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Reason Receives 17 Nominations for Southern California Journalism Awards

Nominees include stories on America's gerontocracy, the war on chocolate, how Texas beat California on housing, and more.

Reason · May 12

Reason Earns 15 Southern California Journalism Awards

First-place finishes include a piece on the Dutch "dropping" rite of passage, a documentary exploring citizen journalism and free speech, and a long-form interview with exoneree Amanda Knox.

Reason · Jun 25, 2025

Reason Nominated for 17 Southern California Journalism Awards

Nominees include stories on inflation breaking brains, America's first drug war, Afghans the U.S. left behind, Javier Milei, and much more.

Reason · May 14, 2025

Is Clarence Thomas Ethically Challenged?

Plus: What the editors hate most about the IRS and tax day

Reason · Apr 17, 2023

Partisan Post-Game

Republican and Democrat coaches take questions from the press.

Reason · Mar 31, 2023

Bragg Brothers: Remy Videos, Libertarian Parodies, and Their Acclaimed New Film, Pinball.

Reason's Austin and Meredith Bragg on satire in an insane world and the man who ended New York's ridiculous, decadeslong ban on pinball.

Reason · Mar 22, 2023

He Ended New York City's Insane Ban on Pinball

Austin Bragg and Meredith Bragg talk Remy, libertarian parodies, and their new indie film, Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game.

Reason · Mar 22, 2023

Can Genetic Engineering Save the American Chestnut?

“I think the Chestnut is an example of an interventionist approach,” says scientist Jared Westbrook. “We might have some capabilities and responsibilities to correct some of the problems that we created.”

Reason · Dec 13, 2022

What Was Your Favorite Reason Video of 2022? And How Can You Get More of Them?

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Reason · Nov 30, 2022

The Case for Drinking

Alcohol facilitates human cooperation and creativity on a grand scale, says Edward Slingerland, a philosophy professor at the University of British Columbia.

Reason · Jun 30, 2022