Is Access to Government-Funded Research a Right?
Scott Shackford | June 20
When the government funds academic research but publishers pay for editing and peer review, who gets to call the shots?
Reason's Science Correspondent sends his fourth dispatch from the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro.
When the government funds academic research but publishers pay for editing and peer review, who gets to call the shots?
The mayor's soda scheme won't make anyone thinner, but it sets a paternalistic precedent.
The Revolution spawns a new generation of GOP candidates in the mold of Dr. No.
Obama's latest move underscores just how easy it is for modern presidents to "change the laws unilaterally."
Matt Welch vs. Jonah Goldberg and Nick Gillespie vs. Ann Coulter on the future of the libertarian-conservative alliance
Reason's Science Correspondent sends his third dispatch from the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro.
Paying people to do busy work won't revive the U.S. economy.
McCain didn't complain about the source of Adelson's money back when he was receiving it.
The third richest professional sports team in the world will receive nearly $7 million in subsidies to train in Virginia.
A new biography shows how Barack Obama the youthful pothead became Barack Obama the presidential drug warrior.
Reason's science correspondent sends his second dispatch from the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development.
Who is most likely to turn in a firearm for a $100 reward? Someone with 1) a cheap gun and 2) no criminal propensity.
Sometimes leading indicators are deceiving.
Reason's science correspondent reports from the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development.
Changes could make D.C. a seven-day-sprit city
Tired of bad news? Maybe you're just taking it the wrong way.
Understanding the great economist’s insights into individualism, true and false
When it comes to wiretaps, the federal government's official policy is: "Trust us!"
The dubious policy assumptions behind ObamaCare’s legal defense
The Golden State descends to a new low.
Reason's Science Correspondent previews the U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro
Why conservatives and progressives should unite against an overweening national government.
If we want affordable and cutting-edge health care, there's only one approach that will work: open competition.
Any attempt at celebrating the administration's budget record amounts to climbing the fence into the lion enclosure at the zoo.
When the government funds academic research but publishers pay for editing and peer review, who gets to call the shots?
Understanding the real lesson of the Wisconsin recall
Bill Clinton steams into Badger State, talks selective recall support, fails to draw blood from Scott Walker.
When you've lost the entrepreneurs, free-spirits, and dreamers, you've lost the Golden State.
The Revolution spawns a new generation of GOP candidates in the mold of Dr. No.
Matt Welch vs. Jonah Goldberg and Nick Gillespie vs. Ann Coulter on the future of the libertarian-conservative alliance
Sometimes leading indicators are deceiving.
The dubious policy assumptions behind ObamaCare’s legal defense
The dubious policy assumptions behind ObamaCare’s legal defense
The political upside of ditching the health insurance mandate
Regulation, taxation, and the insurance mandate
The libertarian legal movement threatens Barack Obama’s signature law.
The Revolution spawns a new generation of GOP candidates in the mold of Dr. No.
Matt Welch vs. Jonah Goldberg and Nick Gillespie vs. Ann Coulter on the future of the libertarian-conservative alliance
A new biography shows how Barack Obama the youthful pothead became Barack Obama the presidential drug warrior.
Tired of bad news? Maybe you're just taking it the wrong way.
A new biography shows how Barack Obama the youthful pothead became Barack Obama the presidential drug warrior.
Why conservatives and progressives should unite against an overweening national government.
The "Miami Cannibal" story reflects our perennial readiness to believe that drugs make people do evil.
The mayor's soda scheme won't make anyone thinner, but it sets a paternalistic precedent.
Why conservatives and progressives should unite against an overweening national government.
Mayor Bloomberg's proposed soda ban is about himself, not about public health.
In parks around the world, people are free to feed themselves, pigeons, squirrels, and even rats. So why are local governments increasingly preventing them from feeding other people?
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