Reason Magazine

01/06/2026

European health care systems are not something Americans should envy: https://reason.pub/4sl5cjm

01/06/2026

Tim Walz is out, and good riddance. The Minnesota Democrat is one of the most antifreedom governors in the country.

Once a 2028 hopeful, the Minnesota Democrat is one of the most unlibertarian governors in the country.

01/06/2026

The government spent 20 years creating a national ID that apparently doesn't even work as a national ID: https://reason.pub/4q4hdZ7

01/05/2026

Lina Khan is one of Zohran Mamdani's top advisors. What could go wrong?

As one of Mamdani's top advisers, Khan has been making a list of all the "authorities that the mayor can unilaterally deploy."

01/05/2026

These individuals were sanctioned for "organized efforts to coerce American platforms to censor, demonetize, and suppress American viewpoints they oppose," according to the Trump administration: https://reason.pub/44VBSWJ

01/05/2026

Concerns about income inequality in America are rampant. They're also wrong.

America doesn't actually have an inequality problem. What we have is a measurement problem.

01/05/2026

Marco Rubio said the Venezuela operation was not a military strike but "a law enforcement operation."

His explanation for why the Trump administration attacked Venezuela without congressional authorization does not stand up to scrutiny.

01/05/2026

The strikes against Venezuela and the capture of Nicolás Maduro might be popular or defensible. They were not legal.

Read more: https://reason.pub/4ps5RwR

01/05/2026

You don't need a detailed theory to explain this woman's journey from QAnon acolyte to MAGA exile. You just need to recognize one central fact about her: She actually believes things.

You don't need a detailed theory to explain the departing congresswoman's journey.

01/05/2026

During his initial press conference announcing the Maduro raid, President Donald Trump seemed to say that the U.S. was at the beginning of a comprehensive regime-change mission that would require heavy American involvement.

But as the weekend progressed, Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio attempted to downplay U.S. involvement and seemed to swear off any explicit goal of regime change.

Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio attempted to downplay U.S. involvement and seemed to swear off any explicit goal of regime change.

01/05/2026

Where do Americans stand on the Trump administration's nation-building project?

Nicolás Maduro's removal should be welcomed by anyone who values liberty. Yet data show Americans--led by the youngest adults--are turning noninterventionist.

01/05/2026

In the latest issue of Reason, we explore Mayor Zohran Mamdani's policy goals and what they mean for New York City.

Mayors come and go, but New York City remains fundamentally itself.