Transparency

Policy

How the NSA and Its Allies Tried to Stop the First Book-Length Exposé of the Agency

James Bamford's battles with the National Security Agency.

Jesse Walker | 10.3.2014 12:39 PM

Policy

A University Tries to Evade an Open-Records Request By Invoking…the Copyright Act?

And a judge agrees.

Jesse Walker | 10.2.2014 1:44 PM

Transparency

Ferguson Charges Thousands for Access to Public Records

Lucian McMahon | 9.29.2014 4:57 PM

Whistleblowers

The Most Transparent Administration™ Keeps Bragging, Concealing

Lucian McMahon | 9.26.2014 10:33 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Obama at the UN, Dennis Kucinich on the 'Anti-War Left,' Pentagon Propaganda, Inappropriate Fergusoning, Beloved Internet Libertarian Julie Borowski, and More!

Matt Welch | 9.24.2014 8:35 PM

Borders

Border Patrol to Test Body Cameras

To see if it will reduce misconduct complaints

Reason Staff | 9.18.2014 2:40 PM

Surveillance

$250,000 a Day: That's the Fine the Feds Threatened Yahoo With for Resisting Data Demands

Scott Shackford | 9.11.2014 5:12 PM

Surveillance

Dems Push Obama to Declassify Snooping Rules

Want access to legal opinions justifying executive power to collect people's information

Reason Staff | 9.2.2014 2:30 PM

Politics

Police Department Says Cop Camera Footage Not Public Record

Anthony Fisher | 8.21.2014 2:01 PM

Politics

White House Throttling Even Basic Federal Record Requests?

Most transparent administration...

Reason Staff | 8.19.2014 2:35 PM

Politics

Is Deadly Force by Police on the Rise? We Won't Know Until They Give Us the Stats

Anthony Fisher | 8.14.2014 5:07 PM

Transparency

The Press Has Had Enough of the 'Most Transparent Administration Ever'

You can't put big enough air quotes around that title.

Reason Staff | 8.13.2014 3:00 PM

FOIA

Yes, "FOIA Denial Officer" Is a Real Job Title in the "Most Transparent Administration in History"

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 8.13.2014 11:43 AM

Michael Brown

Police Won't Release Name of Cop Who Shot Ferguson Teen

Because of threats

Reason Staff | 8.12.2014 2:40 PM

Transparency

More Telling Examples from Our 'Most Transparent Administration Ever'

Scott Shackford | 8.8.2014 11:15 AM

Policy

Police Department Sorry It Got Caught Denying Owning Drone

Zenon Evans | 8.7.2014 12:52 PM

Transparency

White House Wants to Redact the Hell Out of Torture Report. Will a Leaker Save Us?

Scott Shackford | 8.6.2014 11:20 AM

Policy

'Corporate Money' Leads to Life-Saving Medical Discoveries

Activists obsessed with "conflict of interest" in science make life more difficult for doctors, and for patients who want cures.

John Stossel | 7.30.2014 12:00 PM

Surveillance

NSA Surveillance Causes Journalists to Have to Act Like Drug Dealers to Protect Sources

Scott Shackford | 7.28.2014 5:30 PM

Politics

Is Government Like a Parachute, That Works Best When Open? Or a Trap, That Works Best When Closed?

Brian Doherty | 7.22.2014 11:45 PM

Policy

Government Control-Freakery 'a form of censorship' Say Journalists

J.D. Tuccille | 7.14.2014 11:43 AM

Civil Liberties

900,000 Innocents Subjected to NSA Scrutiny

The violations of our rights are obvious, undenied, and undeniable.

Andrew Napolitano | 7.10.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Immigrant Kids, Israel vs. Hamas, War on Women, Berkeley 'Free' Pot, Political Dynasties, Welfare vs. Jobs, Transparency Advocates vs. Obama, Plus Aftershow!

Matt Welch | 7.8.2014 8:24 PM

NSA

Earth to NSA: It's Not 'Inadvertent' Collection of Private Data if You Know and Keep Doing It

Scott Shackford | 7.7.2014 10:40 AM

NSA

Federal Privacy Oversight Board: Phone Metadata Collection Bad; Internet Metadata Collection Good

Scott Shackford | 7.2.2014 3:35 PM

Politics

Bipartisan Senate Duo Pressures Obama for Real Surveillance Reform

Zenon Evans | 7.2.2014 1:37 PM

Militarization of Police

Mass. Law Enforcement Corporations Not At All What Privatizing Police Would Be Like

Ed Krayewski | 7.2.2014 10:47 AM

War on Terror

Judge Declares Secretive No-Fly List Process Unconstitutional

Scott Shackford | 6.24.2014 5:30 PM

Politics

'Greenhouse' Plug-In Lets You See Where Politicians Get Their Money

Zenon Evans | 6.23.2014 1:05 PM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Obama Scandals Countdown!

Matt Welch | 6.13.2014 8:12 PM

Civil Liberties

What Did Edward Snowden Teach Us in Just One Year?

Scott Shackford | 6.5.2014 3:33 PM

Civil Liberties

Lessons in Precision of Language When Dealing with Public Officials, Or, "Drug Task Force? What Drug Task Force"?

Brian Doherty | 6.5.2014 2:06 PM

Police

Calif. Supreme Court Orders Officials to Name Names When Police Shoot People

Scott Shackford | 5.29.2014 5:30 PM

Policy

Another Blow Against Cops Who Think They Have a Right Not to Be Recorded

Jacob Sullum | 5.29.2014 2:38 PM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Obama's Foreign Policy, Snowden's Spycraft, Jared Polis on Email Privacy, Adam Sandler's Cinematic Racism, Ferret Freedom, Videotaping Gun Sales, the Drone-Memo Switcheroo, Plus After-Show!

Matt Welch | 5.28.2014 8:15 PM

Politics

Obama Administration to Release Drone Memo; #StandWithRand Sees Short Sequel

Scott Shackford | 5.21.2014 11:10 AM

Politics

Emails Reveal Federal Agency Ignored Conservative Media Inquiries

Zenon Evans | 5.15.2014 2:06 PM

Policy

Woman Charged With 'Wiretapping' For Recording Her Own Arrest (But Federal Law May Protect Her)

J.D. Tuccille | 5.12.2014 7:53 PM

Policy

U.S. Intel Folks Ordered to Just Pretend Leaks Didn't Happen

Scott Shackford | 5.9.2014 11:53 AM

Politics

Summary of White House Big Data Privacy Report: 'Give Feds More Power, Please'

Scott Shackford | 5.2.2014 12:05 PM

Science & Technology

Tech Companies Increasingly Refusing to Keep Government Searches Secret

Big firms join Twitter in letting customers know about subpoenas

Scott Shackford | 5.1.2014 6:05 PM

Policy

The Drone War's Secrets and Lies

If our government thinks it is justified in killing people, it shouldn't act like it has something to hide.

Steve Chapman | 5.1.2014 12:00 PM

The Independents

Tonight on The Independents: Silver Bans Sterling, Kyle Smith Pokes Piketty, Brian Lamb on Gubmint Transparency, You Vote for Second Panel Topic, Plus Scenes From the Vape-in & Steamy After-Show!

Matt Welch | 4.29.2014 8:30 PM

The Independents

Tonight on The Independents: Donald Sterling Controversy, Rep. Darrell Issa, Rep. Jared Polis, Mike Baker, John Kerry's 'Apartheid,' Plus After-Show (Then Vape-in)

Matt Welch | 4.28.2014 7:31 PM

Civil Liberties

Lapel Video Unavailable in Third Fatal Albuquerque Police Shooting in Past Month

Ed Krayewski | 4.23.2014 2:37 PM

Politics

Gene Healy Talks About Kill-List Record of 'Most Transparent Administration' in History

Matt Welch | 4.23.2014 2:05 PM

Politics

Obama and the Most [REDACTED] Administration in History

He now has explain when he feels legally entitled to kill you.

Gene Healy | 4.22.2014 12:00 PM