The Iranian Protests Were Not Made in the U.S.A.
The onerous sanctions regime carried out by the Trump and Biden administrations has done immeasurable harm in Iran.
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Iran's Hijab Protests Are Part of a Long, Slow Revolution
Plus: A bevy of bad economic indicators, Italy elects right-wing populist Giorgia Meloni, and more...
Putin's Push and Ponytail Solidarity
Plus: The editors engage in a full-throated denunciation of the CIA in response to a listener question.
British Cops Arrest and Threaten Anti-Monarchist Protesters
Anti-royalists are facing fines and jail sentences for disrupting ceremonial events
In South Carolina, What You Say During Protests Could Land You in Jail
Brittany Martin, who is pregnant, was sentenced to four years in prison after telling police they'd "better be ready to die for the blue. I'm ready to die for the black."
Protesters Declare 'Housing Is a Human Right' While Marching Against New Housing Construction
New housing construction for 1,100 UC Berkeley students and 125 homeless people was paused Wednesday in response to protests.
Truckers Shut Down California Port Fighting for the Right To Be Their Own Bosses
The terrible consequences of A.B. 5 keep coming.
Cop Who Killed Tamir Rice Briefly Hired by Small Pennsylvania Town
After community outrage and the mayor saying he wasn't told about Timothy Loehmann's policing background, the officer withdrew his application.
Blocking a Highway Is Not a Legitimate or Effective Form of Protest
Climate protesters who blocked an interstate outside D.C. likely cost a man his parole.
LAPD's Militarized Response to Peaceful Abortion Protests Makes the Case for Police Reform—Again
Reforms promised after Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 are not being followed by Los Angeles police.
Outside the Supreme Court, Our First Glimpse of Post-Roe Politics
A weird, messy protest reflects a weird, messy future.
The Capitol Riot Was Never Going To Succeed
The intruders created plenty of mayhem, but it was a farcical coup attempt doomed from the start.
Boycotts Aren't Protected Speech, Rules Appeals Court
Plus: Employers sue over Florida's Stop WOKE Act, how inflation erodes financial privacy, and more...
'Jane's Revenge': Abortion Terror Group or Terror Hoax?
Plus: Americans' changing opinions of January 6 riots, Texas craft brewer can "party on," and more...
The January 6 Hearings May Be Surprisingly Worthwhile
Plus: Competing stories about antitrust reform, capitalism didn't cause the formula crisis, and more...
A response to the latest vilification campaign against the NRA
David Kopel at the National Firearms Law Seminar
Bitcoin: A Weapon for Peace in the Israel-Palestine Conflict
Activist Fadi Elsalameen says U.S. aid doesn’t help Palestinians because of corruption. They need monetary freedom.
Gwyneth Paltrow's Gemstone-Encrusted Alpaca Wool Diaper Is…a Tax Protest?
"If treating diapers like a luxury makes you mad, so should taxing them like a luxury," said Paltrow.
Pro-Choice Activists Protest Outside Homes of John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh
Plus: Elon Musk's plans for Twitter, officials want to tax NFTs, and more...
Louisiana Supreme Court Allows Police Officer's Lawsuit Against Black Lives Matter Organizer
DeRay Mckesson didn’t cause or encourage violence against police in Baton Rouge in 2016. The court says he can still be held responsible.
Marina Ovsyannikova's Russian TV Poster Protest Was Not 'Hooliganism,' but Bravery
Protesters aren’t intimidated by Putin’s threat of imprisonment for dissent.
The Canadian Government Couldn't Stop Bitcoin
Honk Honk HODL raised more than $1 million of bitcoin for the Canadian truckers. About two-thirds of it got to them.
New Zealand Joins the International Crackdown on COVID Mandate Protests
Disagreement over pandemic policy accelerates the slide toward authoritarianism in another country.
Justin Trudeau's Crackdown Will Make Bitcoin and Cash More Popular
There’s no freedom if the state can separate us from our money.
Bitcoin Can Fix Financial Deplatforming of Canada's Truckers—But It Won't Be Easy
The government controls on the traditional banking system also apply to custodial cryptocurrency services.
The Revolt of the Canadian Truckers
In an age of elite scorn, government mandates, a rotten economy—and powerful, decentralized communication tools—common people are pushing back.
Canada's Panicked Government Engages in Undemocratic Theft
Apparently the rule of law doesn’t matter if Justin Trudeau doesn’t like your peaceful protest.
Canada's Freedom Convoy Embodies Fatigue with Pandemic Authoritarianism
COVID-19 policies eroded liberty and many people want it back.
Homeland Security Is Already Mobilizing Against Potential Protests by U.S. Truckers
Plus: The EARN It Act advances, against climate despair, and more...
Joe Rogan, Canadian Truckers, Coronavirus Mandates, and the Terrible State of Free Speech
What Joe Rogan and Canadian truckers tell us about free speech.
GoFundMe Rejects Fundraising for Canadian Freedom Convoy
Plus: Is Web3 a scam? Does the Joe Rogan/Spotify controversy have anything to do with Section 230? And more...
The Canadian Truckers Have a Point About Border Security Theater
Plus: National debt tops $30 trilion, Whoopi Goldberg suspended over Holocaust comments, and more...
Socialist Students Want Arizona State University To Expel 'Racist Murderer' Kyle Rittenhouse
So much for education being a universal human right.
Legally Irrelevant Considerations Cloud the Debate About Kyle Rittenhouse's Acquittal
The jury rightly concluded that the prosecution failed to prove its case.
Republicans for BLM and Other Things You Don't Remember About the Summer of 2020
Did you think Kyle Rittenhouse's endorsement of Black Lives Matter was odd? Think of all the unusual stuff you've forgotten.
Kyle Rittenhouse Has Been Acquitted on All Charges
The trial became an upside-down microcosm for the polarized debates about the U.S. criminal justice system.
Netflix CEO Apologizes for Having Principles
When employees tried their hand at a shakedown, CEO Ted Sarandos buckled a bit under the pressure.
Florida Anti-Riot Law 'Violates the First Amendment,' Says Court in Scathing Rebuke of Gov. Ron DeSantis
The law's "vagueness permits those in power to weaponize its enforcement against any group who wishes to express any message that the government disapproves of," Judge Mark Eaton Walker warns.
No, Police Officers Aren't Resigning in Droves
Compared to pandemic employment shifts in other fields, law enforcement numbers are fairly stable.
California Law Would Limit Free Speech at Vaccination Sites
Plus: Wiretapping social media, Democrats' budget proposal, cryptocurrency regulations, the infrastructure bill, and more..
