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reason. com > 05/07/2026 > photo-revealing-a-rembrandt

Photo: Technology is bringing lost paintings into the public eye

1+ hour, 35+ min ago  (103+ words) Researchers have used scientific methods to authenticate and uncover new information about several other works of art in recent years. In 2018, infrared imaging technology revealed'a 1902 newspaper page and another composition below the surface of Pablo Picasso's'Mother and Child by the…...

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reason. com > 04/21/2026 > cold-war-surveillance-film-turned-into-art

Kodak invented this film for World War II spy planes. Then it became art.

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (89+ words) LSD was'famously pioneered'by the CIA and adopted by the hippie movement. But it wasn't the only psychedelic technology that made its way from the deep state to artsy subcultures. This article originally appeared in print under the headline "Cold War…...

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reason. com > puzzle > 03/13/2026 > even-less-visible-hand-puzzle-138

Even less visible hand: Puzzle #138

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (177+ words) Founded in 1968, Reason is the nation's leading libertarian magazine. We produce hard-hitting independent journalism on civil liberties, politics, technology, culture, policy, and commerce. As the magazine of free minds and free markets, Reason exists outside of the left/right echo…...

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reason. com > 01/27/2026 > bovino-put-out-to-pasture

Bovino put out to pasture

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (579+ words) Liz Wolfe | 1. 27. 2026 9: 30 AM Unwinding the damage: "I am sending [border czar] Tom Homan to Minnesota tonight," said President Donald Trump yesterday. "He has not been involved in that area, but knows and likes many of the people there. Tom is…...

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reason. com > volokh > 01/08/2026 > zaprudering-the-minneapolis-ice-video

Zaprudering The Minneapolis ICE Video

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (536+ words) Josh Blackman | 1. 8. 2026 1: 08 PM Different law enforcement agencies have different policies with regard to the use of force. As I recall, some police departments allow officers to open fire on a vehicle that is being used as a deadly weapon. Other…...

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reason. com > 12/10/2025 > brickbat-vacation-photos

Brickbat: Vacation Photos

4+ mon, 4+ week ago  (56+ words) NEXT: Trump's Word Games Can't Conceal the Murderous Reality of His Anti-Drug Strategy Charles Oliver | 12. 10. 2025 4: 00 AM Jacob Sullum | 12. 10. 2025 12: 01 AM Jacob Sullum | 12. 9. 2025 3: 55 PM Christian Britschgi | 12. 9. 2025 1: 55 PM Ed Tarnowski | 12. 9. 2025 12: 15 PM...

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reason. com > 09/12/2025 > michael-c-rockefeller-wing

Review: The historical art you've probably never seen

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (52+ words) NEXT: Review: Murderbot Is Part Frankenstein's Monster and Part C-3 PO Matthew Petti | From the October 2025 issue Peter Suderman | From the October 2025 issue Charles Oliver | 9. 12. 2025 4: 00 AM Jacob R. Swartz | 9. 11. 2025 5: 20 PM Joe Lancaster | 9. 11. 2025 4: 35 PM...