Transparency

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Another Marylander Arrested for Recording the Police

According to state officials, only on-duty cops have a privacy right in public spaces.

Radley Balko | 6.21.2010 4:30 PM

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Secret Watchdogs

WikiLeaks and similar sites are a check on institutional misbehavior.

Jesse Walker | 6.17.2010 4:30 PM

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Girl-Punching (and Cop-Taping) in Seattle

Matt Welch | 6.17.2010 11:05 AM

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"There's No Transparency, and I Find that Inexcusable"

Meet the 82-year-old ex-cop, World War II vet, and private eye who's challenging one of the largest police departments in the country.

Radley Balko | 6.14.2010 12:00 PM

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Legislator Posts Votes on Facebook. All of Them.

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 5.28.2010 11:00 AM

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Government Backslides on Agriculture-Subsidies Transparency

Matt Welch | 5.24.2010 10:13 AM

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Another Area Where Obama Is Even Less Transparent Than Bush

Jesse Walker | 5.20.2010 12:27 PM

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Reason on The TV: Katherine Mangu-Ward Talks Open Government on TVOntario

Reason Staff | 5.5.2010 2:54 PM

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Why Cities Are Broke (They Spend Too Much!), Chapter XXVIII (in an Infinite Series)

Nick Gillespie | 5.3.2010 8:00 AM

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Keeping An Eye On Earmarks

Reason Staff | 4.13.2010 3:09 PM

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Reason.tv: You Want Political Freedom? There's an App For That.

The Prometheus Institute is bringing the revolution online.

Reason Staff | 4.6.2010 10:30 AM

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Why the iPad is the iFad or, DIY WTF?

Nick Gillespie | 4.6.2010 9:09 AM

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The NoVa Police Blackout

Law enforcement agencies in Northern Virginia say you have no right to know what they're doing

Radley Balko | 4.5.2010 5:00 PM

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What Is a Day in Obama's Eyes?

Jacob Sullum | 3.22.2010 1:27 PM

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But Can They Vote 'Present'?

Jacob Sullum | 3.18.2010 5:30 PM

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Dig In!

Jacob Sullum | 3.18.2010 3:22 PM

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Public=Online

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 3.18.2010 2:22 PM

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It Depends on What the Meaning of the Word 'Many' Is

Jacob Sullum | 3.18.2010 12:05 PM

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Serve the Servants, Especially When They Have Server Issues

Matt Welch | 3.16.2010 11:06 AM

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As Congress Gets Set to Yap & Maybe Even Ban Some Earmarks, Check Out Where DC Insiders Party on Your Dime

Nick Gillespie | 3.11.2010 7:40 AM

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Top Government Websites for Transparency

Radley Balko | 3.10.2010 1:47 PM

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Reason.tv: Pork Party House: Where DC insiders go for tax-subsidized fun!

Reason Staff | 3.9.2010 7:37 AM

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Here's Your Earmark. On a Completely Unrelated Matter…

Jacob Sullum | 3.5.2010 12:00 PM

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They're Not Necessarily Jobs, and They Weren't Necessarily Created or Saved, but We Gave These Guys Money, and They Gave Us Some Numbers

Jacob Sullum | 2.3.2010 2:00 PM

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Presidential Promises and Pretenses

Obama's contribution to the "deficit of trust"

Jacob Sullum | 2.3.2010 7:00 AM

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'The American People Don't Care About Process'

Jacob Sullum | 2.1.2010 2:54 PM

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Well, at Least the State of the Union Address Was Televised on C-SPAN

Jacob Sullum | 1.28.2010 1:19 PM

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Live C-SPAN Coverage vs. Pass Now, Explain Later

Jacob Sullum | 1.27.2010 3:03 PM

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The New Transparency

Jacob Sullum | 1.25.2010 10:25 AM

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Reason Morning Links: The U.S. Helps China, Pirates Help Haiti, Ellie Light Helps Her President

Jesse Walker | 1.25.2010 8:07 AM

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'Why Fill Out the Forms?'

Jacob Sullum | 1.19.2010 5:47 PM

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Obama's Transparency Outlook: Still Hazy

Jacob Sullum | 1.5.2010 4:16 PM

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Ron Paul on Ben Bernanke as Time's Man of The Year: Not Evil Per Se, But Head of an Evil System

Nick Gillespie | 12.16.2009 2:52 PM

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Reason.tv: If We Can Put a Man on The Moon…Then Why Does Government Screw Up Everything Else?

Nick Gillespie | 12.11.2009 11:16 AM

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Porky Congress Members Pork Out on Pork Projects For Porcine Public or, Who Will Train The Next Generation of Weathercasters?

Nick Gillespie | 12.11.2009 10:18 AM

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Government Openness Meeting: Closed to the Media and Public

Brian Doherty | 12.8.2009 9:54 AM

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Reason Morning Links: Sex! Crime! Bin Laden! Obama! The OMB! Sex Again!

Jesse Walker | 12.7.2009 7:32 AM

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Supreme Court Extends Obama Administration's Prisoner-Abuse Secrecy

Matt Welch | 12.1.2009 8:36 AM

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Reason Morning Links: The Fretful Fed, the Decline of Dubai, and the Metro Mess

Jesse Walker | 11.30.2009 7:30 AM

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Moonbeam Blocks Sunlight

Matt Welch | 11.25.2009 2:16 PM

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What You Do in the Private Sector Is Your Own Business

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 11.25.2009 11:07 AM

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Google Provides Free Access to Caselaw Text

Radley Balko | 11.23.2009 8:51 AM

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Corruption, Panic and Incompetence Fueled Geithner's Backstairs Intrigue

Tim Cavanaugh | 11.17.2009 7:20 PM

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One Interactive Map "Created or Saved" by Stimulus

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 11.16.2009 1:23 PM

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Feds Order News Site to Cough up User Data

Matt Welch | 11.10.2009 6:44 PM

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See the World Through Stimulus-Colored Glasses

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 11.3.2009 4:31 PM