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Month: March 2018
'They're More Conscious and More Awake than My Generation Was'
Whole Foods' John Mackey on why he's optimistic about American youth, his company's merger with Amazon, and the spread of 'conscious capitalism.'
Congress May Finally Be Ready to Legalize Hemp
A homegrown hemp renaissance could be just around the corner.
Video of Cato Institute Book Forum on Keith Whittington's "Speak Freely: Why Universities Must Defend Free Speech"
The Forum features a talk by the author, with commentary by me.
Will Stephon Clark's Killing by Police Finally Force Open California Misconduct Investigations?
Lawmakers have tried to counter the powerful law enforcement lobby and failed.
A Wrongful Murder Conviction Cost Him Legal Residency Status. ICE Detains Him Anyway After Decades Imprisoned Unjustly.
A corrupt detective involved in 10 overturned convictions gives ICE an excuse to further harm an innocent man.
Short Circuit: A roundup of recent federal court decisions
Nunchucks, West Nile encephalitis, and a black foot.
Experts Agree That Massively Popular Roseanne Reboot Shouldn't Be Popular at All
The only proper popular entertainments are those that conform with my politics, don't you know?
Operation Odessa Turns '90s Drug War into a Black Comedy
The best part: It's a documentary.
Supporters of the Census Citizenship Question Expose the Administration's Dishonest Justifications
A higher non-response rate among illegal immigrants is a goal to be celebrated, not some minor potential side effect to be lamented, Kris Kobach, David Vitter, and other would-be gerrymanderers stress.
Acquittal of Pulse Shooter's Widow Is a Welcome Defeat for Overzealous Prosecutors
The case against Noor Salman, Omar Mateen's wife, was built on shaky grounds.
Texas Woman Gets 5 Years in Prison for the Crime of Not Realizing She Couldn't Vote
An obsession with election fraud leads to cruel punishments.
Whole Foods' John Mackey on Amazon Merger: 'A Meeting of the Souls.'
Why the "conscious capitalist" thinks we are headed for "a consumer utopia."
Whole Foods' John Mackey on Amazon Merger: 'A Meeting of the Souls.'
Why the "conscious capitalist" thinks we are headed for "a consumer utopia."
ICE Trashes the First Amendment to Suppress Immigrant Activists
The Trump administration is violating the rule of law in the name of upholding it.
This American Metalworking Company Is Already Paying Up to 30 Percent More for Steel Thanks to Trump's Tariffs
"Those are traumatic increases. They are shocks to our system," says Mike Schmitt, CEO of The Metalworking Group, an Ohio-based manufacturer.
Trump Says Syria Withdrawal Coming 'Soon,' Weed 'Beer' Promises Buzz With No Alcohol, California May Slap Cancer Warning on Coffee: Reason Roundup
Plus: Billy Corgan says he's a "free-market libertarian capitalist" and Westworld's robots are on a rampage.
Mexico's 'Silicon Valley' Offers Different Image for Americans
You don't have to worry about the wall when you work in the cloud.
Court Rules That Seattle Law Banning Landlords From Screening 'Qualified' Tenants Is a Taking
The state court ruling also concluded the taking violates the state constitution because it is for a forbidden "private use," rather than a public one.
News Outlets Ignore Millennials' Skepticism of Gun Control
Youth opinion on firearms is far from monolithic.
Adnan Syed from Serial Is Getting a New Trial. He's One of the Lucky Few.
A high-profile podcast gave his case national attention, but almost all inmates who claim innocence are trapped in obscurity behind bars.
The Fruit of the Poisonous Tree
The (non-existent) "taint" in the evidence Mueller's team has been gathering.
Wellesley College's Freedom Project in Trouble for Promoting Wrong Kind of Diversity
The voices of intolerance have spoken.
D.A. in Waco Biker Case Ordered to Stop 'Revenge Porn' Harassment of Ex-Defendant
Prosecutors sent "private, intimate sexual images" taken from an arrestee's phone to lawyers representing all 177 defendants.
Police Can Refuse to Say Whether Records Exist, New York's Highest Court Rules
In a case brought by two Muslim men seeking surveillance records on themselves, the court approves the NYPD's "neither confirm nor deny" response.
New Mississippi Law Will Stop Courts from Jailing People Who Can't Pay Fines
Scaling back debtor's prisons in a state with one of the country's highest incarceration rates
California Politicians Propose Government Boycotts of Companies that Do Business With the NRA
Corporations are being asked to take sides in a gun control debate that has very little to do with them.
Silicon Valley's Ultimate Diversity Problem Is Ideological
More tech folks call themselves libertarian than anything else. So why are they afraid to speak up at work?
Silicon Valley's Ultimate Diversity Problem Is Ideological
More tech folks call themselves libertarian than anything else. So why are they afraid to speak up at work?
Mozilla's New Firefox Extension Will Try to Stop Facebook from Tracking You
But wouldn't have stopped the Cambridge Analytica incident
Conversation on Modes of Constitutional Interpretation
Buy your tickets for program at the Supreme Court on May 8th
State Kills Anti-Porn Bill After Discovering More About Its Backer, Free Speech Win for FX's Feud, FISA Warrants Under Scrutiny: Reason Roundup
And President Trump is mad at Amazon for...ruining the postal service?
How Trump's Steel Tariffs Harm America
The American people will suffer more than the moguls in the steel industry will benefit.
The Spending Bill Brings Us Closer to National Bankruptcy
Thanks to Congress and President Trump, budget deficits will only mushroom.
Shhh! Virginia Bars Can Host Happy Hour, but Can't Talk About It
Advertising "half-priced drinks" is legal. Advertising "two-for-one" drinks is not. Huh?
Inspector General's Office to Investigate FBI Surveillance of Carter Page
Did they follow appropriate procedures to get permission to wiretap?
The Geopolitical Risks of Trump's Protectionism
If China can't fight back economically, it'll fight back with guns.
Mitt Romney Reminds Us That Trump Isn't as Extreme on Immigration as the 2012 GOP
Even our restrictionist president has yet to go full Romney.
New Medicare Rule Promises Needless Suffering for Pain Patients
Taking a cue from the CDC, the proposed regulation imposes an arbitrary cap on opioid prescriptions.
No Arbitrary Power: An Originalist Theory of the Due Process of Law
A new paper explaining why the original meaning of the "due process of law" requires a substantive process.
Keep Testing Self-Driving Cars, Even If They Kill People
Self-driving cars are likely to save lives. One tragic, accidental death should not stop that from happening. Keep testing.
Report: FBI Officials Dragged Feet Breaking into Terrorist's Phone to Try to Force Apple to Weaken Encryption
A political battle following the San Bernardino attack was the result of an attempt to make a test case.
Killing Ride-Sharing Is Not the Solution to America's Transportation Blues
Transportation policy should encourage more options, not fewer.
Stossel: Red Pills: New Generation Wakes People Up?
Candace Owens took "the red pill," and now gives "red pills" to millions through her online videos.
