha Roberts

Nick Gillespie and Meredith Bragg | 9.8.2011 3:00 PM

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Ron Paul's Reagan, Redux (UPDATE: Rick Perry Reportedly Grabs Paul By the Wrist and Gives Him a What-for)

Matt Welch | 9.8.2011 10:04 AM

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Ron Paul's Reagan

Dr. No's Texas tussle with Rick Perry papers over some interesting libertarian disenchantment with the Great Communicator.

Matt Welch | 9.7.2011 4:30 PM

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Into Libertarian "Temptation," Knowing Full Well the Earth Will Rebel

Matt Welch | 9.5.2011 10:17 AM

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Libertarians Hunt Humans—And Other Tales

The latest hysterical response to libertarian ideas

David Harsanyi | 9.2.2011 12:00 PM

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The Gay Marriage Debate

Why the state should stay out

John Stossel | 9.1.2011 4:30 PM

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Michael Lind: Libertarians "Apologize for Autocracy" and "Side with the Confederacy"

Damon Root | 8.31.2011 1:50 PM

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"What do you think of interracial marriage? It would be hard, offhand, to think of a question less relevant to libertarianism"

Matt Welch | 8.30.2011 2:04 PM