Ebola and the Media's Multiple Personality Disorder

A tale of two narratives.

Jesse Walker | 10.22.2014

GamerGate, Part 2: Videogames Meet Feminism

This is an anti-authoritarian rebellion, not an antiwoman backlash.

Cathy Young | 10.22.2014

Federal Prosecutors Break Rules, Wreck Lives, and Get Promoted

Washington's overlords protect their own.

John Stossel | 10.22.2014

How Obamacare Helps Employers Game the System

Peter Suderman | 10.22.2014

How Asset Forfeiture Allows Cops to Steal from Citizens

A Virginia lawmaker takes on policing for profit.

A. Barton Hinkle | 10.22.2014

Reason Channels TV (and Explains How It Got Good Again)

9.01.2014

Unions to Non-Members: We'll Still Force You to Pay Wages for Union Business

Robby Soave | 10.22.2014

Ebola and the CDC's Dangerous Mission Drift

Controlling contagious diseases is just one of many items on the agency's to-do list.

Jacob Sullum | 10.22.2014

Four Big Issues Libertarians Bring to the Table in Elections

Libertarian candidates are crucial for the issues they tackle that Democrats and Republicans have avoided during the 2014 election cycle.

Ed Krayewski | 10.21.2014

The Left's Creeping Totalitarianism on Affirmative Consent

Depriving men of their due process rights won't help women

Shikha Dalmia | 10.21.2014

Portland Alt-Weekly: Vote No on GMO Labeling! Will Wonders Never Cease?

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 10.21.2014

Asking If 'Big Gov't Sucks' Got This Girl in Trouble with Cops, Kicked Off Campus

Robby Soave | 10.20.2014

The Petty, Empty Spectacle of the 2014 Election

The 2014 midterm election is campaign to portray the other side as worse.

Peter Suderman | 10.21.2014

Human Rights Conference Attendee Risked Her Life to Watch Titanic

Sixth Annual Oslo Freedom Forum, a human rights conference actually organized by people who believe in human rights.

Lene Johansen | 10.21.2014

Obama Ally Wages Class Warfare, Says Bailout Victims Are Too Rich to Sue the Government

The outcome of a legal dispute should depend on the substance of the law and the facts rather than whether one of the parties is “megarich.”

Ira Stoll | 10.20.2014

Man Busts Cop for Patrolling in Unmarked Car (You'll Never Believe What Happens Next...)

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.20.2014

Why Not Force Somebody Who Hates You to Perform Your Wedding Ceremony?

Scott Shackford | 10.20.2014

Man Guilty of Owning Sexy Images of Cartoon Children

Lenore Skenazy | 10.20.2014

How America Can Regain Its Economic Freedom

Limit barriers to international trade, reduce regulation, and increase protection for private property.

A. Barton Hinkle | 10.20.2014

Can the Clintons Help Democrats Win Seats in the Midterm Elections?

Democrats who would rather clean up after Ebola patients than appear with Obama are handcuffing themselves to the Clintons.

Steve Chapman | 10.20.2014

Are People Really Trying to Drug Kids With Marijuana-Laced Halloween Candy?

While media outlets and law enforcement officials warn that pot-infused edibles could end up in kids’ treat bags, evidence suggests there’s no reason to worry.

Jacob Sullum | 10.20.2014

From the Archives: The Best of Reason on TV

TV is poisoning our children's minds! Said no Reason writer, ever.

Robby Soave | 10.19.2014

Remembering Leonard P. Liggio

(1933-2014)

Sheldon Richman | 10.19.2014

The Rise and Fall of Aereo

The Supreme Court squashes one possible future of television.

Damon Root | 10.01.2014

Taking Exception to Vermont's Proposed GMO Labeling Rules

Defending an unconstitutional law may prove as costly as it is foolhardy.

Baylen Linnekin | 10.18.2014

Both Gay and Heterosexual Marriages Are Equally Stable

It's past time for gays and lesbians to be given the opportunity to wed. The evidence suggests that they will do no worse in marriage than their fellow heterosexual citizens have done.

Ronald Bailey | 10.17.2014

Trick or Treat or Drugs? Police Panicked About Pot-Laced Halloween Candy

Lenore Skenazy | 10.17.2014

California Cops Become Mind Readers, Seize Your Guns

The new law is less about the firearms and more about trying to identify people who might be too dangerous to own them.

Steven Greenhut | 10.17.2014

Is a 21-Day Ebola Quarantine Really Adequate?

Ronald Bailey | 10.17.2014

How Much Will Obamacare Cost? Bet on 'More Than Expected'

Jason Keisling & Nick Gillespie | 10.17.2014

Mother Jones Claims the Rate of Mass Shootings Has Tripled Since 2011. Is That True?

A new bottle for some old data.

Jesse Walker | 10.16.2014

Socialists Push For $20 Minimum Wage But Won’t Pay Workers That Much

Or, how to prove your beliefs don't work in the real world.

Zenon Evans | 10.16.2014

Occupational Licensing of Strippers Isn't Just Unnecessary, It's Dangerous

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.17.2014

Birdman and Fury

Michael Keaton at his high-flying best, Brad Pitt bogged down in the mud of war.

Kurt Loder | 10.17.2014

Friday Funnies: Groupies

Chip Bok | 10.17.2014

Son of Draconian Drug Warrior Fails Drug Test

Vice President Joe Biden's son tests positive for cocaine, gets booted from Navy Reserve.

Jesse Walker | 10.16.2014

Guns, Drugs, and Money: Here's What's on State and Local Ballots in the 2014 Midterms

Ballot initiatives across the country offer more substance in the midterm elections than the battle for Senate control.

Scott Shackford | 10.16.2014

This Is How Ebola and ISIS Could Kill Us All

Irrational fears encourage policies that are more dangerous than the threats they are supposed to defuse.

Steve Chapman | 10.16.2014

4 Ways Republicans Are Full of Shit

Jason Keisling & J.D. Tuccille | 10.16.2014

4 Ways Democrats Are Full of Shit

Jason Keisling & J.D. Tuccille | 10.16.2014

Will a Libertarian Play Spoiler in the Illinois Governor’s Race?

Scott Shackford | 10.16.2014