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The Trump administration's plans to slash science funding could end up liberating researchers from the corrupting influence Dwight Eisenhower warned about.

The Nobel Prize-winning economist says the Iron Triangle of Politics must be defeated to cut down the government for good.

Combine moral zealotry with increasingly blurred lines between political speech and violence long enough, and the outcome is predictable.

A second chance for the creator of the dark web drug site the Silk Road might be coming…from an unlikely savior.

Microsoft has agreed to purchase Three Mile Island's energy to power its AI data centers for the next 20 years. It's the first time a U.S. nuclear reactor will come out of retirement.

Average toddler day care costs in Washington, D.C., exceed $24,000 a year, outstripping expenses in cities like New York and… The post A New Law Is Making It Even Harder To Find Day Care in D.C. appeared first on Reason.com.

After surviving a disastrous congressional hearing, Claudine Gay was forced to resign as the president of Harvard for repeatedly copying… The post Academics Use Imaginary Data in Their Research appeared first on Reason.com.

In his 1996 book, The Vision of the Anointed, economist Thomas Sowell sketched out a pattern that many of the… The post The Bad Science Behind Jonathan Haidt's Call to Regulate Social Media appeared first on Reason.com.

Once upon a time, America embraced nuclear power as the future of energy. Today it accounts for a mere 18… The post The Political Sabotage of Nuclear Power appeared first on Reason.com.

As Ronald Reagan's first budget director, former Michigan congressman David Stockman led the charge to cut the size, scope, and… The post David Stockman on Why Trump Can't Fix the Debt: 'This Guy Is Part of the Swamp' appeared first on Reason.com.

After enacting sweeping reforms in Argentina, President Javier Milei faced a major protest. Tens of thousands of people marched through… The post Javier Milei vs. Big Labor appeared first on Reason.com.

If we all went a little nuts during the COVID-19 lockdowns, it's absolutely true that some of us—including many of… The post Why We Went Crazy During COVID Lockdowns appeared first on Reason.com.

"If the problem with campus speech codes is the selectivity with which universities penalize various forms of bigotry," wrote James… The post Free Speech Absolutism in Practice appeared first on Reason.com.

Did you know that by 2050, fully a quarter of the planet's population will reside in Africa? Yet despite abundant… The post The Real Reasons Africa Is Poor—and Why It Matters appeared first on Reason.com.

During his two terms as governor of Arizona, Doug Ducey managed to pass a flat income tax with a rate… The post Former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey Loves Barry Goldwater and Milton Friedman appeared first on Reason.com.

William D. Eggers is co-author, with Donald F. Kettl, of Bridgebuilders: How Government Can Transcend Boundaries to Solve Big Problems.… The post Can the Government Be More Effective? appeared first on Reason.com.

"Was Milton Friedman the most important libertarian of them all?" Reason's Nick Gillespie asked Stanford historian Jennifer Burns during a… The post Jennifer Burns on Milton Friedman's Legacy appeared first on Reason.com.

Quitting is massively underrated, says Annie Duke, an author, doctor of psychology, and former professional poker player who holds a... The post Why We Need To Quit More in Politics, Work, and Life appeared first on Reason.com.

After their invention in the late 1800s, sneakers became a pop-culture staple by the 1970s and '80s with models like... The post Why Is Nike Stomping On Independent Creators? appeared first on Reason.com.

After a dozen years of legal tussles, seven years in the crosshairs of ambitious prosecutors, and five-and-a-half years fighting a... The post Backpage: The Monumental Free Speech Case the Media Ignored appeared first on Reason.com.

"I'm under no illusion that humanity will completely eradicate the racial tribal instinct or racism or bigotry itself. But I... The post The End of Race Politics appeared first on Reason.com.

Behind the scenes of a traditional bathhouse in Brooklyn, something extraordinary is taking place: The pools, heated to 104 degrees,... The post The Future of Energy? Brooklyn's Bitcoin-Heated Bathhouse appeared first on Reason.com.

Swedish historian Johan Norberg is author of The Capitalist Manifesto: Why the Global Free Market Will Save the World, which... The post Capitalism Made Us All Richer. So Why Are We Unhappy? appeared first on Reason.com.

"We've taught young people that any of their missteps or any of their heterodox opinions are grounds to tear them... The post Why Are College Kids Terrified? appeared first on Reason.com.

About twenty-three years ago, public health officials began to notice increases in what would later be called "deaths of despair,"... The post The Shady Statistics Behind the War on Painkillers appeared first on Reason.com.

Every year, over 25 million tourists flock to the iconic National Mall in Washington, D.C. Yet as they explore some... The post D.C.'s Food Truck Underworld appeared first on Reason.com.

In 2001, Danish political scientist Bjorn Lomborg burst onto the international scene with his bestselling and controversial book The Skeptical... The post Bjorn Lomborg: Why Do We Fixate on Climate Rather Helping the World's Poor? appeared first on Reason.com.

In 19th century America, trains symbolized modernity. Passenger rail connected the east and west coasts and helped settle the frontier.... The post How Florida Beat California to High-Speed Rail appeared first on Reason.com.

Erika Dyck is a professor at the University of Saskatchewan who studies the history of psychedelics with a special interest... The post The Secret History of Psychedelics appeared first on Reason.com.

"I never pictured a world where marijuana would be anywhere close to legal, and it's mind-blowing to me that mushrooms... The post Comedian Shane Mauss: Shrooms, DMT, Joe Rogan, and the 'Psychedelic Renaissance' appeared first on Reason.com.

In June, I traveled to Denver with Zach Weismueller to cover the Psychedelic Science 2023 conference, organized by the Multidisciplinary... The post Rick Perry: The Conservative Case for Psychedelic Medicine appeared first on Reason.com.

"Welcome to the psychedelic '20s!" Rick Doblin, founder of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, or MAPS, proclaimed in his keynote... The post Rick Doblin: 'Welcome to the Psychedelic '20s!' appeared first on Reason.com.

Everywhere around us, there are signs of a psychedelic renaissance: in medicine, therapy, commerce, and the arts. These drugs are... The post The Psychedelic Renaissance Is Here appeared first on Reason.com.

The global movement against free trade and capitalism that burst into public consciousness at the 1999 protests against the World... The post Was the Radical Left Correct About the IMF and World Bank? appeared first on Reason.com.

Before Matt Taibbi was sparring with Democratic members of Congress on Capitol Hill earlier this year over the Twitter Files,... The post Matt Taibbi: How the Left Lost Its Mind appeared first on Reason.com.

Mike Rowe is a bestselling author, Emmy winner, and podcaster best known for his stint hosting The Discovery Channel's long-running... The post Mike Rowe on Well-Paying Dirty Jobs, Nonprofit Whiskey, and Male Decline appeared first on Reason.com.

"Próspera is the first time in human history that a group of people has said there's a way to deliver... The post A Private Libertarian City in Honduras appeared first on Reason.com.

In October 2017, a SWAT team showed up at Jameson Lopp's house in North Carolina,  allegedly because of a fake... The post Can Grandmas Be Bitcoin Cypherpunks? Q&A With Jameson Lopp appeared first on Reason.com.

Lowriding has been a part of Southern California and Chicano culture since the post–World War II era when hobbyists started... The post The Rebirth of Lowriding in California appeared first on Reason.com.

Caitlin Long wants to start a new kind of bank…based on a very old model. "A 100 percent reserve bank that... The post She's Suing the Fed To Open a Rothbardian Bitcoin Bank appeared first on Reason.com.

Fifteen years after Satoshi Nakamoto dropped a nine-page white paper on an obscure email list sketching out an idea for... The post Bitcoin's Greatest Test appeared first on Reason.com.

Is the world getting better? Or is it on the verge of collapse? Stefan Sagmeister emphatically believes that things are... The post 'Now Is Better,' Says Legendary Designer Stefan Sagmeister appeared first on Reason.com.

As a gangly kid who had just arrived in the U.S. from Cameroon, West Africa, 16-year-old Joel Embiid had a... The post Joel Embiid Became an NBA Superstar by…Watching YouTube? appeared first on Reason.com.

If you want to get a politician to change the subject, ask them how they're going to deal with the... The post Vivek Ramaswamy Is Wrong About the National Debt appeared first on Reason.com.

Who's that sliding into your Twitter DMs? Is it the federal government? Well, according to Elon Musk, who took over... The post Elon Musk Warns Tucker Carlson: The Feds Are in Your Twitter DMs appeared first on Reason.com.

Homelessness has been rising in America's West Coast cities for more than a decade. Entire blocks of Los Angeles, San... The post Why Homelessness Is Worse in California Than in Texas appeared first on Reason.com.

In February 2022, the World Journal of Oncology published an article by a team of 13 researchers claiming that vapers... The post Do Studies Show Vaping Causes Cancer? No. appeared first on Reason.com.

Just days after the school shooting in Nashville that left three students and three adults dead, Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D–N.Y.)... The post Do 'More Guns Lead To More Deaths'? appeared first on Reason.com.

Why is the government trying to ban TikTok? The popular social media app, which is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese... The post Rand Paul Is Right: Banning TikTok Would Be Idiotic appeared first on Reason.com.

Vernon Smith received the 2002 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his pioneering work in experimental economics. I caught up... The post Nobel Prize–Winning Economist: Democrats Are Committed 'To Spending Other People's Money' appeared first on Reason.com.

It's a surprise bonus Thursday episode of The Reason Roundtable! Peter Suderman is in the driver's seat this time, alongside editors... The post A Thursday Bonus Reason Roundtable! Live From Reason Weekend in California appeared first on Reason.com.