Month: August 2026
Lawmakers Want To Stop Kids From Nicknaming Their Pokémon
The Safer GAMING Act would silence minors in every online game by default—and violate the First Amendment.
9/11 Turbocharged America's Worst Foreign Policy Impulses—but Didn't Change Its Direction
The United States' shift toward aggressive interventionism was well underway before the 2001 attacks.
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Milo Yiannopoulos Wanted Millions Deported. He Didn't Mean Himself.
"I mean bad immigrants," Yiannopoulos said in a 2016 interview with Joe Rogan. "I don't mean handsome, charming, successful, blonde-haired British immigrants."
The Fourth Amendment and Laws Requiring Video Recording Inside Stores
A new Ninth Circuit ruling raises a number of hard issues.
The CIA Is Making AI-Generated Reports for Local Police
The CIA has been using artificial intelligence to write “open source intelligence” analyses, which are being distributed to local police via DHS “fusion centers,” according to documents obtained by Reason.
Judge Says Trump's Clampdown on Anthropic Violates the First Amendment
A judge ruled the Pentagon's supply chain risk designation of Anthropic was an unlawful, “arbitrary,” and “capricious” decision made to punish Anthropic.
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
Fabricated identities, fictitious daycares, and made-up laws.
A Tale of Two Tech Revolts
What the simultaneous revolts against Flock and data centers can tell us about the power and risks of populism
Elon Musk's X Loses First Amendment Challenge to New York's 'Stop Hiding Hate Act'
Musk's X Corp., along with other social media companies operating in the state, must disclose whether and how it defines hate speech and disinformation.
AI Companies Are Destroying Books. That's Not Nearly as Scary as It Sounds.
Destructively scanning books is making information more accessible to the masses.
The Math on Trump's Haitian Deportation Flights Doesn't Add Up
The Trump administration created 330,000 new illegal immigrants by revoking TPS from Haitians. It plans to deport just 10,400 per year.
No, Marijuana Legalization Didn't Fill Emergency Rooms With Stoned Drivers
We dissected some of the deeply flawed studies favored by drug warriors.
Democrats Are Undoing California's Pension Reforms. Why Are Republicans Going Along With It?
Pension changes passed in 2011 have saved California taxpayers from a fiscal crisis, but public sector unions are now pushing to undo them.
Haidt's Moment
Plus: The scourge of scromiting, blaming air traffic control, and more...
Canada Should Ignore Trump's Protectionism and Unilaterally Enact Free Trade
U.S. tariffs hurt Americans. Retaliatory tariffs will hurt Canadians.
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Idiocracy Predicted Our World, But Not in the Way You Think
Mike Judge's cult classic turns 20 and remains prescient about how we live today, especially outside of politics.
Getting Rid of Flock Isn't Enough To Solve America's Surveillance Problem
Civil liberties advocates warn that Americans’ privacy and surveillance concerns won’t be solved without strong legal protections.
Gavin Newsom Admits He Might Keep Tariffs?
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss tariffs, tech moral panics, social media harms, video games, Dolly Parton, Tim Curry, AI-written journalism, and America’s $40 trillion debt.
Video Games Are Not Making Men Miserable
Video games, pornography, and gambling: One of these things just doesn't belong!
A 90-Day Waiver on Beef Tariffs Won't Rescue America's Cattle Industry
It will take more than three months to fix the problems plaguing the American beef industry.
This Federal Case Against Minnesota Protesters Is Worth Watching if You Care About Your Civil Liberties
The tentacles of the Trump administration’s domestic spying apparatus are being revealed—and their reach is alarming.
Ron DeSantis Says Flock Cameras Are 'Out of Control,' But Florida's Already Flooded With Surveillance
Florida police departments have been adding drones, facial recognition technology, and license plate readers to their arsenals for years.
Rubio Uses Terrorism Law To Ban Secure Email Service
The State Department doesn’t accuse Autistici/Inventati of doing anything more than providing "untraceable" email accounts. But that’s enough to outlaw it as a terrorist organization.
The National Debt Has Crossed $40 Trillion. Both Parties Are Responsible.
And both are hiding behind a lie of omission.
Strong Weed Is No Reason for Prohibition
New research on cannabis use could reshape the debate around marijuana legalization and revive old arguments for restricting legal markets.
Is Alito Making the Same Mistake as Ginsburg by Refusing To Retire?
The conservative justice is sticking around on the Supreme Court. Will conservatives come to regret it?
Data Center Savior
Plus: AOC reaffirms her socialism, Russia-Ukraine war gets even deadlier, and more...
A Connecticut Couple Is Fighting for the Right To Let People Hike on Their Land
Charles and Elizabeth Copley have big plans for their 50-acre property, but the town insists they need a business license to let people to hike or walk their dogs.
He Spent Nearly 6 Years in Prison Based on the Word of a Notoriously Dishonest Houston Drug Cop
In a federal lawsuit, Byron Prophet argues that police supervisors "turned a blind eye" for years as Gerald Goines framed innocent people.
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