Health
Just 1.3% of NYC COVID Cases Are Coming From Restaurants. Why Has Cuomo Banned Indoor Dining?
The order is killing businesses and isn't rooted in science.
You Don't Need To Believe Andrew Cuomo's Accuser To Think He's a Terrible Governor
The New York governor should be disqualified from the U.S. attorney general job, even without a #MeToo-ing.
Congress Could Pass a $900 Billion COVID Stimulus Bill This Week. Or There Might Be a Government Shutdown.
Unsettled political circumstances and the ongoing pandemic crossed with Congress' broken bill-passing process is a recipe for chaos.
A New Warning That International Pandemic Responses Are Eroding Freedom
Authoritarian-minded officials have found opportunity in public health fears.
Shootings, Stabbings Mar a Weekend of Pro-Trump Protests
Plus: Vaccine distribution begins, stimulus talks continue, and more...
Bernie Sanders, Josh Hawley Join Forces in Push For Another Round of $1,200 Stimulus Checks
The strange alliance proves once again that the one thing politicians can agree on is spending taxpayers' money.
Stay Calm: COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects Appear Not Much Worse Than Those of Other Vaccines
Don't let stories of rare and dangerous side effects discourage you from getting immunized.
Pandemic Lockdown Battles Offer Glimpses of Political Conflicts to Come
Under punitive federalism, localities refuse dictates from above while state and federal officials retaliate.
California's Health Secretary Concedes There Is No Empirical Basis for the State's Ban on Outdoor Dining
The ban is "not a comment on the relative safety of outdoor dining," Mark Ghaly says, but part of the effort to keep people from leaving home.
New Hampshire Lawmaker Blames Colleagues for House Speaker's COVID-19 Death
Plus: Trump allows another federal execution, credit card companies break with Pornhub, and more...
FDA Vaccine Panel Endorses Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
Full FDA approval is likely, and vaccinations could begin next week.
What's Worse Than Pumpkin Spice? Cops Pulling People Over To Give Them Gift Cards
This holiday season, police should give citizens the gift of just leaving them in peace.
Stop Saying Lockdown Is 'Not That Hard'
Staying isolated from family and friends is wrenchingly difficult, even when it’s the right thing to do.
The Ultimate 2020 Libertarian Gift Guide
Reason's writers and editors share their suggestions for what you should be buying your friends and family this year.
COVID NIMBYs Shame NYC Man for Renting Out Peloton Bike While Gyms Are Closing
A NYC quarantine fitness entrepreneur stirs up controversy on Nextdoor
California Judge Says Los Angeles County's Outdoor Dining Ban Isn't 'Grounded in Science, Evidence, or Logic'
A tentative decision from Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant is yet another rebuke of officials trying to reimpose March-style lockdowns on a skeptical public.
Not Even COVID-19 Infections Among Prison Staff Can Convince the Feds To Halt Executions
Five who tested positive recently will participate in this week’s planned executions of Brandon Bernard and Alfred Bourgeois.
'I'm Not Sure We Know What We're Doing,' Says a Newly Skeptical California Lockdown Advocate
San Mateo County Health Officer Scott Morrow, who supported last spring's stay-at-home orders, airs his misgivings about reviving that policy.
A Right to a Speedy Jury Trial? Don't Count On It During the Coronavirus Pandemic.
Courts ignore constitutional guarantees while defendants awaiting trial languish in jail.
Are Americans Insufficiently Alarmed by COVID-19?
Press coverage of the pandemic tends to exaggerate risk and ignore encouraging information.
Students' Refund Claims Against U. Michigan, Over Switch to Distance Learning, Can Go Forward
Plaintiffs are suing for breach of contract and unjust enrichment.
Southern California Sheriffs Rebel Over Gavin Newsom's New Stay-at-Home Order
Policymakers "must not penalize residents for earning a livelihood, safeguarding their mental health, or enjoying our most cherished freedoms," said Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes.
The COVID-19 Vaccine Did Not Kill Your Grandmother
Some scientists offer an important reminder about cause and effect.
FDA Staff Review Confirms: Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Safe and Highly Effective
It is likely to be approved for distribution by the end of the week.
$75 Billion in Band-Aids Won't Cure Ailing Airlines
Airlines keep claiming they need a second bailout to bring back 35,000 furloughed employees. Don't buy their argument.
Remote Work Is Here to Stay and That's a Good Thing
Able to do our jobs from where we please, life for many of us will reflect a bit more of what we want rather than what we have to do to get by.
Biden's Choice To Head Health and Human Services Is a Lawsuit-Happy Government Nanny
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra loves to tell people what they can and cannot do with their bodies.
School Board Won't Reverse Fourth-Grader's Suspension for BB Gun Incident During Virtual School
Ka’Mauri Harrison is accused of bringing a BB gun to school. But he never left his house.
U.S. Media Readers 'Strongly Prefer Negative Stories About COVID-19'
The National Bureau of Economic Research finds that U.S. media coverage of the pandemic is far bleaker than in other countries.
What the Weirdest Game of This College Football Season Can Tell Us About COVID-19
Coastal Carolina University beat BYU on a last-second play Saturday. Four days earlier, neither team expected to be playing the other.
Chicago Teachers Union: 'The Push To Reopen Schools Is Rooted in Sexism, Racism, and Misogyny'
No one has fought harder to keep kids out of the classroom than teachers unions.
Will the COVID-19 Vaccines Soon Crush the Pandemic?
The vaccines are great news, but the winter still looks bleak.
Like COVID-19 Vaccines? Thank Globalization!
The scientific and medical knowledge used to develop and distribute the vaccines is not, thankfully, trapped within national borders.
Many Epidemiologists Want Social Distancing and Masks Forever—Even After the Vaccine
Everyone has a right to dissent from the epidemiologists' contentment with the way things are now.
Gavin Newsom's New Stay-at-Home Order a 'Deathblow' to California's Small Businesses
The governor's latest order dials up restrictions on whole swaths of California's economy in an effort to prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed.
Facial Recognition Programs Are Getting Better at Recognizing Masked Faces
Time to add a hat and sunglasses!
California Churches Stuck in Limbo After Supreme Court Decision
Plus: Congress to vote today on marijuana decriminalization, new study shows bad news for indoor diners, and more...
L.A. Times Turns Pastor's Death into Outrage Clickbait
Bob Bryant was infected with COVID-19 while on vacation and died. A news story tries to link that to church services.
The Unseen Costs of the COVID-19 Pandemic
We must not ignore the suffering that this pandemic and our collective response to it have inflicted on millions of fellow citizens.
Pelosi and Schumer Agree to Bipartisan $900 Billion Coronavirus Relief Bill as McConnell Pushes for $500 Billion
The top Democrats originally supported a $2.2 trillion measure.
Austin Mayor Who Told Citizens To 'Stay Home' Was Vacationing in Mexico with Extended Family
Steve Adler attended his daughter's 20-person wedding and then traveled with out-of-state family and friends.
Cops Raid New York Bar and Arrest Owner for Defying COVID-19 Restrictions
Using police to forcefully shut down Mac's Public House is a violation of liberty and a waste of resources.
In a Complex World, Politicians Have a Simple Demand: More Power
Circumstances change and the world may grow more complicated, but authoritarians never vary from their demand for more power over our lives.
