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Politics investigates how governments, parties, and policymakers shape the landscape of free speech and censorship. From campaign regulations to state restrictions, this category examines the role of politics in defining the boundaries of expression and democratic debate.
In a special America 250 issue, Reason takes a look back at our country’s founding people and ideas. Read more…
The October 2025 Term of FantasySCOTUS finally came to a close. On the whole, this term was a one of…
A jury in Wales convicted Detective Inspector Emma Gardner of the North Wales Police of unauthorized access to computer material,…
A nice line from Daniel Webster, quoted by Judge Joshua Wolson (E.D. Pa.) July 8 in Estate of Funkhouser v. Delaware…
Lawyering requires care and attention to detail. No less an authority than Daniel Webster explained, “If he would be a…
U.S. and Iran back at it: It looks like the ceasefire is off, given that the U.S. and Iran traded heavy…
From Judge Donald Middlebrooks (S.D. Fla.) in Ahmed v. Dist. Bd. of Trs. for Indian River State Coll., decided June…
Not long after announcing the sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs in April 2025, President Donald Trump claimed the taxes on imports…
Great moments in unintended consequences—when something that sounds like a great idea goes horribly wrong. Watch the whole series. The year:…
“I thank my fellow candidates, in all their glory. Lord Buckethead, Elmo, and others. Forgive me if I don’t identify…
In a scathing decision issued on Monday, a federal judge in Florida ruled that President Donald Trump’s January 29 lawsuit…
This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch discuss the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R–S.C.) and his political legacy as…