Reason “The difference between a conspiracy theory and a scientific theory,” the sociologist John Gagnon has said, “is that a scientific theory has holes in it.” The sort of conspiracy theory …
The House of Representatives on Wednesday did not vote on a surveillance bill after President Donald Trump tweeted his displeasure with the legislation. The fate of the bill is now …
I’m still doing some research related to President Trump’s “Preventing Online Censorship” draft Executive Order, and hope to post more about this today. But for now, I wanted to post …
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the so-called “faithless electors” cases, Chiafalo v. Washington and Colorado Department of State v. Baca. Professor John McGinnis worries that …
As Congress squabbles over the next multitrillion-dollar phase of coronavirus relief, it’s worth asking the question: Do you feel $9,000 richer since March? Unless you were an early investor in …
Earlier this month, I blogged about a brewing debate in Federalist Society circles about originalism, common-good originalism, and common-good constitutionalism. Our Federalist Society chapter in Houston organized a dialogue to …
5/28/1906: Justice Henry Billings Brown dies. Justice Henry Billings Brown ReasonFounded in 1968, Reason is the magazine of free minds and free markets. We produce hard-hitting independent journalism on civil …
“I took this position because I believed in the freedom of the press,” said the nation’s chief censor. That way, he explained, he could “be in a position where I …
In England, former Thames Valley Police department constable Jamie Larman has been barred from working for every police department in the nation after stealing seven full breakfasts from the police training …
The world has lost a great economist. Alberto Alesina suddenly passed away from cardiac arrest while on a walk with his wife on May 23. He was 63. A prolific …