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Science

How Open-Access Journals Are Transforming Science

Academic publishers are "still acting as if the internet doesn't exist," says Michael Eisen, co-founder of the Public Library of Science.

Justin Monticello | 11.30.2017 5:46 PM

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Environmentalism

Does the Colorado River Have Rights?

The river doesn't need rights if people have strong property rights to its water.

Ronald Bailey | 9.22.2017 2:00 PM

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Property Rights

A Spectacularly Stupid Idea: Governing Land as a Global Commons

Making an environmental resource a commons is tantamount to calling for its destruction.

Ronald Bailey | 6.2.2017 2:31 PM

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Antarctica

Ozone Hole Over Antarctica Is Closing, Reports Science

The phase out of ozone-damaging chlorofluorocarbon refrigerants is working

Ronald Bailey | 7.1.2016 12:05 PM

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Zika

Libertarians and the Zika Virus

The open access medical commons and the role of government

Ronald Bailey | 4.29.2016 12:32 PM

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Fish

Use Property Rights to Save Fisheries Around the Globe, Says New Study

Anything you think of as an environmental problem is occurring in an open-access commons.

Ronald Bailey | 3.29.2016 11:01 AM

Open access commons

Environmentalists Shocked That Local People Protect Forests Better Than Do Governments

Ronald Bailey | 8.5.2014 1:38 PM

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Research

University of California System Will Open Access to (Almost) All Scientific Research

Public will gain access to thousands of published research papers moving forward, though there is an opt-out process.

Scott Shackford | 8.6.2013 11:16 AM

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Aaron Swartz

MIT on Aaron Swartz's Prosecution and Suicide: Don't Look at Us!

College took neutral route, but questions whether it could have or should have helped

Scott Shackford | 7.30.2013 5:42 PM

Aaron Swartz

Eric Holder Makes it Clear DOJ's Culture — Not the Prosecutor — Is the Problem in Swartz Case

Does not think piling on of federal charges in order to scare out a plea deal is an issue

Scott Shackford | 3.8.2013 5:45 PM

Aaron Swartz

DOJ Admits Wanting to Jail Aaron Swartz to Save Face

Had to justify bringing up federal charges for essentially breaking into a closet

Reason Staff | 2.25.2013 4:20 PM

Academia

White House Responds (Finally) to Research Access Petition with a Yes

Administration will support making taxpayer-funded academic papers available to everybody a year after publication

Scott Shackford | 2.25.2013 10:44 AM

Department of Justice

Sen. Cornyn Sends Critical Letter to Holder About Swartz Case

Not happy about zealous prosecution

Reason Staff | 1.18.2013 3:37 PM

Department of Justice

Rep. Issa to Probe Federal Prosecution of Swartz

Could be an interesting example of positive bipartisanship

Reason Staff | 1.15.2013 8:15 PM

Copyright

Aaron Swartz, the Feds, and Proportionate Responses to Illegal Downloading

How should the federal government have handled Swartz's behavior?

Scott Shackford | 1.14.2013 11:51 AM

Department of Justice

Reddit Co-Founder, Open Info Activist Bullied by DOJ Commits Suicide

Faced federal charges for downloading academic journal records at MIT

Scott Shackford | 1.12.2013 6:32 PM

Science Policy

Reason Writers Around Town: The Yale Forum on Climate Change Interviews Reason Science Correspondent Ronald Bailey

Reason Staff | 10.3.2012 11:30 AM

Economics

Rio +20 Earth Summit: The End of International Environmentalism

Watching green ideology crash and burn

Ronald Bailey | 6.26.2012 4:30 PM

Academia

Is Access to Government-Funded Research a Right?

When the government funds academic research but publishers pay for editing and peer review, who gets to call the shots?

Scott Shackford | 6.20.2012 9:00 AM

Economics

Postenvironmentalism and Technological Abundance

A review of Love Your Monsters, a collection of essays on a new kind of environmentalism.

Ronald Bailey | 1.4.2012 4:30 PM

Economics

Sea Turtle Tastes Like Veal

Can eating endangered species help save them?

Ronald Bailey | 3.9.2010 3:00 PM

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