Reason.com - Free Minds and Free Markets
Reason logo Reason logo
  • Latest
  • Magazine
    • Current Issue
    • Archives
    • Subscribe
    • Crossword
  • Video
  • Podcasts
    • All Shows
    • The Reason Roundtable
    • The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie
    • The Soho Forum Debates
    • Just Asking Questions
    • The Best of Reason Magazine
    • Why We Can't Have Nice Things
  • Volokh
  • Newsletters
  • Donate
    • Donate Online
    • Donate Crypto
    • Ways To Give To Reason Foundation
    • Torchbearer Society
    • Planned Giving
  • Subscribe
    • Reason Plus Subscription
    • Print Subscription
    • Gift Subscriptions
    • Subscriber Support

Login Form

Create new account
Forgot password

Rodrigo Duterte

Donald Trump in New Hampshire | Maatias J. Ocner/TNS/Newscom

Donald Trump

Accused of Dictatorial Ambitions, Trump Doubles Down on Authoritarianism

His understanding of effective leadership and policing should repel anyone who cares about civil liberties and the rule of law.

Jacob Sullum | 1.24.2024 12:01 AM

Large image on homepages | Xinhua/Sipa USA/Newscom

China

China's Xi Fools Another U.S. President With Promises of a Fentanyl Crackdown

And once again, Trump is distracted from real policy by symbolic brutality.

Mike Riggs | 12.5.2018 11:41 AM

Large image on homepages | LEAN DAVAL JR/ELOISA LOPEZ/Newscom

Rodrigo Duterte

Philippines President Duterte Playfully 'Jokes' About All His Drug War Murders

"My only sin is the extrajudicial killings."

Scott Shackford | 9.28.2018 1:45 PM

Large image on homepages | Xinhua/Sipa USA/Newscom

Philippines

Duterte's Deadly Drug War Targets a Catholic Priest

Death squads are after Father Amado Picardal, an early critic of the Philippine drug war.

Zuri Davis | 8.27.2018 1:30 PM

Large image on homepages

Donald Trump

Trump Wants Us 'To Get Really, Really Tough, Really Mean with the Drug Pushers'

Doubling down on a drug war that has failed for 40 years.

Ronald Bailey | 2.6.2018 12:02 PM

Large image on homepages

War on Drugs

Trump's 'Great Relationship' With a Vicious Drug Warrior

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who likens himself to Hitler, promotes the mass murder of drug users.

Jacob Sullum | 11.15.2017 12:01 AM

Large image on homepages

Drugs

What America Taught a Murderous Drug Warrior

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte follows prohibitionist logic to its lethal conclusion.

Jacob Sullum | 7.2.2017 3:42 PM

  • About
  • Browse Topics
  • Events
  • Staff
  • Jobs
  • Donate
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
  • Media
  • Shop
  • Amazon
Reason Facebook@reason on XReason InstagramReason TikTokReason YoutubeApple PodcastsReason on FlipboardReason RSS

© 2025 Reason Foundation | Accessibility | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Take Reason's short survey for a chance to win $300
Take Reason's short survey for a chance to win $300
Take Reason's short survey for a chance to win $300