Reason

Reason is the monthly print magazine of "free minds and free markets." It covers politics, culture, and ideas through a provocative mix of news, analysis, commentary, and reviews. Reason provides a refreshing alternative to right-wing and left-wing opinion magazines by making a principled case for liberty and individual choice in all areas of human activity.

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Are Democrats Now the Party of Free Markets? Don’t Bet on It.

The Happy Capitalism of Richard Scarry

Coffee Is Good for Your Brain

Are ‘Boneless Wings’ Fraudulent?

Less Green Tape for More Clean Energy

Congress and the Executive Enabled Illegal War in Iran

Beware the ‘Blob’ of Federal Police

Q&A Adam Carolla

Smoking Freedom in Tokyo’s Bars

An Anti-Housing Housing Bill?

A Pointless War • TRUMP AND HIS PREDECESSORS SPENT DECADES PUTTING THE U.S. ON A PATH TOWARD WAR AGAINST IRAN.

‘A Fear That Settles in Your Heart’ • THE IRAN WAR HAS HURT ORDINARY PEOPLE—KILLING THEM, TERRORIZING THEM, AND MAKING THEM POORER.

Why This U.S. Citizen Was Arrested and Jailed During an ICE Raid • COMBAT VETERAN GEORGE RETES WAS TRYING TO GET TO WORK. HE ENDED UP IMPRISONED FOR THREE DAYS.

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WHAT DOES THE NEW RIGHT BELIEVE? • FROM TRADE TO MIGRATION TO PERSONAL FREEDOM, THE CONSERVATIVES OF THE GLOBAL NEW RIGHT HOLD A PHILOSOPHY INCOMPATIBLE WITH INDIVIDUALISM.

CHERNOBYL WAS A COMMUNIST DISASTER, NOT A NUCLEAR ONE • THE WORLD DREW THE WRONG CONCLUSION FROM THE MELTDOWN OF A POWER PLANT 40 YEARS AGO.

‘A NEW CENTER OF BALANCE’ • WHOLE EARTH CATALOG FOUNDER STEWART BRAND ON THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTENANCE AND THE DANGERS OF MODERN ENVIRONMENTALISM

IN RUNESCAPE, VENEZUELANS CAN HAVE ECONOMIC FREEDOM • THE ONLINE GAME IS A CRUCIAL SOURCE OF INCOME FOR SOME CITIZENS IN A COUNTRY WRECKED BY SOCIALISM.

The Insanity of Invading Greenland

The Gun Debate Hasn’t Changed in 500 Years

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