Month: December 2016
Food Policy Experts Comment on Bests, Worsts, and What's to Come
The year that was and the year that will be.
Trump and the Power of the Presidency
The case for limited government is more compelling than ever.
Is Kratom the New Marijuana?
The DEA moves toward a ban on another plant with promising medical properties.
Will Donald Trump Screw Up V.A. Privatization? Probably.
Bad privatization is worse than no privatization at all.
Obama Response to Alleged Russian Hacking Undermines Confidence in U.S. Government
Administration argues email hacks eroded faith and undermined confidence in government, but doesn't explain how providing voters with more info accomplished that.
New Shows The Mick and Ransom Ring in the New Year
A raunchy comedy and tired police procedural-maybe 2017 won't be terribly different?
Retired City Manager Gets $216,000 Pension in City Where Average Family Makes $32,000
Out of whack public pension systems essentially are functioning as massive wealth transfer programs, taking from the poor and giving to the rich.
Meet the Community in Louisiana Where Police Throw People in Jail First and Then Investigate
Justice Dept. threatens intervention to stop unconstituional 'investigative holds.'
Will a New Missouri Law Turn Schoolyard Fights Into Felonies? Probably Not.
The new law actually removes school-specific language from the definition of third-degree assault.
A UC-Berkeley Professor Couldn't Evict Her Tenant Because of California's Insane Laws
Mother Jones accidentally makes the case against eviction regs.
5 Things Libertarians Should Be Nervous About in 2017
Say goodbye to 2016. But don't let your guard down.
5 Things Libertarians Should Be Nervous About in 2017
Say goodbye to 2016. But don't let your guard down.
3 Technologies Will Utterly Transform Your World in the Next Decade
Blockchain, CRISPR, and Machine Learning
Blockchain, CRISPR, and Machine Learning Will Transform Your World in the Next Decade: New at Reason
'I think the idea that innovation is slowing down is one of the stupidest things anybody ever said.'
Donald Trump Does Not Really Have a Plan to Fix the V.A.
Trump's team talks vaguely of privatization, but there's no substance.
Incarceration and Crime Rates Continue to Fall in Tandem
The percentage of adults under correctional supervision last year was the lowest since 1994.
Desalination Foes Privileging Tiny Critters Over People
California environmental regulations go too far.
Don't Abolish The Electoral College, Abolish The Popular Vote
The popular vote doesn't matter, so why continue pretending that it does? It only causes confusion and frustration. There's better ways.
Police Taser Report Watered Down By NYPD Civilian Complaint Review Board
Among the recommendations removed from the final report, a ban on police using Tasers on unarmed people.
2 Books To Help You Thrive in Trump's America!
Penn Jillette's diet memoir and a Harvard historian's take on Prohibition are essential guides to the next four years.
