Rolling Stone’s Botched Account of a UVA Gang Rape Does a Disservice to Rape Victims

Peter Suderman | 12.05.2014

Eric Garner's Death Shows How Stupid Laws Help Get People Killed

Why do Americans want to trust an institution that will kill you over failure to pay a cigarette tax?

David Harsanyi | 12.05.2014

Rolling Stone Retracts Key Part of UVA Rape Story

Robby Soave | 12.05.2014

Three Reasons to Support Reason's Webathon!

Nick Gillespie | 12.04.2014

Listen Up, Liberals: Make Everything Illegal, Create More Eric Garners

Robby Soave | 12.05.2014

How Low Can Oil Prices Go?

Peak oil? What peak oil?

Ronald Bailey | 12.05.2014

Cops Seize Man's Property, Freeze Bank Accounts—And He Wishes They Would Charge Him with a Crime

Robby Soave | 12.03.2014

The Last Words of Eric Garner

The ultimate political litmus test.

Jesse Walker | 12.04.2014

Is Concealed Carry a Privilege or a Right?

California files appeal to court's latest pro-gun-rights decision

Steven Greenhut | 12.05.2014

Wild

Reese Witherspoon on a long walk into a new life.

Kurt Loder | 12.05.2014

Celebrating Repeal Day Under the Vestiges of Prohibition

The era of small-"p" prohibition has persisted for more than eight decades since the repeal of the 18th Amendment.

Baylen Linnekin | 12.05.2014

Former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Says Jonathan Gruber Didn’t Influence Congressional Authors of Obamacare. That’s Not True.

Peter Suderman | 12.04.2014

Eric Garner's Murder Reveals the Ugly Core of Government and Law Enforcement

J.D. Tuccille | 12.04.2014

Why Bill De Blasio's Comments on Eric Garner Grand Jury Decision Are Full of Shit

Ed Krayewski | 12.03.2014

The Obama Administration Is Fighting the Release of Videos Showing The Force-Feeding of Prisoners at Guantanamo Bay

If the government believes what it does at Gitmo is humane, it ought to release the videos and prove it.

Steve Chapman | 12.04.2014

Eric Holder Is Right: The Cop Who Killed Eric Garner Should Face a Federal Civil Rights Investigation

Damon Root | 12.04.2014

Support Reason...and Commit a Crime Against Nature!

Nick Gillespie | 12.03.2014

The Ferguson Distraction

A distraction from racist police violence

Sheldon Richman | 12.04.2014

What We Saw at Tonight's Eric Garner Protest

Demonstrators pack the streets of Midtown Manhattan.

Jim Epstein | 12.03.2014

Justice Was Not Served in Ferguson. What Happens Now?

If we fail to address this maturely, it will lead us further down the path to a police state.

Andrew Napolitano | 12.04.2014

WATCH: Eric Garner Protesters Stage "Die-In" at Grand Central Station

Jim Epstein & Anthony L. Fisher | 12.03.2014

The Right Side of Death

Why some conservatives are changing their minds on capital punishment

Stephanie Slade | 12.03.2014

Loss of Trust in Government Leads to Power Swings

Americans have less faith than ever in government and politics, leading to volatility in congressional control.

Jason Keisling & Nick Gillespie | 12.03.2014

NYPD Chokehold Cop Not Indicted in Death of Eric Garner

Nick Gillespie | 12.03.2014

How New York City’s Steep Cigarette Taxes Create Crime and Grow Big Government

The Nanny State encourages foul habits.

A. Barton Hinkle | 12.03.2014

Chris Rock Stopped Performing for Students Because Everything Offends Them

Robby Soave | 12.01.2014

Texas to Execute Severely Mentally Ill Man Tonight Despite Public Outcry (Updated)

Lauren Galik | 12.03.2014

If You Want to End the Drug War Tomorrow, Support Reason Today!

Nick Gillespie | 12.03.2014

Conspicuous Calorie Counts Can't Control Consumption

There is little reason to believe the FDA's new menu regulations will make people thinner.

Jacob Sullum | 12.03.2014

Rand Paul for President: Can Interesting Be Electable?

Rand Paul's electoral virtues might be the same as his vices.

Brian Doherty | 12.02.2014

Pedophile Panic at the Salvation Army: No Teen Boys Allowed, Too Dangerous

Lenore Skenazy | 12.02.2014

Give to Reason! Because Peter Suderman's Obamacare Articles (or Star Wars Costumes) Won't Pay for Themselves!

Matt Welch | 12.02.2014

The Oath Keepers in Ferguson: Three Updates

The story didn't end when police ordered them down from the roofs.

Jesse Walker | 12.02.2014

Four Members of Congress Put Their Hands Up in Solidarity With Ferguson Protesters, None Voted to Limit Police Militarization

Ed Krayewski | 12.02.2014

Did the St. Louis Rams Apologize to Police for Michael Brown Gesture? No. Should They? No.

Nick Gillespie | 12.02.2014

Is the UVA Rape Story a Gigantic Hoax?

Robby Soave | 12.01.2014

Federal Debt Soared Above $18 Trillion Last Week

J.D. Tuccille | 12.02.2014

Did Marijuana Kill Michael Brown?

Prosecutors suggested to a grand jury that reefer madness caused the behavior that led to a police shooting.

Jacob Sullum | 12.02.2014

Government-Backed Green Energy Goes Bust

What the Xunlight solar energy firm bankruptcy reveals about crony capitalism.

Ira Stoll | 12.01.2014

How the Fed Got Huge

The financial crisis fundamentally changed the nature of central banking.

Jeffrey Rogers Hummel | 11.20.2014

Obama Doesn’t Really Care About Police Militarization

Scott Shackford | 12.01.2014

Today at SCOTUS: When Do Facebook Rants Qualify As 'True Threats' of Violence?

Damon Root | 12.01.2014

FDA Plan to Make Americans Slimmer Will Reduce Fresh Food Options

Mandate for more nutritional labeling comes with a hefty price tag.

Steve Chapman | 12.01.2014

Challenging California's Absurd Ban on Signs in Gun Store Windows

Second Amendment supporters file First Amendment lawsuit

Steven Greenhut | 11.30.2014

The Ghetto Archipelago

Life in an inner-city police state

J.D. Tuccille | 11.30.2014

Let Illegal Immigrants Come Out of the Shadows

Cathy Young | 11.30.2014

Free Speech and Free Jazz

A documentary captures the life of civil libertarian and music critic Nat Hentoff.

Kurt Loder | 11.29.2014

How to Fight Civil Forfeiture

Scott G. Bullock | 11.29.2014

Sorry, But the Grand Jury Got It Right With Darren Wilson

In the end, there wasn't probable cause to file charges against Wilson.

David Harsanyi | 11.28.2014

The FDA's Menu-Labeling Mistake

This is a really bad idea.

Baylen Linnekin | 11.29.2014

Obama's Dumb, Rash, and Unilateral War

Don't buy the president's lame excuses for attacking ISIS without congressional approval.

Jacob Sullum | 11.28.2014

The Internet Does Not Increase Terrorism

Most terrorism takes place in Internet-free zones.

Ronald Bailey | 11.28.2014

Horrible Bosses 2

Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston succumb to sequelitis.

Kurt Loder | 11.28.2014

Peter Thiel's Start-Up Manifesto

Why the PayPal founder and early Facebook investor loves monopolies, the Founding Fathers, and Lady Gaga.

Dan Mindus | 11.28.2014

Taxing Away Sweet Drinks: Plenty of Baptists, But No Bootleggers

Soda tax moralizers are easy to find, but where are our sweetened-beverage bootleggers?

Adam Smith & Bruce Yandle | 11.27.2014

Friday Funnies: Republican Brain

Henry Payne | 11.28.2014

What Racially Biased Policing Looks Like

The Ferguson police search blacks more often even though they are far less likely to be found with contraband than whites.

Steve Chapman | 11.27.2014

'Has the "Libertarian Moment" Finally Arrived?'

An excerpt from Robert Draper's August 7 cover story in The New York Times Magazine about the ascendance of libertarianism.

11.27.2014

What To Be Thankful For? Natural Rights

That for which we are truly grateful are the aspects of our humanity that have nothing to do with the government.

Andrew Napolitano | 11.27.2014

World’s Gone Right

Don't believe the hype, things are good and getting better.

Ed Krayewski | 11.26.2014

Is This the Week's Worst Editorial Cartoon About Ferguson?

If you think you've seen a worse one, let us know.

Jesse Walker | 11.26.2014

Police Shooting of Pre-Teen in Cleveland Caught on Surveillance Video That Contradicts Cops Claims

Ed Krayewski | 11.26.2014

This Thanksgiving, Be Grateful for Property Rights. The Pilgrims Nearly Starved Without Them.

Things go wrong when resources are held in common.

John Stossel | 11.25.2014

Is Challenging 'Rape Culture' Claims an Idea Too Dangerous for University Students?

Debating assumptions about sexual violence drives Brown University over the brink.

Wendy McElroy | 11.26.2014

Darren Wilson Got a Private Trial Run by Friendly Prosecutors

Jacob Sullum | 11.26.2014

Why Michael Brown's Killer Would Have Been Acquitted

Conflicting witness accounts and ambiguous physical evidence provide plenty of room for reasonable doubt.

Jacob Sullum | 11.25.2014

Beware of Non-Existent Threat, Warns Consumer Protection Czar

Lenore Skenazy | 11.26.2014

LOL, Gawker Claims Ferguson Riots Good for Society, Economy, Something

Nope.

Robby Soave | 11.26.2014

End State Monopolies on Liquor Sales

It's time to get the state out of the booze business.

A. Barton Hinkle | 11.26.2014

Why We Should Care About the Racial Divide in Perceptions of Law Enforcement

Emily Ekins | 11.26.2014

Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer: Democrats Made a Mistake Putting Health Care Reform Before the Economy

Peter Suderman | 11.26.2014

National Guard Steps Up Role in Ferguson

Tuesday night was much calmer than Monday

Aaron Malin | 11.26.2014

Polling Finds a Stark Racial Divide in Perceptions of Law Enforcement

Jason Keisling & Emily Ekins | 11.25.2014

Meet the New Warm Fuzzy Payday Lenders

A better approach for a controversial industry

Greg Beato | 11.26.2014

The UVA Rapists Should Not Have Been Expelled

Treating rape as akin to plagiarism trivializes violence against women.

Robby Soave | 11.25.2014

Why Police Officers Keep Claiming Their Unarmed Victims Had Guns, and What We Can Do About It

Emily Ekins | 11.25.2014

New York Times Alters Hagel Story to Eliminate Obama's Dismissive Analysis of ISIS

Scott Shackford | 11.25.2014

Rand Paul Reacts to Ferguson: Reform Criminal Justice System, Petty Fines

Robby Soave | 11.25.2014

Widespread Anger Following No Indictment of Ferguson Officer

Police and protestors clash

Aaron Malin | 11.25.2014

Why Don't Americans Save Their Money?

We must kill Social Security in order to save retirement.

Veronique de Rugy | 11.25.2014

Chuck Checks Out: Hagel Fails to Adapt to Obama’s Controlling White House

Scott Shackford | 11.24.2014

Rand Paul's ISIS Proposal Allows Boots on the Ground... Say What!?

Robby Soave | 11.24.2014

Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson Told Grand Jury Michael Brown Was 'Like a Demon,' Like 'Hulk Hogan'

Damon Root | 11.25.2014

Watch: Ferguson Grand Jury Decision Sparks White House Protest

Todd Krainin | 11.25.2014

No Indictment From Ferguson Grand Jury. Police Officer Darren Wilson Won't Face Trial for Killing Michael Brown.

A decision that's likely to leave many people unsatisfied.

J.D. Tuccille | 11.24.2014

How Government Red Tape Increases Health Care Costs and Strangles Free Enterprise

The problem with "certificate of public need" laws.

A. Barton Hinkle | 11.24.2014

In Ferguson, Legal Observers Fight for Rights of Protesters

ACLU and others closely monitor police behavior

Aaron Malin | 11.24.2014

Would a Jury Have Convicted Darren Wilson Anyway? And What Does That Mean?

Scott Shackford | 11.24.2014

A Cannabis Crackdown Contracts

After rising dramatically, marijuana arrests are falling and the trend seems likely to continue.

Jacob Sullum | 11.24.2014

Obama's Immigration Order Means Rational Use of Deportation

The president is right to think the law should not function like a lottery.

Steve Chapman | 11.24.2014

SNL Mocks Obama's Executive Orders in Hilarious Schoolhouse Rock Spoof

Robby Soave | 11.23.2014

Cleveland Cop Shoots 12-Year-Old Boy Dead for Playing with Toy Gun

Robby Soave | 11.23.2014

St. Louis County Police Violate Court Order By Arresting Journalist Standing on Sidewalk

And nobody seems to be in charge as grand jury decision looms

Aaron Malin | 11.23.2014

School Considered Canceling Nutcracker Trip To Protect Kids from Christmas Tree Exposure

Lenore Skenazy | 11.23.2014

Police and Protesters Anxiously Await Ferguson Grand Jury Announcement

Police, residents, and protesters prepare and hope

Aaron Malin | 11.23.2014

Unjust Immigration Law Is Not Law

Law's for man

Sheldon Richman | 11.23.2014

The School Religious Holidays Problem is Really a Public Schooling Problem

It is almost impossible to treat all people equally with a single system of public schools. To foster peace and real unity, educational freedom is key.

Neal McCluskey | 11.22.2014

Hellman's Sues to Protect Its Mayo-Monopoly

Hellman's says a competitor doesn't meet FDA "mayonnaise" standards. So it sued.

Baylen Linnekin | 11.22.2014