Reason Is a Finalist for 14 Southern California Journalism Awards Nominated stories include journalism on messy nutrition research, pickleball, government theft, homelessness, and more. Reason · May 9, 2024
The Government Fears This Privacy Tool The Department of Justice indicted the creators of Samourai Wallet, an application that helps people spend their bitcoins anonymously. Reason · May 9, 2024
Stephen Wolfram Is Ready To Be Surprised by AI Can artificial intelligence overhaul the regulatory system? Reason · May 3, 2024
“Get you to your sound faster”: The 'workflow-focused' Reason 13 is here, and there are new synth and ‘space delay’ devices, too The new version of the DAW and plugin is now available MusicRadar · May 2, 2024
Florida Police Departments Spent Thousands on Training Seminars Banned in 9 States A New Jersey government watchdog said Street Cop Training instructors glorified violence, made discriminatory remarks, and offered unprofessional and unconstitutional advice to officers. Reason · May 1, 2024
Rob Long: God is Good, Drugs Are Better The former Cheers producer talks faith, ayahuasca, and what it’ll take to bring back the blockbuster comedy. Reason · May 1, 2024
Feds Worried About Anarchists Gluing the Locks to a Government Facility A FOIA request reveals what the FBI and Homeland Security had to say about anarchist activities on May Day 2015. Reason · May 1, 2024
Groundhog Day for the Crypto Wars: The DOJ on Bitcoin Prowl The government always has seemingly good reasons to sidestep people’s rights. Reason · May 1, 2024
Ohio Pastor Criminally Charged for Letting People Sleep In Church. Again. Plus: California's landmark law ending single-family-only zoning is struck down, Austin, Texas, moves forward with minimum lot size reform, and the pro-natalist case for pedestrian infrastructure. Reason · Apr 30, 2024
The FBI Was Monitoring Student Protests Against Ben Shapiro A newly-obtained intelligence memo shows that the feds took a keen interest in Trump-era campus speech controversies. Reason · Apr 26, 2024
Ford Fischer: Why You Should Surveil the State The News2Share cofounder is revolutionizing news coverage. Reason · Apr 24, 2024
How the FISA Reauthorization Bill Could Force Maintenance Workers and Custodians To Become Government Spies "This bill would basically allow the government to institute a spy draft," warns head of the Freedom of the Press Foundation. Reason · Apr 19, 2024
Elica Le Bon: Is War with Iran Coming? Elica Le Bon, an attorney and Iranian-American activist, talks about Iran's recent strike on Israel on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions. Reason · Apr 18, 2024
Regulating Smartphones? Jonathan Haidt vs. Libertarians The author of The Anxious Generation argues that parents, schools, and society must keep kids off of social media. Reason · Apr 17, 2024
Reason · Apr 16, 2024 The Feds Will Close a Notorious California Prison Where Guards Abused Women with Impunity In 2021, the Associated Press uncovered rampant sexual abuse at FCI Dublin. After three years of failing to fix the problem, the Bureau of Prisons is shutting it down.
Reason · Apr 11, 2024 Misinformation Watchdogs Keep Failing Upward And they're still trying to censor speech on social media.
Reason · Apr 11, 2024 Why Did Harvard Fire Martin Kulldorff? Martin Kulldorff talks about his dismissal from Harvard Medical School, persisting college vaccine mandates, and surviving COVID-era censorship on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.
Reason · Apr 8, 2024 Georgia Independent Bookstore Sues Jail Over Policy Banning Book Shipments Officials claim the policy is intended to prevent people from smuggling in contraband, but it allows shipments from Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Reason · Apr 5, 2024 Meet 'Literally Anybody Else,' the Presidential Candidate That 2024 Demands The 35-year-old Texan formerly known as Dustin Ebey voted for Gary Johnson in 2016 and says the national debt is America's biggest problem.
Reason · Apr 4, 2024 Ethan Mollick: How Will AI Change Us? Ethan Mollick, Wharton School professor and author of Co-Intelligence, discusses AI's likely effects on business, art, and truth seeking on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.
Reason · Mar 29, 2024 Pennsylvania Lawmakers Aim To Grant Amnesty To Bars That Violated COVID Lockdown Orders The move comes in response to Reason's reporting about the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board's push to crack down on licensees for minor violations racked up during the pandemic.
Reason · Mar 29, 2024 Are 'Squatters' Rights' Out of Control? Too many property owners are having trouble asserting their rights, but not everything is "squatter's rights."
Reason · Mar 26, 2024 America's Drone Industry Is Trying To Ban the Competition Chinese camera drones are the most popular worldwide. American drone manufacturers argue that's a national security threat.
Reason · Mar 26, 2024 Zoning Versus the Good Samaritan. Again. Plus: New York refreshes rent control, AOC and Bernie Sanders call for more, greener public housing, and California's "builder's remedy" wins big in court.
Reason · Mar 25, 2024 Abridgement, Coercion, and Freedom of Speech: Reply to Philip Hamburger Prof. Hamburger is wrong to argue that the use of the word "abridgment" implies that noncoercive government persuasion directed at social media firms violates the First Amendment.