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Ross Ulbricht

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Ross Ulbricht's First Nonfungible Token

A virtual collection of 10 artworks made by Ulbricht at various stages of his life was worth $6.3 million at the time of sale.

Liz Wolfe | 2.10.2022 6:00 AM

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Bitcoin

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis Is All In on Bitcoin

The Wyoming Republican says cryptocurrency will spur renewable energy, protect privacy, and possibly save the dollar.

Nick Gillespie | 6.17.2021 9:45 AM

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Alex Winter: Frank Zappa's Ultra-Individualist Legacy

The rock legend fought for free speech and self-expression in ways that appealed to dissidents in America and communist countries alike.

Nick Gillespie | 1.6.2021 4:52 PM

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Why President Trump Should Free Ross Ulbricht

The Silk Road’s creator has a lot to teach drug prohibitionists.

Zach Weissmueller | 12.23.2020 5:23 PM

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Stimulus

Government by 'Harrison Bergeron'

From pandemic relief to public schools, wealth taxes to COVID vaccines, politicians are finding bad ways to redistribute the pie.

Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, and Nick Gillespie | 12.21.2020 4:10 PM

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Reason Roundup

Joe Biden Taps Former Presidential Rival Pete Buttigieg for Transportation Secretary

Plus: Trump slashes showerhead regulations, Ross Ulbricht might get a pardon, Tom Cruise is the latest COVID scold, and more...

Christian Britschgi | 12.16.2020 9:30 AM

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Election 2020

Presidential Pardons Offer Trump a Way to Go Out on a Positive Note

If Trump isn’t interested, maybe the Biden administration could get started with a few acts of mercy.

J.D. Tuccille | 11.15.2020 1:29 PM

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Operator of 'Silk Road 2.0' Likely Avoided Prison by Cooperating with Feds

Meanwhile, Ross Ulbricht has to spend life in prison without parole.

Brian Doherty | 6.3.2019 2:30 PM

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Help Reason Fight for the Unjustly Imprisoned

We do more criminal justice coverage per capita than any comparable national magazine. Please help us do more.

Matt Welch | 12.4.2018 1:30 PM

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Ross Ulbricht's Murder-for-Hire Charges Dropped by U.S. Attorney

While the Silk Road founder's reputation has already been sullied by the untried accusations, the feds give up on those charges after Supreme Court declines to hear Ulbricht's appeal on his original conviction and sentencing.

Brian Doherty | 7.25.2018 6:40 PM

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Controversialist Arvin Vohra Announces 2020 Libertarian Presidential Run

After being resoundingly voted out of the party's vice-chairmanship over his comments about veterans, school shootings, and age-of-consent laws, the activist/entrepreneur throws his hat in the ring against Adam Kokesh and a presumed Bill Weld.

Matt Welch | 7.6.2018 3:45 PM

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Sadly, Ross Ulbricht's Case Will Not Be Heard by the Supreme Court

Despite Carpenter upending Fourth Amendment doctrine, the Supremes leave the Silk Road founder in prison for life.

Brian Doherty | 6.28.2018 12:10 PM

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Carpenter Supreme Court Decision Should Lead To Rethinking Ross Ulbricht's Conviction

The government's prosecution of the Silk Road founder depended on a Fourth Amendment doctrine made questionable by Carpenter's new respect for the information accessible via modern technology.

Brian Doherty | 6.26.2018 6:50 PM

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Alleged Silk Road Mentor Indicted, Extradited to United States

Roger Clark, under pseudonym "Variety Jones" and others, faces charges related to narcotics trafficking, hacking, and money laundering, but not murder-for-hire.

Brian Doherty | 6.15.2018 5:20 PM

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Ross Ulbricht Is Serving a Double Life Sentence

His mother, Lyn Ulbricht, talks about her son's life in maximum security prison and their Supreme Court hopes for the Silk Road case.

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 5.31.2018 12:00 AM

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Stossel: Silk Road Founder Jailed, Drug Sales Up

People applauded when government shut down the drug website Silk Road. But online drug sales increased.

John Stossel and Maxim Lott | 2.13.2018 10:40 AM

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Silk Road's Founder Is in Jail for Life, but the Dark Web Only Grows

Making popular things illegal rarely diminishes their use.

John Stossel | 2.7.2018 9:30 AM

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Ross Ulbricht Files Appeal to the Supreme Court on His Life Sentence Without Parole

Silk Road founder's appeal stresses the dangerous Fourth and Sixth Amendment implications of his prosecution and sentencing.

Brian Doherty | 12.27.2017 3:42 PM

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Selling the Silk Road Soap Opera

A new book on dark net entrepreneur Ross Ulbricht misses the point.

Brian Doherty | 7.15.2017 6:00 AM

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