Reason Magazine

10/13/2025

Crony capitalists are getting rich off your candy.

10/13/2025

"My view is that the power of the purse is the central power of Congress, and we've abdicated it for as long as I can remember. If you don't constrain that power of the purse, then you're funding the very bureaucracy that was predicted by the Founders—and has proven to be true—to be at odds with our liberty."

"I think members of Congress believe that they get more popularity in votes by spending money. I actually disagree with that," the Texas Republican tells Reason.

10/13/2025

Review: Lena Dunham's new show is a rom-com for the TikTok era

https://reason.pub/3J2PxDr

10/13/2025

The federal government is on track to borrow nearly $2 trillion this year.

Higher debt means lower wages, higher interest rates, and fewer opportunities.

10/12/2025

By refusing to approve safer ni****ne pouches, regulators have turned gas stations into gray markets for knockoffs.

When the Food and Drug Administration drags its feet on approving safer ni****ne pouches, counterfeiters fill the gap.

10/12/2025

Few things are more difficult to eradicate in our system of modern governance than a government-sanctioned monopoly or oligopoly.

A new law hands h**p distribution to the same powerful middlemen who dominate liquor sales and block out-of-state suppliers.

10/12/2025

Whether it survives the numerous legal challenges to its existence, or whether Florida taxpayers have to bear the cost of it, Alligator Alcatraz has already served its purpose: https://reason.pub/46RKcH6

10/12/2025

GoRemy culturally appropriates Michael Jackson in this updated Halloween classic: "No one's there to save you from a joke that you don't like."

10/12/2025

Good luck solving this week's Reason crossword puzzle!

"Snakelike fish"

10/12/2025

A new biography explores the life and ideas of the man who founded the first primitive religion of the future.

10/12/2025

"It's the administrative state and the�bureaucrats who are actually populating the rules. They're the ones running most of the government," Tennessee wrestler-turned-mayor Glenn Jacobs tells Reason.

"They're the ones running most of the government.," Tennessee wrestler-turned-mayor Glenn Jacobs tells Reason.

10/12/2025

On search engine results, Reason's content sometimes gets overlooked in favor of legacy mainstream news organizations.

The good news is Google's new preferred sources tool lets you prioritize independent sources like Reason. Here's how it works: https://reason.pub/4gZ1E14