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TOP STORIES
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Stop Telling Us How to Be Patriotic
New president, same kind of cult of personality.
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Democrats' Crusade Against Betsy DeVos Only Discredits Them
They should take her argument for school choice seriously, not brand her as an ideologue
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What a Relief: Republican Reps Can Retreat to Their 'Safe Spaces'
Two California congressmen take down a painting that offended them.
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Movie Review: Gold
Matthew McConaughey and Edgar Ramirez stranded in the jungle.
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Nationalism and Socialism Are Very Bad Ideas
But liberalism is a good one.
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Sen. Rand Paul Introduces Replacement for Obamacare
Paul's bill equalizes tax deductibility on insurance whether obtained through employer or not, makes creating private group insurance easier, relies on Health Savings Accounts.
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Trump Is Wrong About Crime in Chicago (and His Voters Are Wrong About Crime Everywhere Else Too)
Trump voters overwhelmingly believe crime is getting worse, even though it's far better than it used to be. The president is only feeding that misconception.
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Insane Clown Posse's Juggalos Will March On Washington
ICP's fans say they've been profiled, harassed, and discriminated against over identifying as Juggalos.
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When the Left Glorifies Violence Against People It Dislikes, Trump Wins
The black bloc's violent tactics could produce a backlash. The Women's March figured out the right way to fight fascism.
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Teen Throws Paper Airplane in Class. He Was Arrested and Faces 30 Days in Jail.
Police don't belong in schools.
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Will President Trump Create More Debt Than President Obama?
Trump doesn't want to fix Social Security or Medicare.
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It's Not a Lie If Trump Believes It
Journalists struggle to distinguish between deceit and delusion.
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Are Education Savings Accounts the Future of School Choice? What We Saw at the Texas School Choice Rally in Austin
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Donald Trump's Revolution To Undo Barack Obama's Revolution
Trump's gutting of Obamacare is a breeze of freedom on a sea of regulation.
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KU Flyer: Anarcho-Capitalists and Students Who Oppose Safe Spaces Are Probably Secret Nazis
University of Kansas School of Social Welfare possibly behind effort to censor speech
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Trump’s Sanctuary City Funding Threat Protects Police Money
Law enforcement representatives had worried about loss of grants.
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Trump's Great Wall Will Be Costly and Useless and Mexico Won't Pay For It
You will, dear American taxpayers.
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What DeVos Should Have Said
Donald Trump's education secretary nominee is being considered by the Senate.
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In Sentencing, Tough Is Not Necessarily Smart
Trump should not take his criminal justice cues from his attorney general.
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Trump Orders EPA to Take Down Its Climate Change Page, Says Reuters
Sending a strong signal to the permanent bureaucracy that there's a new sheriff in town?
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College Students Meet to Have Sex, But a Poorly-Timed Touch Gets the Male in Trouble with Title IX
Michigan State University accused Nathan of pushing Melanie, something even Melanie says he didn't do.
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Love Canal Down the Memory Hole
A review of Love Canal: A Toxic History from Colonial Times to the Present
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Rachel Carson: New Documentary on PBS Tonight
We are all still living in the intellectual and public policy world that Rachel Carson constructed.
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Illinois Hoping Citizens Drink State’s Debts Away with Statewide Soda Tax
Skyrocketing costs, financial crisis make the Land of Lincoln very thirsty.
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Changes in Commodities Prices Since 1960 Show a Richer World
The World Bank recently updated the "Pink Sheet."
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4 Movies That Gave America Its Stranger Danger Panic
Popcorn and predators.
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Let’s Avoid Fake Outrage over Madonna's Violent White House Fantasy
Safe spaces for me, but not for thee.
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Cher Attacks Betsy DeVos, Says ‘Your Child Deserves More.’ But Isn't School Choice 'More'?
When it comes to education, "more" must means "more choices."
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The Problem With Block Grants
The block grant provides an opportunity for government spending unconnected to the act of revenue-raising.
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'Alternative Facts' Cannot Hide Trump's Petty Dishonesty
The spat about the size of the crowd at Friday's inauguration highlights the new president's vanity, lack of discipline, and casual disregard for the truth.
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Trump May Use Obama’s Executive Branch Power Grabs to Destroy Obamacare
Trump’s new executive order signals his willingness to use the expansive executive branch powers built by the previous administration.
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A Food Fight Over Virginia Liquor Laws
It's time for Virginia's restrictive regulation of alcohol sales to go.
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Don't Like Militarized Police and Mass Incarceration? Blame Progressivism.
Talking about racism won't end these problems
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9 Reasons Why Libertarians Should Be Worried By Donald Trump
The new president has repeatedly vowed to make America less open, less free, and more burdened by an expansive federal government.
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Here’s What Trump Can Learn From Andrew Jackson's First Inaugural Address
Trump’s inner circle has embraced the comparison to Jackson, America's first populist president, so he better get to work on the national debt.
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Join Reason's Immigration Conference on January 30 to Discuss the Proper Reform Agenda for President Trump's First 100 Days and Beyond
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Which Is Worse for Poor Americans: Energy Efficiency Mandates or Energy Taxes?: New at Reason
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Texas Attempts End Run Around Supreme Court Gay Marriage Ruling
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"What Happens When Doctors Only Take Cash"? Everybody, Especially Patients, Wins
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Sen. Rand Paul Introduces Replacement for Obamacare
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'I've Got a Pen and I've Got a Phone': Obama's Executive Overreach Becomes Trump's Executive Overreach
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How Virginia's Hospital Licensing Laws Led to an Infant's Death
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Mom Horrified to Discover Her 9-Year-Old Boy’s Public School Removed His Teeth
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KU Flyer: Anarcho-Capitalists and Students Who Oppose Safe Spaces Are Probably Secret Nazis
REASONTV: FEATURED VIDEOS
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Are Education Savings Accounts the Future of School Choice? What We Saw at the Texas School Choice Rally in Austin
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A Libertarian Builds Low-Cost Private Schools for the Masses
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What We Saw at Women's March on Washington