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SXSW

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SXSW

Vote for Reason at SXSW Next Year!

Four Reason-ers have panels under consideration.

Reason Staff | 8.7.2017 4:15 PM

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SXSW

6 Cool Innovations That Are Making the World a Better Place, Vol. 2

Reason's choice of SXSW's 2017 innovator awards

Stephanie Slade | 3.24.2017 4:45 PM

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SXSW

Reason at SXSW: What Can Americans Do About Government Snooping? (Podcast)

Listen to our panel at this year's festival in Austin, Texas.

Scott Shackford | 3.24.2017 9:32 AM

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Edward Snowden

Snowden at SXSW: Don't Believe Their Word Games; The NSA Collects Data on Us All

Yes, they're even spying on the president.

Stephanie Slade | 3.14.2017 2:20 PM

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Michael Brown

New Footage of Michael Brown Discussed at Emotional SXSW Panel

More than two years later, details of the events the preceded the police shooting in Ferguson remain fuzzy.

Stephanie Slade | 3.13.2017 6:45 PM

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SXSW

Facebook Tells Police to Stop Using Them to Spy on Folks

Coincidentally, a panel at SXSW today is about social media surveillance

Scott Shackford | 3.13.2017 3:40 PM

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SXSW

At SXSW, Mark Cuban Calls Himself a Libertarian 'at Heart,' Wants to Be Convinced to Run for President

Also believes some healthcare should be a basic right written into the Constitution.

Scott Shackford | 3.12.2017 8:45 PM

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SXSW

NYT Executive Editor Says Trump's Insults Help Media Keep Him Accountable

It's a historic moment for the journalism industry, according to Dean Baquet.

Stephanie Slade | 3.12.2017 8:02 PM

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SXSW

Think the Sharing Economy Needs More Regulation? SXSW Panel of Women with Prison Records Shows the Down Side.

One panel promotes fear-based control over who drives Uber cars. A second panel illustrates what ultimately happens.

Scott Shackford | 3.11.2017 6:45 PM

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SXSW

Tech Privacy a Top Concern in Early SXSW Government Panels

Surveillance, data collection and biometrics all topic of debate.

Scott Shackford | 3.10.2017 8:50 PM

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SXSW

Cory Booker Wants America to Believe in the Power of Love

At South by Southwest, Cory Booker declines to say whether or not he will run for president.

Peter Suderman | 3.10.2017 2:15 PM

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SXSW

Reason Is Heading to SXSW Next Year!

Three of our panel proposals were accepted to the Interactive conference.

Stephanie Slade | 10.17.2016 11:55 AM

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Innovation

6 Cool Innovations That Are Making the World a Better Place

Reason's choice of SXSW's innovator awards

Stephanie Slade | 3.18.2016 5:05 PM

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Gun Rights

Activists Clash at SXSW Over Texas Open Carry Laws

Boobs, dildos, and guns-oh, my.

Stephanie Slade | 3.16.2016 4:24 PM

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NSA

How the NSA Is Killing American Small Businesses

Government snooping and the cloud-based software industry

Stephanie Slade | 3.15.2016 3:58 PM

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Polls

SXSW Panel: Big Data Won't Choose the Next U.S. President

It's the ideas, stupid.

Stephanie Slade | 3.13.2016 4:36 PM

Civil Liberties

Forget Obama at SxSW, Listen to Edward Snowden on Encryption

Alexis Garcia | 3.13.2016 9:30 AM

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Privacy

Encryption Makes Us Safe, Says Sen. Mark Warner at SXSW

He wants a commission to figure out how to protect our privacy and still allow us to go after the bad guys.

Stephanie Slade | 3.12.2016 12:28 PM

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Barack Obama

Obama to SXSW: Government Has Failed You But You Should Trust It Anyway

The president delivered a keynote to Austin's tech confab this afternoon.

Stephanie Slade | 3.11.2016 9:22 PM

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Culture

Anti-Robot Protesters Take to SXSW

"I say robot, you say no-bot."

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.16.2015 3:25 PM

Politics

Cody Wilson: Happiness is a 3-D Printed Gun

Todd Krainin | 4.18.2014 1:30 PM

Science & Technology

Is South by Southwest Too Popular for Startups?

Paul Detrick | 3.21.2014 1:22 PM

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