Halloween Is Supposed To Be (a Little) Scary
Hey there, parents! Got a giggly little ghost or goblin heading out for Halloween? Not for long. That’s basically the bottom line when it comes to the advice parents get …
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It’s That Old Looney Tuner, Lysander Spooner
ReasonFounded in 1968, Reason is the magazine of free minds and free markets. We produce hard-hitting independent journalism on civil liberties, politics, technology, culture, policy, and commerce. Reason exists outside …
Brickbat: Sing Like Your Life Depends on It
Two New York City police officers have been suspended without pay after one of them was accused of pointing a gun at a woman while off duty in a karaoke bar. …
Can lower courts decide novel abortion cases?
In late August, a panel of the Seventh Circuit affirmed an injunction against an Indiana abortion statute, over one judge’s dissent. (The statute requires parents to be notified in some …
‘Mattress Girl’ Emma Sulkowicz Walked Into a Libertarian Happy Hour. No, This Is Not a Joke.
When Reason‘s Nick Gillespie mentioned to me that he had met Emma Sulkowicz—a Columbia University graduate and performance artist known to many as “mattress girl”—and invited her to social events for …
A Georgia Death Row Inmate Receives a Stay of Execution Amid Calls to DNA Test Evidence
Georgia man Ray Jefferson Cromartie, 52, was granted a stay of execution before he was scheduled to die via lethal injection on Wednesday. Cromartie’s supporters hope that this latest window …
Hannibal Buress on Bernie Sanders’ National Rent Control Proposal: ‘Wrong’
Comedian and actor Hannibal Buress is not a fan of government price controls on rental properties, judging by some of his recent social media commentary. On Wednesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders …
Victims of Marijuana Raid Based on Tea in Their Trash Get Another Chance to Hold Cops Responsible
The Leawood, Kansas, couple whose home was raided in 2012 after sheriff’s deputies claimed that loose tea found in their trash was marijuana will get another chance to argue that …
California’s Wonky Insurance and Land Use Regulations Make the State’s Wildfires Deadlier and More Destructive
California is burning again, with some 26 million people under red flag warnings, and another 250,000 being forced to flee their homes. The increasing intensity of these fires, which have …
Don’t Look for Good Guys in Trump’s Battle With the FBI
You don’t have to be a fan of the current president, or of the vindictive way in which he wields power, to recognize that he raises valid concerns about the …