Perils of the Pentagon's Plan to Use Military Lawyers to Adjudicate Immigration Cases
The plan is illegal for multiple reasons, is likely to lead to poor decisions, and could undermine military readiness.
The plan is illegal for multiple reasons, is likely to lead to poor decisions, and could undermine military readiness.
It's a new low in US refugee/asylum policy; simultaneouly unjust and counterproductive.
We agree the Court should take the case and resolve it as quickly as possible, to minimize the harm caused by the illegal tariffs.
It’s impossible to tell how many other times U.S. special operations failed and killed innocent bystanders in the process.
Killing suspected drug traffickers is both unjust and illegal. And it could be the start of an effort to turn the already awful War on Drugs into something more like a real war, thereby making it even worse.
The ban's supporters, whose motivation is plainly protectionist, claim they are defending freedom by restricting it.
The logic of the war on terror means infinitely expandable government power.
The attack follows the largest U.S. military buildup in Latin America since 1989, as Washington escalates its campaign against cartels tied to Nicolás Maduro’s regime.
Unintended—but entirely predictable—consequences abound!
The late friend of Reason, who coined the term "technological singularity," landed on the feds' radar for his association with a foreign policy dissident.
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The administration attributed the $8 trillion figure both to new investment and to tariff revenue. So which is it? Neither.
Guatemalans don't wait for the government's permission. They build their own markets through voluntary exchange.
I got a pair of shoes delivered from Asia for a reasonable price. Trump just ended the exemption that makes that transaction possible.
Britain’s crackdown on “zombie-style” knives shows how politicians blame objects instead of criminals—and how bans only hurt the law-abiding.
As students grapple with an unfriendly immigration system and targeted crackdowns on campus, how long will the U.S. remain the world's top study destination?
The president's plan to promote public safety by deploying troops in cities across the country is hard to reconcile with constitutional constraints on federal authority.
Leaked emails show Epstein’s attempts to dabble in security tech—across borders—in the last years of his life.
Protectionism won't save the American furniture industry, but it will increase the cost of living.
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Turning the National Guard into a nationwide police force betrays the Founders’ vision and erodes the freedoms that make the U.S. exceptional.
If geography really is destiny, then the Georgian situation has understandably necessitated a stiff, perpetual drink.
Donald Trump is no stranger to wasteful spending. But these examples are especially egregious.
The deal locks in the 15 percent tariffs that Trump has imposed on most European goods imported into the U.S., including beers and other booze that isn't made here.
Becoming a taxidermist or hair braider shouldn't involve costly hurdles.
They are among the worst taxes imaginable—narrow, arbitrary, unstable, and regressive.
Convincing the U.K. to stand down on backdoor access to Apple's encryption is a big win. The next battle will be fought over age verification.
It makes little sense, but that's what happens when you give the president unchecked, unilateral tariff powers.
U.S.-led economic warfare punishes the world’s most vulnerable while failing to achieve its foreign policy goals.
Can a mercurial narcissist decenter America from global policing?
New Zealand's geography feels magically pulled straight from J.R.R. Tolkien's stories.
His negotiations with North Korea and Russia should be judged by their results. But opposing those talks from the beginning is a pro-war position.
Since returning to office in January, Trump has floated several deals that would involve the feds taking a piece of an American company.
U.S. authorities are secretly tracking shipments of advanced AI chips from manufacturers such as Dell, Super Micro, Nvidia, and AMD to prevent their illegal diversion to China.
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The president's revenue-sharing agreement on chip sales to China may pass legal muster, paving the way for effective export tariffs.
The Trump administration is considering plans for a "Reaction Force" of National Guard troops to deploy quickly to American cities with signs of civil unrest.
Switzerland might respond to Trump’s double-digit “reciprocal” tariff by canceling its multibillion-dollar F-35 order.
With over 3,200 workers off the job, the military’s reliance on one politically connected contractor threatens innovation, accountability, and national security.
A bizarre criminal conspiracy in the ranks of the U.S. Joint Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg
The Trump administration will allow Nvidia and AMD to sell chips in the Chinese market—in exchange for 15 percent of their revenue.
Inching backward while bleeding Russia dry, Ukraine is relying on a time-tested military truth: You don’t need to outgun an invader—you just need to outlast them.
Federal terrorist lists were not supposed to be an open-ended war authorization. But it sure looks like it’s being used as one.
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A federal court clears the way for a broader legal challenge to Trump’s refugee policies, even as Afghans in the U.S. face detention, expired protections, and rising fears of deportation.
He calls Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator,” but not Vladimir Putin.
The turning point was the New Deal.