Regulation

Politics

Mickey Mouse Clubbed

Disney's cartoon rodent speaks out on the Eldred decision.

Jesse Walker | 4.1.2003 12:00 AM

Policy

Prisoners of Digital Television

A misadventure in high-tech regulatory policy -- and a Harry Potter Fix

Mike Godwin | 4.1.2003 12:00 AM

Policy

Balancing Act

On wine labels, truth is no defense.

Jacob Sullum | 3.7.2003 12:00 AM

Policy

What's Wrong With Mahuang?

The weak case against ephedra

Jacob Sullum | 3.3.2003 12:00 AM

Policy

Kosher Cops

Should the government enforce dietary laws?

Jacob Sullum | 2.28.2003 12:00 AM

Policy

The Fire This Time

Can we regulate our way to safety?

Brian Doherty | 2.24.2003 12:00 AM

Policy

Homeland Financial Defense

Bankers and brokers required to spy on customers

Ronald Bailey | 2.20.2003 12:00 AM

Policy

Big Apple Dingalings

New York's new ban on phone rudeness

Sara Rimensnyder | 2.13.2003 12:00 AM

Policy

Daily Brickbat

Charles Oliver | 2.1.2003 12:00 AM

Policy

Zoning Speech

Freedom of assembly under fire

Jesse Walker | 2.1.2003 12:00 AM

Policy

Liberating Late Night

Saturday Night Live vs. the censors.

Steven Kurtz | 2.1.2003 12:00 AM

Policy

A "Moderate" Prohibition

A new study by Center for Science In the Public Interest isn't in the public interest.

Ronald Bailey | 1.8.2003 12:00 AM

Policy

Binge Responsibly

Are five drinks always too much?

Jacob Sullum | 1.3.2003 12:00 AM

Policy

Pardon Me?

The Bush administration defends Clinton

Brian Doherty | 1.1.2003 12:00 AM

Policy

Have A Safe, and Safe, New Year

Revelry in a time of moral crusade

Charles Paul Freund | 12.31.2002 12:00 AM

Policy

The Booze Tube

Must teenagers be shielded from beer commercials?

Jacob Sullum | 12.20.2002 12:00 AM

Policy

Hazy Reasoning

Are smoky bars and restaurants intolerable?

Jacob Sullum | 12.13.2002 12:00 AM

Policy

Zoning Speech

Freedom of assembly under fire

Jesse Walker | 11.18.2002 12:00 AM

Policy

Carnal Cabaret

Strippers who go the distance

Jeremy Lott | 11.1.2002 12:00 AM

Policy

Logocentrism

You can trademark words but not meaning.

Nick Gillespie | 11.1.2002 12:00 AM

Policy

Sticky Labels

Biotech labeling schemes are trade barriers in disguise.

Ronald Bailey | 10.16.2002 12:00 AM

Policy

Online Wine and Other Felonies

Jacob Sullum | 10.9.2002 12:00 AM

Politics

Ideas Change the World—and One Think Tank Quietly Did

Jonathan Rauch | 10.7.2002 12:00 AM

Policy

Organic Law

Should biotech farmers pay for "contamination"?

Ronald Bailey | 10.2.2002 12:00 AM

Politics

Balance Sheet

Reason Staff | 10.1.2002 12:00 AM

Politics

Making a Killing in Business

When crime pays, there will be plenty of criminals.

Mike Lynch | 10.1.2002 12:00 AM

Policy

Help a Smoker: Show Him the Door

Jacob Sullum | 8.28.2002 12:00 AM

Policy

Loving Amtrak, Hating the Press

Nick Gillespie | 8.5.2002 12:00 AM

Policy

Brickbats

Charles Oliver | 8.1.2002 12:00 AM

Policy

Wine Fine

The price of drink

Mike Lynch | 8.1.2002 12:00 AM

Policy

Banned in Brisbane

Australia is outlawing fun. Who's next?

James Morrow | 8.1.2002 12:00 AM

Policy

Voting for Progress

A careful dance with Leviathan

Ronald Bailey | 7.24.2002 12:00 AM

Policy

Political Economy

The market may be down, but it's business as usual in D.C.

Mike Lynch | 7.18.2002 12:00 AM

Policy

Cooked Numbers

Jacob Sullum | 7.12.2002 12:00 AM

Politics

With a Friend Like This…

Mike Lynch | 6.3.2002 12:00 AM

Politics

Cyberspace's Legal Visionary

Lawrence Lessig on the fate of copyrights and computer networks in the digital future.

Jesse Walker | 6.1.2002 12:00 AM

Policy

Is Brave New World Inevitable?

Bill Kristol says yes. He's wrong.

Ronald Bailey | 4.24.2002 12:00 AM

Politics

Deadly Medicine

The real problem with physician-assisted suicide

Jacob Sullum | 4.19.2002 12:00 AM

Policy

Better Living Through Poison

Brian Doherty | 4.17.2002 12:00 AM

Policy

Wine Press

Protectionism disguised as liquor control

Jacob Sullum | 4.5.2002 12:00 AM

Policy

Health Insurance: It's a Policy, Not a Choice

You need health insurance -- whether you want it or not.

Mike Lynch | 3.28.2002 12:00 AM

Politics

Nietzschean Endgame

Self-enhancement and "immense wars of the spirit."

Francis Fukuyama | 3.23.2002 12:00 AM

Policy

Upholding Norms

Laws need to be updated to shape social behavior in light of technological advance.

Francis Fukuyama | 3.21.2002 12:00 AM

Policy

Biotech Tyranny

Biological enhancement is the responsibility of every citizen, not just of philosophers and ethicists.

Gregory Stock | 3.20.2002 12:00 AM

Politics

Sensible Restrictions

There are several good reasons to regulate future biotechnologies.

Francis Fukuyama | 3.19.2002 12:00 AM

Policy

Drugged Up

Claritin's manufacturer decides it's safe after all.

Mike Lynch | 3.14.2002 12:00 AM

Policy

Handicapable or Handicapped?

Brian Doherty | 3.7.2002 12:00 AM

Policy

Hooray for Designer Babies!

Sliding gently down the slippery slope to prevent genetic diseases.

Ronald Bailey | 3.6.2002 12:00 AM