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Why So Many Men Feel Lost
Jon Ronson discusses why old social structures are breaking down, the rise of online identity, and what happens when people lose a sense of meaning.
A SCOTUS Petition Argues That the Second Amendment Requires Carry-Permit Reciprocity
Meanwhile, the top court of Massachusetts considers whether the state can deny carry permits to applicants who are deemed "unsuitable."
COVID-19 Origins: Lab Leak or Natural Spillover?
Watch Reason's Robby Soave and YouTube commentator Destiny debate the origins of COVID-19 live on September 9 at 2 p.m. Eastern time.
Why Conservative Republicans Are Worried About License Plate Cameras
Recent comments by Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis reflect a bipartisan backlash against warrantless surveillance.
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Trump's War in Iran Has Cost Americans Over $101 Billion at the Pump
Gasoline is up nearly 30 percent, and diesel prices are at a record high since the war began.
Kyrsten Sinema Headed to Home-Wrecker Court After Judge Says Texts to Married Lover Could Leave Her Liable
"Alienation of affection" actions like the one Sinema is facing undermine the idea that adults have agency in their romantic and sexual choices.
Why Public Schools Lost 1.4 Million Students
Plus: J.D. Vance wants to pay stay-at-home parents, what America got wrong after 9/11, and whether FDA cuts are putting food safety at risk
Referees Have Nothing To Hide. The NFL and NCAA Should Show Every Big Replay Review Live on TV.
Plus: The NBA’s punishments to Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers are great, but not quite enough; and an ode to the friendships connected by fantasy football
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Why So Many Men Feel Lost
Jon Ronson discusses why old social structures are breaking down, the rise of online identity, and what happens when people lose a sense of meaning.
Retaliation
Plus: Capitalism blaming, desalination innovation, Houthis fire on Saudi Arabia, and more...
Can Ohio Tolerate Ramaswamy's Religious Toleration?
In November, we will learn whether Buckeye Republicans have been sufficiently persuaded by a more tolerant vision of the fusion of faith and freedom.
The American Prison Experiment: A 250-Year History of Good Intentions and Bad Results
A strange trip through the U.S. prison system's never-ending cycle of failure and reform
Robert Anderson's Cold War
How Eisenhower’s treasury secretary became a Cold War fixer, an intelligence go-between, and a man no one wanted to discuss.
If Canada is 'Ripping Off' the U.S., Why Is It Falling Behind?
Americans have been widening the prosperity gap with our neighbors for years.
RFK Jr.'s MAHA Cooking Show Is Government Propaganda. I Kind of Love It?
I think it's cool that conservatives are trying to make it cool to care about nutrition. But this isn't the government's place.
Who Owns California's Gold?
The Gold Rush was not only a scramble for wealth. It was also a scramble for property rights.
Will the Supreme Court Hear the 'Case About Swinging Dicks'?
Olympus Spa—an all-female, nude establishment in Washington state—sued after the government said it had broken the law by refusing to accept a preoperative transgender woman. But the case is more complicated than it looks.
Photo: AI Unfurls an Ancient Scroll
The Vesuvius Challenge awards money to researchers who use AI to decipher ancient scrolls.
Do You Have the Right To Possess an AR-15? The Supreme Court Will Soon Decide.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a pair of cases involving rifle restrictions imposed by Connecticut and Cook County, Illinois.
NYC Law Could Force Uber and Lyft to Keep Dangerous Drivers on the Road
A federal judge temporarily blocked it from taking effect. But the legal fight is ongoing.
The Iraq War Cheerleaders Were Wrong. They're Wrong About Iran Too.
Hawkish pundits predicted both wars would be swift and successful. That's not how it turned out.
A Federal Indictment Charges an ICE Officer With Lying About a Shooting That DHS Eagerly Defended
The habitually dishonest department uncritically accepted a story that was immediately contradicted by video footage and physical evidence.
Texas Terrorism Law Chills Speech for Muslim Group
By labeling this group a terrorist organization, the state is chilling more than Muslims' freedom of expression.
The Right to Trial is Vanishing. Could Bolder Juries Save It?
A new campaign by the Cato Institute aims to educate jurors on their right to vote their conscience against unjust laws and sentences.
The Lindsay Clancy Jury Was Tasked With an Impossible Question
In the court of public opinion, there is little room for ambiguity here. But those who watched the trial know that reality is far less satisfying.
October 2026
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The American Prison Experiment: A 250-Year History of Good Intentions and Bad Results
A strange trip through the U.S. prison system's never-ending cycle of failure and reform
