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Rights

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Frederick Douglass

How Frederick Douglass Destroyed John C. Calhoun With the Power of John Locke

Armed with the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and the far-reaching guarantees of liberty and equality that they contained, Douglass took the fight directly to the slaveholders.

Damon Root | 11.14.2020 6:00 AM

Racine Wisconsin Walmart greeter tells customers about mask policy

Reason Roundup

Emergency Coronavirus Orders Upheld in Wisconsin, Rejected in Michigan

Plus: Pandemic brings rise in electronic ankle monitoring, a court rules on stimulus checks for incarcerated people, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.13.2020 9:30 AM

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Politics

Democrats Are Conjuring Up New 'Rights'

Faced with a president they find repulsive to the core and with unfunded future payment obligations in the many trillions, Democrats think now is the time to really unleash Washington.

Matt Welch | 11.17.2019 6:00 AM

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Housing Policy

Legislator Who Argues Housing Is a Human Right Also Suing to Stop Affordable Housing in Her District

New York Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou is a plaintiff in a lawsuit to stop a Habitat for Humanity housing project.

Christian Britschgi | 10.11.2019 11:15 AM

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Libertarian History/Philosophy

Libertarianism Has Nothing to Offer Populist Authoritarians

Sheldon Richman | 12.3.2017 8:00 AM

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Polls

More Than a Third of Americans Have No Idea What the First Amendment Says

And 20 percent don't know atheists have the same rights as everyone else.

Stephanie Slade | 9.19.2017 12:44 PM

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Abortion

Indiana Is Latest State to Pass Restrictive Abortion Bill Claiming Safety

Joshua Swain | 4.9.2016 10:30 AM

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Immigration

Justice, Not Amnesty, for 'Illegal' Immigrants

Granting "amnesty" supposes that a wrong was committed. But an immigrant without papers has done nothing wrong.

Sheldon Richman | 2.7.2016 8:00 AM

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Abortion

Wisconsin Law Requiring Hospital Privileges for Abortion Doctors Ruled Unconstitutional

Admitting privileges rule can't "be taken seriously as a measure to improve women's health," says federal appeals court.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.24.2015 12:35 PM

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Sex

'Sexual Rights' Now Part of U.S. Foreign Agenda

The change emphasizes a commitment to "equality between men and women in matters of sexual relations and sexuality."

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.23.2015 1:01 PM

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Rights

For Libertarians, There Is Only One Fundamental Right

All further "rights" are simply applications of our basic right not to be aggressed against.

Sheldon Richman | 3.29.2015 12:00 AM

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Ted Cruz

Even if God Didn't Give Us the Constitution, We Should Act Like He Did

If politicians treated the Constitution as if it were handed down from heaven rather than a pliable set of guidelines, the U.S. would be a better place.

David Harsanyi | 3.27.2015 12:00 AM

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Voting

Why Mandatory Voting Is a Bad Idea

Freedom means the right to ignore the state and live peacefully.

Sheldon Richman | 3.26.2015 12:05 AM

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Rights

Free Speech Review: 22 Significant, Silly, or Otherwise Noteworthy First Amendment Cases From 2014

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.31.2014 2:00 PM

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Rights

How Modern Government Is Destroying the Presumption of Liberty Our Founders Cherished

Much of the political class of the founding generation, unlike our own, viewed the Constitution as restraining, not unleashing, the government.

Andrew Napolitano | 10.30.2014 7:00 AM

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LGBT

Brickbat: The Right to Custom T-Shirts

Charles Oliver | 10.20.2014 6:01 AM

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LGBT

The Right to Custom T-Shirts

Charles Oliver | 10.20.2014 6:00 AM

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LPAC

FEC Chairman Talks 'Dark Money' and the Fine Line Between Free Speech and Censorship

FEC Chairman Lee Goodman says the dark money debate is nothing more than an effort to regulate speech using government power.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.22.2014 11:50 AM

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Rights

Religious Freedom and the Great Faux-Rights Arms Race of 2014: Elizabeth Nolan Brown at The Week

A crop of current religious freedom cases are more predicated on wringing special protections from the state than legit struggles for religious liberty.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 7.30.2014 1:25 PM

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New Zealand

It Is Better That 10 Innocent Persons Suffer Than One Guilty One Escape

Charles Oliver | 7.16.2014 6:00 AM

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Rights

Brickbat: It Is Better That 10 Innocent Persons Suffer Than One Guilty One Escape

Charles Oliver | 7.16.2014 6:00 AM

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Progressives

Beware a Government That's Here to Help

President Obama, most congressional Democrats, and many congressional Republicans are ardent progressives-they believe government is the chief engine of human progress.

Andrew Napolitano | 6.12.2014 7:00 AM

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Rights

Thought Police Force Local Baker to Participate in Gay Wedding. Will They Make Orthodox Rabbis and Imams Perform Gay Weddings, Too?

In Colorado, the Constitution is subordinate to hurt feelings and nuptial pastries.

David Harsanyi | 6.6.2014 4:30 PM

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Nudity

Florida County Tickets Woman for Sunbathing Topless on the Beach

Brittany Morrisey | 6.6.2014 11:00 AM

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Rights

Freedom for Me, but Not for Thee

Sen. Dianne Feinstein has no problem with experiments with American liberties, unless she and her staff are the victims.

Andrew Napolitano | 3.20.2014 8:00 AM

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Guns

Court: It's Not a Right When Only the Sheriff's Friends Get To Hold Guns

The case isn't just about guns, but also about what it means for the public to have "rights."

Steven Greenhut | 2.21.2014 12:00 PM

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Aliens

Rights Aren't Just for Humans, Anymore

From chimpanzees to artificial intelligence, science is raising important questions about just who, and what, has rights.

A. Barton Hinkle | 12.18.2013 10:30 AM

Suicide

Dilbert's Scott Adams Wishes a "Long, Horrible Death" to Assisted Suicide Opponents

Zach Weissmueller | 11.26.2013 1:21 PM

Immigration

What the Immigration Bill Overlooks

A bill backed by leading Republicans and Democrats, big business, and government-co-opted unions is bound to have missed some things.

Sheldon Richman | 7.14.2013 8:00 AM

Rights

Proposed Citizens United 'Fix' Strips Rights From Newspapers, TV Stations and Advocacy Groups

J.D. Tuccille | 6.19.2013 5:40 PM

Rights

Rights Would Be Stripped from Newspapers, Organizations, by Proposed Amendment

Denies rights to "corporations" which includes media companies, unions and the ACLU

Reason Staff | 6.19.2013 5:20 PM

Rights

Vid: Who Decides How You Die? Inside Montana's Assisted Suicide Fight

Zach Weissmueller | 5.29.2013 12:22 PM

Rights

Who Decides How You Die? Inside Montana's Assisted Suicide Fight

Zach Weissmueller | 5.29.2013 12:15 PM

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Culture War

The Kermit Gosnell Abortion Trial, Gun Control and Heartbreaker Stories in the Media

How arguments shielding the Gosnell trial from use in the debate about reproductive rights work just as well for gun rights

Ed Krayewski | 4.12.2013 4:50 PM

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Polls

Less Than 3 in 10 Americans Trust Government

Emily Ekins | 3.12.2013 10:25 AM

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Polls

Less Than 3 in 10 Americans Trust Government

Emily Ekins | 3.12.2013 10:25 AM

John Kerry

John Kerry Says Americans Have a Right to Be Stupid

Made comments to German students while discussing the freedom of speech

Reason Staff | 2.26.2013 10:28 AM

Rights

Majority of Americans Think Government is Threat to Their Rights

According to new poll

Reason Staff | 2.1.2013 8:44 AM

Immigration

Immigration Is a Natural Right

Nativism is the arch-enemy of the freedom to travel

Andrew Napolitano | 1.31.2013 7:00 AM

Prisons

U.S. Blocks Expanded Prisoner Rights at U.N. Meeting

Solitary confinement was a particular stumbling block

Reason Staff | 12.18.2012 7:24 PM

Government

Americans Divided on Federal Government Being a Threat to Rights

46 percent think the federal government is a threat to rights, 45 percent see it as a protector of rights

Reason Staff | 12.12.2012 9:08 AM

Obama Administration

D'Souza "Fact Check" Light on Facts

AP treats opinions as facts, then says the opinions are wrong.

Tim Cavanaugh | 8.28.2012 1:57 PM

Rights

Are Americans Willing to Take Away Public Union Rights?

Emily Ekins | 6.1.2012 12:30 PM

Government employees

Are Americans Willing to Take Away Public Union Rights?

Emily Ekins | 6.1.2012 12:30 PM

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