Does the Obamacare ruling have a silver lining?

Just minutes after the Supreme Court voted 5-4 to uphold the Affordable Care Act, the Internet was abuzz with various theories, trying to make sense of what, to many, seemed to be a fairly straightforward ruling. Vocal opponents of the bill appear to be grasping at straws, attempting to formulate some kind of explanation about the why of … Continued

Adam Savage’s Full Speech at the 2012 Reason Rally

We attended the 2012 Reason Rally last Saturday on the mall in Washington, DC, where 20,000 skeptics, atheists, and free thinkers braved the rain to listen to a great lineup of speakers, including the Mythbusters’ Adam Savage. This is the full transcript of his speech, which you can also watch in the video below. I have been … Continued

Libertarians Aren’t Part of the Conservative Movement

National Review’s Jonah Goldberg at the debate TheAmerican Enterprise Institute (AEI) hosted a debate between Reason Magazine Editor Matt Welch and National Review Editor-at-Large Jonah Goldberg last Wednesday. The question posed was, “Are libertarians part of the conservative movement?” Unfortunately, the debate wasn’t much of a debate. Welch began by stating that he agreed with Goldberg “a … Continued