A City in Ohio Treats Seeking Medical Help When Suffering an Overdose as a Criminal "Public Inconvenience"
The state's ACLU is duly peeved.
Month: March 2017
Colorado Governor Concedes Legal Marijuana Hasn't Turned His State Into a Stoner Hellscape
Five years after opposing Amendment 64, Gov. Hickenlooper says things are going pretty well with Colorado's legal pot experiment.
D.C. Implements Oppressive Licensing for Child Care Workers at Behest of Early Education Advocates
Don't have at least an associate's degree? Step away from the finger paints, you monster.
Official Law of Georgia Is Copyrighted, and the State Enforces That Copyright
An open-records activist sent a copy of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated to prominent Georgia politicians and lawyers and got a copyright lawsuit.
Why the Wall Won't Work
The legal, practical, economic, and moral case against Trump's border barrier.
Georgia Legislature Weakens Eminent Domain Protections
Governments in Georgia will be allowed to seize property for "economic development" purposes, undoing reforms passed in 2006 after the Kelo ruling.
Baylor's Corrupt Athletics Program Takes Center Court in Disgraced
Showtime documentary details scandals surrounding a murder.
Is the Cure for Aging Just Around the Corner?
Here's hoping that we've not been born one generation too early.
Rejuvenation By Killing Off Senescent Cells and by Boosting DNA Repair: New at Reason
Two new studies report experiments that successfully reverse aging
The Neighborhood of Make-Believe Prepares for War
Friday A/V Club: Mister Rogers gets grim.
Congressional Republicans Introduce a Trump-Pleasing Tax Hike
If you send money to friends and relatives abroad, the GOP wants more of it to go to Washington.
No, LGBT Rights Are Not and Should Not Be Dependent on Census Questions
This week's fake outrage confuses welfare spending with equal government protection and blames Trump.
Enough Stranger Danger! Children Rarely Abducted by Those They Don't Know
U.S. kids are no more likely to be abducted today than they were decades ago, and much more likely to be returned safely when they are.
The Future of Legal Pot Under Trump: Marijuana Entrepreneurs Speak Out
We asked entrepreneurs in the marijuana industry to react to conflicting statements coming from Trump, Jeff Sessions, and Sean Spicer.
The Future of Legal Pot Under Trump: Marijuana Entrepreneurs Speak Out
We asked entrepreneurs in the marijuana industry to react to conflicting statements coming from Trump, Jeff Sessions, and Sean Spicer.
New FCC Rule Could Send TV Back to the Dark Ages of September 2016
This is not the sort of "consolidation wave" to worry about.
Venezuela Socialist-Controlled Supreme Court Shuts Down Legislative Branch
In a move the Organization of American States called a "self-inflicted coup."
This Mississippi Bill Could Be the Beginning of the End of Occupational Licensing Cartels
New measure would give executive branch officials greater oversight over licensing laws, preventing boards from creating unaccountable, anti-competitive rules.
Trump Wants to 'Change Libel Laws' So That Truth Is No Defense
The president thinks incomplete press coverage should be grounds for a lawsuit.
California Wants To Make Itself Even Less Competitive
Looking to set up a death tax if Trump repeals the federal one.
Movie Review: Ghost in the Shell
Scarlett Johansson in a mixed-bag reenactment of an anime classic.
Sad Legislation or SADDEST Legislation?: The Protecting Kids from Candy-Flavored Drugs Act of 2017
Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Chuck Grassley create instant cult classic with idiotic new bill.
Dems Horrified That Somebody Besides Gov't Might Spend $1 Trillion on Infrastructure
Trump's attempt at wooing Democrats with transportation billions runs up against their anti-private-sector ideology
2 Numbers That Show How Screwed Chicago's Pension Plans Are
Collecting $99 million and paying out $999 million in a single year is not a formula for success.
School Suspends 5-Year-Old Girl for Holding Stick That Looked Like Gun
Zero tolerance for little girl pretending to be a princess's guard.
Detroit Police Department Blames Drug War for Shooting So Many Dogs
Maybe end the drug war?
Mom Arrested for Leaving Kid Alone for 5 Minutes. Anything Could Have Happened.
"Anytime you have child of that age, alone, and unattended, there is a ton of risks that can happen to them."
Why Do D.C. Evictions Require Rifle-Wielding U.S. Marshals?
How many movers-and armed federal agents-does it take to evict a D.C. tenant? Too many, thanks to weird government regulations.
Another Compromise to Dump N.C.'s Transgender Bathroom Panic Law Draws Criticism (UPDATE: Governor Signs into Law)
State still wants to keep cities from adding to antidiscrimination protections.
If at First You Don't Succeed, Get Back on the 'Repeal and Replace' Horse
Medicaid is a terrible way to deliver health care to low-income Americans.
Trump Declares War on the Freedom Caucus
"We must fight them, & Dems, in 2018," the president tweets.
