Politics Highlights

"Some guy came up to me said, 'Are you John Stossel? I hope you die soon,'" recounts Fox Business host and Reason contributor John Stossel. Thankfully Stossel found a more civil audience when he stopped by Reason's Washington, DC office on April 11, 2012 to promote his new book "No, They Can't: Why Government Fails But Individuals Succeed." During a lively Q&A session, Stossel took questions from the audience about his book, his time as a consumer reporter, and the power of the internet.

"There are some things a state can not do to direct the moral content of your life," explains Dale Carpenter, "and controlling your sexuality is one of those things. Reason Magazine's Katherine Mangu-Ward sat down with Dale Carpenter to discuss his book Flagrant Conduct: The Story of Lawrence v. Texas. Carpenter outlines both the back story and the importance of the 2003 Supreme Court case that invalidated American's sodomy laws.