Reason Magazine

12/22/2025

Does calling fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction even make sense?

The executive order does not accomplish much in practical terms, but it jibes with the president's conflation of drug trafficking with violent aggression.

12/22/2025

America has about 800 billionaires. Imagine we seized every single dollar of their wealth—every home, property, business, investment, car, and yacht, right down to their kids' teddy bears—and sold it all for full market value.

That would raise enough revenue to finance the federal government for 9 months. Not 9 months out of every year: 9 months *one time*.

12/22/2025

"The drive to discriminate against whites applied only to entry-level positions. In other words, the Gen X and Baby Boomer whites, comfortably ensconced in management positions, engaged in very little self-sacrifice."

In 'Compact,' Jacob Savage exhaustively documents discrimination in the name of equity.

12/21/2025

Trump's move acknowledges that the federal government has been exaggerating marijuana's dangers: https://reason.pub/4qnKHkr

12/21/2025

The praise for Trump's culling of the federal workforce should be tempered by three considerations.

Read more: https://reason.pub/4s7t9uA

12/21/2025

A reined-in TSA would be the sound of music to many Americans' ears.

My Favorite Things (TSA Version):

12/21/2025

These congressmen want to give you the right to sue federal law enforcement for violating your rights.

Read more: https://reason.pub/48MC2SF

12/21/2025

The U.S. is stealing from millennials and Gen Z to make boomers even richer. It's a slow-motion generational fleecing.

Social insurance programs are compatible with a basic safety net. But what we have now is a slow-motion generational fleecing.

12/21/2025

Immigrants start businesses at a higher rate than native-born Americans, benefitting not only themselves but also their American workers and customers.

12/21/2025

Can you solve the latest Reason crossword puzzle?

Can you solve this week's Reason crossword?

12/21/2025

Becoming a taxidermist or hair braider shouldn't involve costly hurdles. Around 20 percent of American workers must hold a professional license to do their job. Why?

12/21/2025

A welfare fraud scandal in Minnesota is the Trump administration's latest excuse for demonizing immigrants and refugees.