Reason Magazine

The Writing Is on the Wall

Greg Beato | July 28

Should we mourn the death of cursive handwriting?

Reason.tv: Happy 99th Birthday, Milton Friedman!

July 28

A tribute to the late, great economist

What We Don't Know Can Hurt Us

John Stossel | July 28

Setting the historical record straight

The Danger of Snap Judgments

Cathy Young | July 28

Lessons from the Norway attacks

Bollywood vs. Jihad

Shikha Dalmia | August/September 2011

Which is the bigger threat to fundamentalist Islam: the Pentagon or Mumbai?

Obama the Immoderate

David Harsanyi | July 27

The facade of our supposedly temperate and judicious leader falls for good.

Cannabis Capitulation

Jacob Sullum | July 27

The marijuana exception to Jan Brewer's federalism

Why Are People "Irrationally" Generous to Strangers?

Ronald Bailey | July 26

New research finds that nice guys tend to finish first.

McDonald's to Kids: Apple Slices For All, Whether or Not You Want Them

Katherine Mangu-Ward | July 26

McDonald’s nudges kids to eat more fruit, fewer fries after being given a good shove by regulators

Reason.tv: Remy-Raise The Debt Ceiling Rap

July 26

Lessons from Norway's Horror

Gene Healy | July 26

Don't use a tragedy to score partisan points.

Is the Tea Party Crazy or Just Nuts?

A. Barton Hinkle | July 26

The media praises far-left politicians while demonizing advocates of limited government.

The Coming Autopocalypse

Shikha Dalmia | July 26

The Obama administration's proposed CAFE rules declare a war on cars

Spray Paint the Walls

Greg Beato | August/September 2011

Graffiti, art, and advertising

Five Facts About the Debt

Ira Stoll | July 25

Setting the economic record straight.

Reason.tv: Fighting the War on Cameras - Jerome Vorus and the ACLU take D.C. to Court

July 25

The Cybersecurity-Industrial Complex

Jerry Brito & Tate Watkins | August/September 2011

The feds erect a bureaucracy to combat a questionable threat.

Tim Pawlenty's Illusion of Dullness

Steve Chapman | July 25

The former Minnesota governor has a solid conservative record.

Natural Gas Flip-Flop

Ronald Bailey | August/September 2011

Big environmental groups were for fracking before they were against it.

Reason.tv: What We Saw at FreedomFest 2011

July 22

Reason's coverage of the annual libertarian conference in Las Vegas

No Healthy Deals

Peter Suderman | July 22

Why are Washington’s debt dealmakers ignoring fundamental entitlement reform?

Where’s Hillary?

Jacob Sullum | August/September 2011

The female unperson.

Friday Funnies

Chip Bok | July 22

Obama holds a press conference.

Captain America: The First Avenger

Kurt Loder | July 21

A classic Marvel origin story done right.

Death to the Living Constitution

Damon W. Root | July 21

Can "progressive originalism" become the Next Big Thing on the legal left?

Reason.tv: Do Parents Matter? Q&A with Bryan Caplan, Author of Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids

July 21

A Businessman for President?

John Stossel | July 21

Herman Cain aims for the White House.

The Real Effects of Gambling

Steve Chapman | July 21

Don't believe the hype. The epidemic of pathological gambling is hugely exaggerated.

When Ignorance Is the Best Excuse

Mike Riggs | July 20

Eric Holder's only defense of the ATF's "Fast and Furious" program is that he didn't know it existed.