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Dissent And Disarray In Putin's Russia
The authoritarian President’s hold on power may be shakier than it looks.
Has America's Obsession With Manufacturing Jobs Gone Too Far?
A wisconsin town is spending billions, seizing homes, and breaking state law to lure a Taiwanese company.
Can Laundry And Lettuce Save Cleaveland?
A worker-owned co-op that even a capitalist could love is washing linens for the cleveland clinic and growing vegetables for the city.
Do Partisans Hate Each Other More Than Ever?
Scholars try to explain today’s political warfare.
Congress Needs An Opioid Intervention
In an effortto combat the opioid crisis in America, Congress is calling for a slate of governmental interventions that have been tried, tested, and shown to cause more harm.
Americans Should Impeach Presidents More Often
We don’t do it nearly enough.
The Dangerous Toys Of Christmas Past
Hungry Cabbage Patch Kids, loose bear eyeballs, hot Creepy Crawlers, and more
Trump Takes On Obamacare
Trump Takes On Obamacare
Public Sector Unions On Trial
Public Sector Unions On Trial
Against Capitalism
Against Capitalism
The Annual Federal Spending Frenzy Is A Terrible Fall Tradition
The Annual Federal Spending Frenzy Is A Terrible Fall Tradition
The Volokh Conspiracy Comes To Reason
In December, the cast of characters known collectively as The Volokh Conspiracy left The Washington Post—where they have made their home since 2014—and moved to reason.com. Shortly before the eclectic crew of legal bloggers began their migration, the conspiracy’s namesake and unofficial ringleader, University of California, Los Angeles law professor Eugene Volokh, talked with Reason’s Nick Gillespie about life, liberty, and the law.
When Governments Suspend Their Own Rules
Special economic zones can be anything from tools of crony capitalism to seeds of a freer world order.
The Awful Supreme Court Precedent That Helped Create Today's Asset Forfeiture Nightmare
CIVIL ASSET FORFEITURE is one of the most destructive and flagrantly unconstitutional government practices occurring in the United States today.
Will Hawaiians Who Use Medical Pot Lose Their Right To Own A Gun?
HAWAII IS ONE of 29 states that allow medical use of marijuana.
America's Secret Death Penalty Drugs
IN NOVEMBER, THE Omaha World-Herald sent a simple records request to the Nebraska state government.
The U.S Needs More Immigrants
Without young workers, the economy can’t grow.
Freeborn Frank Turner
The British musician brings a libertarian sensibility to his new folk-punk album.
Uber, But For Poop
EVERYBODY POOPS, BUT not everybody has to deal with a cartel when trying to dispose of it.
No More Vietnam Syndrome
U.S. FOREIGN POLICY for decades proceeded in the shadow of the failure in Vietnam. Some 58,000 Americans were killed in that war.
Better, Faster, Cheaper
THE LIVING STANDARDS of Americans have vastly improved during the past 50 years, with the quality of available consumer products steadily rising even as their prices have steeply fallen.
When The Nanny State Actually Tries To Nanny
ANYTIME YOU HEAR the words “for the safety of our precious children,” grab your little ones and run. Someone who thinks he cares more about your kids than you do is about to make you grovel. If he’s from the government, run faster.
The Backpage Scandal Isn't What You Think
How indie media entrepreneurs James Larkin and Michael Lacey became the targets of a federal witchhunt
After Living Abroad, Kids Struggle With American Overparenting
WHEN JEAN PHILLIPSON’S family returned to Fairfax, Virginia, after living in Bolivia, the main thing her 10-year-old son complained about was the bus ride home from school. “He wasn’t allowed to have a pencil out,” says the mom of three, “because it was considered unsafe.”
Budget Hawks Fly The Coop
Goodbye to Paul Ryan, Jeff Flake, and Mark Sanford.
Hey, California: Stop Encouraging Building In Fire Zones!
The so-called camp fire in Butte County, California, has led to the deaths of 85 people and destroyed 13,972 homes, making it the deadliest wildfire in the state’s history. Sadly, California law makes it likely that another fire will soon claim that dubious distinction.
The Case Of The Notorious RBG
Examining the life and legend of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Bad Ideas Are Spreading Like The Plague
The defeat of measles in the United States was one of the great good news stories of the turn of the millennium.
Psychonaut Hamilton Morris On Drugs After Prohibition
What will American drug culture look like once prohibition is finally over and we can start to legally use more substances in more settings?
Helicopter Parenting For Pet Owners
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