Raised in Lithuania during the final years of the Cold War, Zilvinas Silenas wants to bring libertarian ideas to young people in the 21st century.
Author Kerry McDonald explains why her kids flourish outside of conventional classrooms—and why yours might too.
Why did a leading businessman go from calling Donald Trump "a national disgrace" to saying he's doing a good job?
The Libertarian Party's 1984 presidential nominee wanted his campaign to build for the future.
A biographical comic about a mid-century libertarian foremother
Is "mental illness" a fraudulent concept for locking up social deviants? Or does forced treatment free the ill "from the Bastille of their psychosis?"
Libertarian History/Philosophy
Struggling to find gifts to get for loved ones? How about a book?
One of Reason's founding editors, attorney Manny Klausner, tells tales from the early days of the magazine of "Free Minds and Free Markets."
So far, the world is kind of listening. Q&A with the co-host of The Fifth Column and co-founder of Freethink Media.
LSD, psilocybin, and other hallucinogenics are gaining new acceptance as serious medicine. But what if you want to do them just for fun, asks Jacob Sullum.
As we celebrate our 50th anniversary, listen to and read interviews with the editors of the magazine of "Free Minds and Free Markets."
Join Reason in celebrating its 50th anniversary! Also: changes to Title IX, the fiscal impact of ballot initiatives, and the resurrection of an awful neocon meme.
It sure beats endless battles over who gets to stuff their preferred governance down the throats of the vanquished.
Reason's Nick Gillespie defends Foucault, Hayek, and an "incredulity towards metanarratives."
Members are moving to New Hampshire and running for office in record numbers. Will they bring "liberty in our lifetime"?
How to disagree with other libertarians
Libertarians think freedom creates the conditions that lead to human flourishing. The Catholic Church has a name for that.
Libertarian History/Philosophy
The longtime operator of Laissez Faire Books was one of America's most tireless and effective promoters of libertarian thought.
Libertarian History/Philosophy
The Suicide of the West author explains his anti-Trumpism, evolution on culture-war issues, and growing attraction to libertarianism.
We don't need UBI to enable people to tell bosses to take the job and shove it.
Libertarian History/Philosophy
Party officials split on how to deal with a member's radical rhetoric.
The author of The Better Angels of Our Nature is back with a bold new book defending humanism, progress, and capitalism.
Libertarian History/Philosophy
The magazine's early editor talks about what Reason got right-and wrong-in its first half-century of existence.
These films showcase individualism, innovation, and anti-statism, all while making us laugh and cry.
A look into the philosophy of Ubisoft's long-running franchise.
Libertarian History/Philosophy
The ancient authoritarian imperative to restrict speech shows up in a new guise.
Friday A/V Club: Columnist, broadcaster, and critic of concentrated power
Where does the United States land on the 2017 Freedom Index? Not as high as you think.
"The Christian morality of sacrifice and altruism is wrong," says Brook, executive chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute.
The daily newspaper columns of H.L. Mencken
How libertarians learned to stop worrying and love The Dispossessed
His critique of concentrated power is still relevant today.
Libertarian History/Philosophy
Another reason to like Atlanta.
Eugene Volokh runs the most important legal blog in the country. Here's his take on gay wedding cakes, free speech, and President Trump's judicial appointments.
This Thanksgiving, say thank you to "private property".
Friday A/V Club: Celebrate Halloween with Gerald Heard, Boris Karloff, and some killer bees.
Despite being a finalist for the National Book Awards, Democracy in Chains is fatally flawed history.
Jihadists would be no threat to Americans who were left to mind their own business.
Little Nationalism can be as destructive of human flourishing as Big Nationalism.
Young people get passionate about the ideas of Ayn Rand
Libertarian History/Philosophy
What? Libertarianism is an intellectual and political tradition with roots in radical equality movements.
A controversial attack on a libertarian-leaning economist mangles the facts beyond recognition. But the book still has something to teach us.
Libertarian History/Philosophy
Those who migrate from libertarianism to the alt-right have rejected the essence of the freedom movement and its philosophy.
People seeking to flourish should have the freedom to enhance their bodies and minds
Glassman talked about conscious capitalism and how he harnesses the power of markets and community in an interview with 60 Minutes.
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