May 13, 2022 11:44 am
Billionaire Michael Saylor Believes in Bitcoin More Than Ever
Despite bitcoin’s steep slide, the CEO of MicroStrategy is bullish on its mass adoption.
May 13, 2022 1:00 am
Brickbat: You Didn’t Learn That Here
The Louisiana state Senate Education Committee has approved a bill barring students from accessing pornography or sexually explicit material on public university WiFi or internet services. State Sen. Beth Mizell, R–Franklinton, the author of the bill, said an investigation that found Louisiana State University mishandled numerous complaints of sexual misconduct “illustrated the need” to block…
Tags: censorship, Internet, REASON
May 11, 2022 3:26 pm
Will Bitcoin Billionaire Investor Michael Saylor End up at McDonald’s?
The MicroStrategy CEO and biggest corporate owner of bitcoin is HODLING for the long haul, come bull or bear market.
May 6, 2022 10:26 am
Gov. Polis Wants You…To Be in Charge of Your Own Life
The libertarianish Colorado Democrat is devolving decision-making to parents and trying to lower the income tax to zero.
Tags: free speech, immigration, Internet, REASON, taxes
April 29, 2022 1:00 pm
Jimmy Wales: What Wikipedia Got Right About Social Media
The co-founder of “the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit” talks about the power of decentralization and the rise in subscription models for journalism.
Tags: free speech, Internet, libertarianism, REASON
April 28, 2022 8:41 am
Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales Has Already Solved the Internet’s Problems
The online encyclopedia’s decentralized, Hayekian approach provides a model for Elon Musk as he assumes control of Twitter.
Tags: free speech, Internet, REASON
April 27, 2022 1:48 pm
Aella: Libertarian Sex Worker Turned Data Scientist
“I am not okay with you making laws that prevent me from doing what I feel is good for me.”
Tags: Internet, libertarianism, REASON, twitter
April 26, 2022 11:39 am
Twitter, Facebook, Netflix, and the Myth of Permanent Platform Power
Today’s big powerful companies could become tomorrow’s also-rans, no government intervention required.
April 25, 2022 1:05 pm
Jared Polis: The Most Libertarian Governor in America?
The Colorado Democrat supports abortion rights, school choice, letting kids play unsupervised, an end to COVID-19 overreach, and an income tax rate of “zero.”
Tags: free speech, Internet, REASON
April 9, 2022 3:00 am
The New Campaign for a Sex-Free Internet
Sex, money, and the future of online free speech
Tags: censorship, free speech, Internet, REASON
April 6, 2022 4:00 am
Elon Musk’s Twitter Stake Is Promising, but Not a Permanent Fix for Free Speech
Protections for open communication require more than the commitment of a single person.
Tags: First Amendment, free speech, Internet, REASON, twitter
March 31, 2022 8:00 am
Gigi Sohn, Biden’s Pick for FCC Vacancy, Is Still Pushing Pointless ‘Net Neutrality’ Regulations
Sohn, whose nomination could go before the Senate for a final vote within the coming weeks, is stuck in the past.
March 30, 2022 2:20 pm
Nathan Rabin: Why Gen X Is Super Media-Literate
The Joy of Trash author talks about how D.A.R.E., bad TV, Weird Al Yankovic, and 9/11 created a generation of ironic idealists.
Tags: 9/11, Internet, REASON, television
March 29, 2022 7:20 am
Nathan Rabin: Confessions of a Trash-Culture Connoisseur
Nathan Rabin celebrates The Joy of Trash—and Gen X irony and cynicism—one terrible movie, book, and TV show at a time.
Tags: Internet, REASON, television