Psychology/Psychiatry

Policy

Federal Appeals Court Overturns Ban on Gun Ownership by People Who Have Been Involuntarily Committed

Jacob Sullum | 12.19.2014 12:40 PM

Culture

Nathaniel Branden, R.I.P.

Brian Doherty | 12.3.2014 8:06 PM

Politics

Video Game Violence: A Scientific 'Consensus' Cracks

Reel violence does not lead to real violence.

Ronald Bailey | 11.14.2014 1:30 PM

Video Games

Ronald Bailey Parses New Research That Shows That Killing Pixels Doesn't Lead to Killing People

Reason Staff | 11.14.2014 1:30 PM

Civil Liberties

Psychedelic Science

Despite steep regulatory barriers, researchers are exploring the therapeutic possibilities of ecstasy, acid, and mushrooms.

Kevin Franciotti | 11.2.2014 10:00 AM

Politics

Reaction to Mutilated Animal Imagery Accurately Predicts Political Leanings

Born this way?

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.30.2014 3:40 PM

Civil Liberties

The Return of Moral Panic

A scholar tries—and fails—to rehabilitate the sex-abuse hysteria of the '80s.

Cathy Young | 10.25.2014 12:00 PM

Police Abuse

Phoenix Creating Mental Health Board for PD After Fatal Shooting of Hammer-Wielding Woman

Ed Krayewski | 10.23.2014 12:19 PM

Policy

If You Want to Keep Your Guns in New York, Avoid Mental Health Professionals

Jacob Sullum | 10.20.2014 12:21 PM

Policy

How Much Pot Does It Take to Turn Teenagers Into Suicidal Dropouts?

Jacob Sullum | 9.15.2014 12:15 PM

Policy

These Clues Can Help Identify Innocent People to Hassle, Confine, and Forcibly Treat

Jacob Sullum | 9.3.2014 11:04 AM

Science & Technology

The Secret of Riot Cops' Confidence?

Okay the tear gas and tasers probably help but the mere act of marching in uniform may advance aggression according to UCLA researchers.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 8.29.2014 10:05 AM

Policy

Environmentalism and the Fear of Disorder

Greens engage in rituals to allay their anxieties.

Ronald Bailey | 8.22.2014 1:30 PM

Environmentalism

Ronald Bailey on How Fear of Disorder Motivates Environmentalists

Reason Staff | 8.22.2014 1:30 PM

Civil Liberties

14 Mentally Ill Individuals Killed by Cops in 2014

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 8.20.2014 6:15 PM

Culture

The Trouble with Conspiracy Science

What the social scientists and psychologists who study conspiracy theories get wrong.

Jesse Walker | 8.20.2014 4:31 PM

Culture

White Americans' Support for Prison-Industrial Complex Grows With Knowledge That It's Harder on Blacks

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 8.7.2014 12:15 PM

Genetics

Voting Republican Is A Genetic Flaw?

Ronald Bailey | 7.10.2014 1:08 PM

Psychology/Psychiatry

Supreme Court Won't Weigh In on Gay 'Cure' Bans for Minors

Scott Shackford | 6.30.2014 5:45 PM

Psychology/Psychiatry

Liberals Are as 'Obedient' to Authority as Conservatives

Ronald Bailey | 6.30.2014 11:33 AM

Politics

The Texas GOP Stands on a Platform of Ignorance

Everything really is bigger down in Texas, including our embarrassments.

Mac McCann | 6.28.2014 10:00 AM

Experimental Economics

Vid: Lies, Cheating, and Creativity - Q&A with Behavioral Economist Dan Ariely

Zach Weissmueller and Naomi Brockwell | 6.20.2014 3:00 PM

Science & Technology

Science Speculates: Schizophrenia Still Very Confusing: Hm, Demons, Maybe? Can You Prove It Isn't True?

Brian Doherty | 6.17.2014 3:50 PM

Policy

Does Using Drugs 'Even Just Once' Change Your Brain Forever?

Jacob Sullum | 6.16.2014 3:04 PM

Culture

Forget What You Think You Know About Crowd Behavior

The rationality of crowds.

Jesse Walker | 5.29.2014 2:42 PM

Policy

The New York Times Redefines Crazy As It Pitches New Gun Restrictions

Jacob Sullum | 5.28.2014 6:25 PM

Culture

Techno-Panic Self-Parody Alert

A member of the "Fox News Medical A-Team" attacks Facebook and video games.

Jesse Walker | 5.28.2014 12:09 PM

Policy

Trouble 'Adjusting' to Sexual Assault May Be Getting U.S. Military Members Booted Without VA Benefits

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.28.2014 11:40 AM

Policy

Does 'Mental Illness' Explain Elliot Rodger's Murder Spree?

Jacob Sullum | 5.27.2014 4:31 PM

Politics

Santa Barbara Stabbing and Shooting Spree Can Be Used to Advance All Kinds of Agendas

But especially the ones trotted out after every sufficiently newsworthy tragedy like this

Ed Krayewski | 5.27.2014 12:01 PM

Culture

Could Therapy Culture Help Explain Elliot Rodger's Rampage?

One of the terrifying achievements of the modern cult of therapy has been to churn out a generation of people completely focused on the self and in constant need of validation from others.

Brendan O'Neill | 5.27.2014 8:30 AM

Policy

What It Takes for Cops to Break Into Your House, Kidnap You, and Steal Your Guns (Hint: It's Not a Warrant)

Jacob Sullum | 5.20.2014 6:49 PM

Culture

Conspiracy Science

Where studies of conspiracy theorists go wrong.

Jesse Walker | 5.20.2014 1:38 PM

Culture

People 'Trust' Strangers Out of Respect, Moral Obligation, Not Perceived Trustworthiness

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.19.2014 3:00 PM

Politics

Women With Feminine Features Win More Votes, Especially Among Conservatives

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.15.2014 12:00 PM

Culture

Kill One Man to Save Five? Answers Depend on What Language This Moral Dilemma Is Posed In

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.28.2014 1:32 PM

Policy

Study of Pot Smokers' Brains Shows That MRIs Cause Bad Science Reporting

Jacob Sullum | 4.18.2014 3:41 PM

Gun Control

Second Fort Hood Shooting Renews Same Debates over Security, Gun Control, Mental Health

Here we go again

Ed Krayewski | 4.3.2014 10:04 AM

Culture

Less Emotional People Are More Concerned With Justice

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.1.2014 12:20 PM

Canada

Canadian Man Apprehended by Mental Health Authorities After Spending a Few Days Giving Away Money

Ed Krayewski | 3.25.2014 12:40 PM

Policy

First Study of LSD's Psychotherapeutic Benefits in Four Decades Breaks Research Taboo

Jacob Sullum | 3.4.2014 6:41 PM

Culture

Friday A/V Club: Fascism, Anarchy, and Democracy in After-School Clubs

Kurt Lewin's experiment in leadership styles: the movie

Jesse Walker | 2.21.2014 1:03 PM

Public schools

New York State Assembly Considers Bill Requiring Psychological Examinations of all Public School Students

How about psych exams for legislators first?

Reason Staff | 2.12.2014 1:30 PM

Policy

Remember the Hakkens? Man Who Fled to Cuba with Children Declared Insane.

Anti-government conspiracies singled out

Scott Shackford | 1.22.2014 4:50 PM

Civil Liberties

Bipolar Tanzanian Man Granted U.S. Asylum over Disorder

Country treats mental illnesses as a form of demonic possession

Reason Staff | 1.21.2014 1:40 PM

Culture

Sandy Hook Shooter's Father to Turn Over Son's Medical Records

In order to help with investigation

Reason Staff | 1.17.2014 6:30 PM

Policy

Man in Okla. Church Bombing Plot Found Not Guilty Due to Insanity

Had plotted to blow up dozens of churches

Reason Staff | 1.17.2014 5:50 PM

Policy

North Carolina Teen Killed by Police After Family Calls for Assistance

Lesson 4,305 on why to never call police for help

Reason Staff | 1.6.2014 5:00 PM