Why Is Halloween Candy So Expensive? Sugar Protectionism.
A new report from the GAO highlights how America's system of sugar subsidies and tariffs costs consumers about $3.5 billion every year.
Foreign Policy
Don't Believe Janet Yellen's Shoddy Wartime 'Girl Math'
Plus: President Joe Biden’s weird economy and Rep. Mike Johnson as the unlikely new speaker of the House of Representatives.
Weekend Blackout
Plus: Russian riot, Hasan Minhaj vs. The New Yorker, the Nancy Pelosi haunted house, and more...
The Contradictions of 'Queers for Palestine'
Gay and transgender people—both in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank—face an extraordinary level of persecution.
Palestinian Americans Are Americans, Too
For many in New Jersey, the war in Gaza has brought back painful family history.
Ron DeSantis Is Violating Pro-Palestinian Students' Free Speech Rights
Florida's order to shut down National Students for Justice in Palestine is clearly unconstitutional.
The Moral and Strategic Case for Opening Doors to Gaza Refugees
Letting those who want to do so leave and flee abroad is both a moral imperative, and a way to help Israel defeat Hamas faster, and with less harm to innocent people.
Ideological Screening
Plus: IDF releases footage from Hamas' evil rampage, cancel culture in Los Angeles, Iceland's ladies go on strike, and more...
What Joe Biden Got Right—and Wrong—Last Week in the Middle East
Plus: A listener asks the editors about mandatory maternity leave.
U.S. Faces Risks in Spreading Israel-Hamas Conflict
Americans are likely to be blamed no matter what happens.
Is Javier Milei's Movement in Argentina a Cult of Personality in the Name of Liberty?
The stakes are high for this weekend's presidential election.
Trita Parsi: Is De-escalation Feasible in the Middle East?
Parsi, from the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, talks with Zach and Liz about the Israel-Hamas war.
Who Is—and Isn't—Ready To Change Their Minds About the Gaza Hospital Blast?
The limits of "we just don't believe you" as a news-consuming habit
Crisis at the Border
Plus: Empty place settings for the hostages, Biden doxes soldiers, my own Yeltsin moment, and more...
A Philadelphia Phillies Player's Family Is Getting Screwed by the Immigration System
If multimillionaire José Alvarado can't figure out how to get his family here, what hope do other Venezuelan migrants have?
Media Got the Hospital Story Wrong
Plus: Jim Jordan has no friends, an "antisemitic Burning Man festival" at Penn, Staten Island secession, and more...
Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis Argue Who Is More Hostile to Refugees from Gaza
DeSantis says that all Gazans are anti-Semitic, while Haley feels that refugees should only go to "Hamas-sympathetic countries."
Americans Learned a Lesson About Interest Rates. Washington Has Not.
Higher rates lead to more debt, and more debt begets higher rates, and on and on. Get the picture?
Can America Help 'De-escalate' in the Middle East?
Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook at 1 p.m. Eastern this Thursday for a discussion with Trita Parsi of the Quincy Institute about the Israel-Hamas war.
Nobody Knows Who Attacked the Hospital
Plus: NYC's assault on gun rights, Jim Jordan's shallowness, and more...
Jews, Like Palestinians, Are 'Indigenous' to the Middle East
The Hamas-embraced idea that Jews have no place in Israel fosters extremism on both sides.
Hostage Video and Humanitarian Aid
Plus: Trump gets gagged, DeSantis spends big, techno-optimists get a manifesto, and more...
Does It Matter What College Kids Say About Israel?
Plus: The search for a new speaker of the House continues to be a ludicrous mess.
Blaming Hamas Shouldn't Mean Ignoring the Palestinians' Plight
Terrorism does not thrive on peace and normalcy. It thrives on war and chaos and overbroad revenge projects.
U.S. Universities Will Be Able To Sponsor Refugees
Admitting students to America as refugees provides resettlement in America, overcoming the need for an F-1 visa and the challenge of travel documents.
Ice Cream Truck Morgues
Plus: House speaker skirmishes, college wokeness collapsing, Elf Bar, North Korea, and more...
Max Abrahms: Historic Escalation in the Israel-Hamas War
Abrahms holds that Hamas' brutal attack on Israeli civilians is not only immoral but "a major strategic mistake" for the Palestinian cause.
1 Million Told To Flee
Plus: Inflation issues, California's "Ebony Alerts," and campus macroaggressions...
Another Hostage Crisis Bedevils an American President
Biden will reportedly freeze Iran's ransom deal while the U.S. tries to find 14 missing Americans in Gaza.
America's Broken, Lurid View of Foreign Wars
Fixating on atrocities and ignoring the “normal” horrors of war neither helps Americans appreciate the tragedy of war nor gives the dead the dignity they deserve.
Those Who Support Israel Against Hamas Should also Back Ukraine Against Russia
The justifications for backing Israel's struggle also apply in spades to Ukraine's.
Darkest Hours
Plus: Pentagon abortion policy, renouncing DSA membership, AI chatbot problems, and more...
Ron DeSantis Announces Intentions to Sanction Iran in Florida
Following reports that the Iranian government aided in Hamas terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians, the governor plans to expand restrictions on business with Iran.
What Happens Next in the Israel-Hamas War?
Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook at 1p.m. Eastern this Thursday for a discussion about the Hamas attack on Israel with terrorism scholar Max Abrahms.
Israel Hit From All Sides
Plus: Spooky NYU statements, no ambassador to Israel, FTX trial developments, and more...
Complete Siege
Plus: Against simplistic colonizer narratives, how Hamas evaded Israeli surveillance, our century of bad art, and more...
RFK Jr. Dumps Democrats, Libertarian Party Blasts RFK Jr.'s Stance on Israel
RFK Jr.'s anti-war supporters are welcome to defect, the Libertarian Party said in a statement.
After Hamas Attack, There Are No Good Options in the Middle East
Plus: Chaos in Congress, and bums in the parks
Death Toll Passes 1,100
Plus: Amazon goes to space, striking autoworkers win concessions, and more...
Biden's Cruel Resumption of Deportation Flights for Migrants Fleeing Venezuela's Socialist Dictatorship
The policy is simultaneously unjust and at odds with other administration policies on Venezuelan migration.
This Might Be the Hottest Year You've Ever Experienced
But there may come a time when you remember it as cool.
Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro Warns Military Strikes Within Mexico Could 'Be Considered an Act of War'
On Friday, the Texas representative will introduce a resolution rebuking recent pushes to conduct military operations against Mexican cartels without Mexico’s consent or congressional authorization.
Shut It All Down
Plus: Nonessential government programs (all of them?), AI firefighting, tech-world hit pieces, and more...
America's Immigrant Brain Drain
International students want to stay in the U.S. after graduation. Most of them can't.
Could Another Baby Formula Shortage Be on the Horizon?
Removing high tariffs from foreign imports of baby formula would ease the supply shock of possible factory closures.
Bahrain's Dictatorship Gets More Biden Administration Help
The U.S.-Bahraini security pact is the first step towards a future U.S.-Saudi “mega-deal.” Critics say it violates the U.S. Constitution and aids torturers.
Zelenskyy Goes To Washington
Plus: Rupert Murdoch retires, Ibram X. Kendi blew through millions of dollars, and more…
