War on Terror

ISIS

Rand Paul Speaks Out on Senate Floor Against Arming Syrian Rebels

Not that it apparently matters

Reason Staff | 9.18.2014 3:20 PM

Terrorism

Terrorists on the Southern Border vs. Terrorists Sponsored by the FBI

Lucian McMahon | 9.17.2014 10:30 PM

Civil Liberties

The ISIS Conspiracies

How a century's worth of anxieties about America's southern border are affecting the latest foreign-policy crisis.

Jesse Walker | 9.17.2014 4:30 PM

Politics

The Hyped Up Western Jihadi Fear of ISIS

Don't freak out, America has endured worse subversives.

Shikha Dalmia | 9.17.2014 1:30 PM

Politics

Shikha Dalmia on ISIS's Existential Threat to Liberalism

Reason Staff | 9.17.2014 1:30 PM

ISIS

US Launches Expanded Airstrikes Against ISIS in Iraq

It begins.

Reason Staff | 9.15.2014 8:25 PM

ISIS

Is the Justice Dept.'s New Program to Find Homegrown Terrorists Wonderful or Worrisome (or Both)?

Scott Shackford | 9.15.2014 5:15 PM

ISIS

White House Pushing Congress to Arm Syrian Rebels

What could possibly go wrong?

Reason Staff | 9.15.2014 1:55 PM

ISIS

DOJ Launching Program to Try to Stop Americans from Joining Groups Like ISIS

"Terrorism: Not Even Once"

Reason Staff | 9.15.2014 1:40 PM

World

Barbara Lee's Lonely Vote After 9/11: A Look Back

Thirteen years after Rep. Lee opposed an Authorization for Use of Military Force, her solitary stance has become mainstream.

Jesse Walker | 9.15.2014 11:35 AM

ISIS

Somebody Tell Kerry: White House Says We're at War with ISIS

What with the airstrikes and all

Reason Staff | 9.12.2014 5:15 PM

Barack Obama

Obama's War on ISIS Betrays the Constitution, Asserts New York Times Op-Ed

Ronald Bailey | 9.12.2014 3:41 PM

Politics

Obama's ISIS War Already Hits Home: DHS Tells Retailers to Spy on You

Zenon Evans | 9.12.2014 12:20 PM

Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin Facebook Post About ISIS Illustrates Republican Confusion on Obama, Iraq, Foreign Policy

Ed Krayewski | 9.11.2014 8:41 AM

Politics

ISIL Poses 'No Credible' Threat, But Obama Plots 3-Year War Campaign

Zenon Evans | 9.8.2014 12:40 PM

War on Terror

U.S. Confirms Killing Terrorist Leader

One question... are we at war with Somalia?

Reason Staff | 9.5.2014 6:00 PM

The Independents

What War Is Good For

Matt Welch | 9.2.2014 6:12 PM

Drones

Drone Strike in Somalia as US War on Terror By Another Name Expands

Ed Krayewski | 9.2.2014 1:12 PM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: The War on War

Matt Welch | 8.29.2014 7:49 PM

Policy

U.S. Intelligence Identifies American-Born ISIL Fighters

Reason Staff | 8.29.2014 10:05 AM

Culture

Is This the Man Who Beheaded James Foley? And What Really Happened?

Zenon Evans | 8.25.2014 3:06 PM

Politics

Bergdahl Swap for Guantanamo Detainees Violated Law, Says GAO

J.D. Tuccille | 8.21.2014 4:33 PM

Policy

Polls Show Hawkishness on Iraq, But Doubt About Obama's Prowess

Zenon Evans | 8.20.2014 5:30 PM

War on Terror

Watching ISIS James Foley Beheading Video Could Lead to Charges in U.K.; Graphic Images From Video Blocked on Twitter

Ed Krayewski | 8.20.2014 11:23 AM

Iraq

US: Let's Give the New Iraqi Government Weapons Faster!

To fight ISIS

Reason Staff | 8.12.2014 5:55 PM

Iraq

Second Wave of US Airstrikes Hits Iraq

Again against Islamic State

Reason Staff | 8.8.2014 4:10 PM

Iraq

Dem in Congress: We Should Vote on Airstrikes … When We Come Back in September

If, you know, they're still going on.

Reason Staff | 8.8.2014 2:25 PM

Torture

The New York Times Discovers Word 'Torture' in Its Dictionary, Dusts It Off

Scott Shackford | 8.7.2014 6:01 PM

Afghanistan

Army Finally Hearing Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's Side of the Story

Now that everybody has moved on to the next outrage.

Reason Staff | 8.6.2014 3:15 PM

War on Terror

Contain Your Shock: Huge Numbers of People on Watch Lists Have No Connection to Terrorist Groups

Scott Shackford | 8.5.2014 3:00 PM

Civil Liberties

1.1 Million People In U.S. Terrorism Database in 2013, Twice as Many as in 2010

There are just that many more terrorists now, right?

Reason Staff | 8.5.2014 12:58 PM

Torture

Obama: 'We Tortured Some Folks'

Scott Shackford | 8.1.2014 5:20 PM

Central Intelligence Agency

CIA Admits Fault for Snooping on Senate Computers (Updated)

Scott Shackford | 7.31.2014 11:50 AM

War on Terror

White House Accidentally E-Mails Torture Report Talking Points to Associated Press

Scott Shackford | 7.31.2014 10:35 AM

War on Terror

Passenger Says He Wants to 'Bomb Canada' Over Cigarette Taxes, U.S. Fighter Jets Escort Flight Back to Toronto

Ed Krayewski | 7.25.2014 7:00 PM

NSA

How Much Longer Until the Government Thinks Everybody Is a Terrorist?

Scott Shackford | 7.24.2014 11:10 AM

Surveillance

Secret Guidelines for Putting People on Terrorist Watchlist Revealed

They're scarily vague and broad.

Reason Staff | 7.23.2014 3:10 PM

Politics

Let's Try a Libertarian Foreign Policy

Don't believe haters like Rick Perry and Chris Christie. A libertarian foreign policy is the only cure for what ails us abroad.

Nick Gillespie | 7.19.2014 1:30 PM

Central Intelligence Agency

DOJ Backs Off CIA/Senate Snooping Slap Fight

Scott Shackford | 7.11.2014 10:05 AM

Profiling

Waiting for Mom Outside a Bathroom Shouldn't Land You in a Terrorism Database, Lawsuit Argues

Scott Shackford | 7.10.2014 4:10 PM

NSA

What You Should Take Away From Glenn Greenwald's Latest NSA Report

Scott Shackford | 7.9.2014 11:10 AM

Policy

The NSA's Online Dragnet

Warrantless surveillance hits the target, along with many other people.

Jacob Sullum | 7.9.2014 7:00 AM

NSA

Time to Name Names: Greenwald Reveals American Targets of NSA Snooping

Scott Shackford | 7.9.2014 12:27 AM

Policy

In Oslo, Eric Holder Pushes To Target and Criminalize Potential Extremists

Civil liberties? Oh yeah. We have that covered.

Lene Johansen | 7.8.2014 2:30 PM

TSA

TSA Wants Electronic Devices Charged on US-Bound Flights Originating Overseas, Because of Terrorism

Ed Krayewski | 7.8.2014 12:21 PM

Iraq

ISIS Changes Name, Declares Caliphate

Ed Krayewski | 6.30.2014 2:52 PM

War on Terror

Judge Declares Secretive No-Fly List Process Unconstitutional

Scott Shackford | 6.24.2014 5:30 PM