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The Obama "Narrative" Narrative
Imagine what the president could do if only he had a better bumper sticker!
March 18, 2010The Wrong Kind of Toyotathon
The unintended consequences of an unintended acceleration panic
March 16, 2010Safety panics can and do mislead regulators and consumers about real safety priorities. Bottom line: Do yourself a favor, buckle up—it will greatly improve your chances of surviving an automobile accident, whether it's caused by intentional acceleration, unintentional acceleration, or "pedal misapplication."
Reason Saves Cleveland With Drew Carey
How to fix the ‘Mistake by the Lake’ and other once-great American cities
March 15, 2010Cleveland was one of America’s 10 largest cities in 1950. By the 2000 Census it wasn’t in the top 30. And from 2000 to 2007, only New Orleans - devastated by Hurricane Katrina - lost more of its population. Today, the remaining residents face unemployment rates from 10 to 12 percent across the Cleveland area. Comedian Drew Carey, host of The Price Is Right, has seen enough and wants to revitalize his hometown. “I would like everybody in Cleveland to have rich kids’ syndrome, where they feel guilty that they had all of these opportunities,” Carey says.
To help create those opportunities and set the stage for a Cleveland renaissance, Carey and Reason Foundation found policies and ideas that have already been tested and proven in other cities. Reason Saves Cleveland With Drew Carey offers the city a path to fix its public schools the way inner-city Oakland did; to generate infrastructure revenue and reduce the cost of government through public-private partnerships like Indianapolis and Chicago; and to attract skilled workers, entrepreneurs and Fortune 500 companies like Houston, one of the country’s fastest growing cities.
“We began looking for ways to improve Cleveland,” says Reason.tv’s Nick Gillespie, host of the videos. “But the lessons here can also help renew other struggling American cities like Detroit and Pittsburgh.”
Reason Saves Cleveland With Drew Carey will release videos and solutions all this week at http://reason.tv/cleveland.
Mass. Hysteria
Scenes from the revolutionary takeover of Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat
March 12, 2010View Resources by Type
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- The Obama "Narrative" Narrative
Imagine what the president could do if only he had a better bumper sticker!
Matt Welch
March 18, 2010 - The Wrong Kind of Toyotathon
The unintended consequences of an unintended acceleration panic
Ronald Bailey
March 16, 2010 - Mass. Hysteria
Scenes from the revolutionary takeover of Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat
Michael C. Moynihan
March 12, 2010 - The Children of George Metesky
Not every terrorist is a product of the left or the right.
Jesse Walker
March 10, 2010 - Obama and the L-Word
The president’s habit of telling untruths
Matt Welch
March 9, 2010 - A Sorry Complaint About Obama
Does being American mean never having to say you're sorry?
Steve Chapman
March 8, 2010 - Profane, Pointless...and Profound
The history Gimme Something Better charts punk's cultural triumph.
Nick Gillespie
March 5, 2010 - Russia's Winter Games of Discontent
Why the Russians are so upset about the 2010 Winter Olympics
Cathy Young
March 5, 2010 - Busting the Well-Endowed
It's time to cut federal funding for the arts
Shikha Dalmia
March 4, 2010 - The Five Varieties of Bad Political Thinking
Understanding what's wrong with politics today
Michael Weiss
March 2, 2010 - A Tale of Two Libertarianisms
A new book of unpublished critiques by Murray Rothbard reveals a divide in the larger libertarian project
Brian Doherty
March 1, 2010 - Dressed for Success
Business casual and the evolution of the American workplace
Greg Beato
February 26, 2010 - Who Will Watch The Watchmen?
An interview with National Journal's Shane Harris, author of a new book on the rise of the surveillance state
Katherine Mangu-Ward
February 25, 2010 - Weaponizing Mozart
How Britain is using classical music as a form of social control
Brendan O'Neill
February 24, 2010 - The Paulpocalypse
A longtime Ron Paul watcher wonders if his CPAC victory is the dawn of a new age, or the beginning of the end
Brian Doherty
February 24, 2010 - Everyone Who Knows What They're Talking About Agrees with Me
And everyone who doesn't wears a tin foil hat
Ronald Bailey
February 23, 2010 - A Libyan Charm Offensive
To the shores of Tripoli with the son of Qaddafi
Michael C. Moynihan
February 22, 2010 - Is Texas About To Execute Another Innocent Man?
State officials would rather kill a prisoner than give him a DNA test.
Radley Balko
February 22, 2010 - A Conspiracy So Immense
What a new history of conspiracy theories tells us about Birthers and Truthers
Michael C. Moynihan
February 19, 2010 - The Visible Persuaders
Advertising as a medium for truth telling
Greg Beato
February 19, 2010 - Our Afghan "Government in a Box"
Did Gen. McChrystal reveal more than he intended?
Terry Michael
February 18, 2010 - The Real Reason for Obama's Unpopularity
Every honeymoon ends
Steve Chapman
February 18, 2010 - Palin Exposes the Tea Partiers' True Colors
Why trading liberty for security is not consistent with a limited government philosophy.
Steve Chapman
February 11, 2010 - A Rand Revival
Understanding the best—and worst—of Ayn Rand's philosophy
Cathy Young
February 11, 2010 - Back to the Drawing Board
Democratic fantasies face the bracing slap of reality.
Matt Welch
February 8, 2010 - Our "So-Called" Leader
The trouble with Obama's State of the Union
David Harsanyi
January 29, 2010 - Five Reasons Why Libertarians Shouldn't Hate Government
Plus, Five Big Projects That Went Well and Five That Were Disasters
William D. Eggers and John O'Leary
January 13, 2010 - Class War
How public servants became our masters
Steven Greenhut
January 12, 2010 - Who Is Wesley Mouch?
Why Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged matters today
John Stossel
January 7, 2010 - Don't Fear The 2010s!
Embrace the coming decade's new distractions and overblown worries.
Nick Gillespie
January 5, 2010 - Reading the Tea Party Leaves
Will we see a repeat of 1994—or 1964?
Michael Munger
December 31, 2009 - Reason Staffers Pick The Best and Worst Things of The Decade
What was bad and good during the Aughts
December 30, 2009 - The Year in Books
Reason staffers pick the best books of 2009
December 30, 2009 - Dump the Audience?
Figuring out what's next for my Fox Business show
John Stossel
December 24, 2009 - Nazis, Commies, and Death Panels
It's the year in hyperbole!
Michael C. Moynihan
December 23, 2009 - Driving Miss Lazy
In praise of drive-through
Greg Beato
December 21, 2009 - Whole Foods Health Care
Organic-foods magnate John Mackey talks about his controversial health care proposals, why he was investigated by the feds, and “conscious capitalism.”
Matt Welch and Nick Gillespie
December 15, 2009 - Did ABC Fire John Stossel?
The truth about my move to Fox
John Stossel
December 10, 2009 - Progressives vs. Democracy
The health care debate reveals a nasty tendency within liberal politics
Brian Doherty
December 9, 2009 - Where Ayn Rand Went Wrong
She ignored a part of human nature
Shikha Dalmia
November 4, 2009 - 'The Last Gasp of the Dinosaurs'
Publisher and flat-tax Republican Steve Forbes on 1930s-style economic policies, the news industry, and the future of the GOP
Matt Welch
October 28, 2009
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