Freedom Is a Pandemic Casualty in Authoritarian Regimes and Liberal Democracies
Around the world, governments are taking advantage of COVID-19 to tighten the screws on their subjects.
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Justin Amash Wants To Be the First Libertarian President
The Michigan congressman on why Donald Trump is too erratic, Joe Biden is too old, and his vision of a freer country.
In the Middle of a Pandemic, This Alabama City Is Still Throwing People in Jail for Unpaid Traffic Tickets and Missed Court Dates
County offices and courts are closed for COVID-19, but the jails are full.
A Formerly Secret Memo Explains the DEA's Long Delay in Approving New Producers of Marijuana for Research
The Justice Department concluded in 2018 that an anti-drug treaty requires stricter controls than the DEA originally planned.
When the Supreme Court Upheld a Compulsory Vaccination Law
Infectious disease, public health, and the Constitution
Trump's Immigration Pause Won't Outlast Him
Those claiming that the pandemic means Trump's restrictions are here to stay, regardless of the November elections, are being too pessimistic.
New York Paid $69 Million to a Shady Vendor for Ventilators That Were Never Delivered
New funding and new powers haven't made government bureaucracies more competent.
Celebrity Criminals Are Leaving Prison Early Because of COVID-19. What About the Drug Offenders?
If officials want to ease the burden of the pandemic behind bars, there are hundreds of thousands of inmates who can help them do it.
The Outrage Over Rhode Island's State-Funded Coronavirus Art Is Overblown
The similarities between the image and totalitarian propaganda of old are unmistakable. But we all have bigger things to worry about right now.
San Francisco's Economically Ignorant COVID-19 Response
If politicians really want to help citizens, they should brush up on the laws of supply and demand.
No, the Kelo Case Doesn't Require Takings Compensation for Businesses Closed by Coronavirus Shutdown Orders
Despite a contrary argument by Prof. Enrique Guerra-Pujol, Kelo doesn't even address the relevant issue.
No, COVID-19 Isn't Like the Vietnam War. It Isn't Like Any War.
The coronavirus pandemic has killed roughly as many Americans as died in Vietnam. But the war metaphor serves mostly to sweep aside skepticism and dodge difficult questions.
FDA To Announce Emergency Use Authorization for Antiviral Remdesivir as COVID-19 Treatment
Promising randomized controlled trial results indicate the drug shortens time to recovery
How Justin Amash's Presidential Campaign Changes the 2020 Election
The Michigan congressman's run for the White House will change the Libertarian Party and national politics.
8 of The Top 10 Biggest U.S. Coronavirus Hotspots Are Prisons and Jails
And those numbers are likely an undercount.
What 'Excess Deaths' Do and Don't Tell Us About COVID-19
While official death tolls clearly underestimate the epidemic's impact, total mortality numbers can be misleading.
Coronavirus Closures Make It Hard for Truckers To Get a Meal, Yet Some States Still Refuse To Let Food Trucks Operate at Rest Stops
The federal government has given states permission to open up highway rest stops to food truck service. Many are deciding to keep their protectionist bans in place.
De Blasio Threatens To Arrest Hasidic Jews for Congregating To Mourn the Death of a Rabbi
On the same day Brooklyn’s Hasidic Jews came out for a funeral, hundreds were gathering elsewhere in New York City to watch a military flyover.
The Pandemic Has Become One More Issue for Americans To Fight Over
Americans will survive the virus, but American political life is sicker than ever.
The COVID-19 Pandemic Didn't Stop This California Cop From Getting Physical During a Teen Smoking Arrest
Some officials want to reevaluate enforcement of low-level, nonviolent offenses during the pandemic. For others, it's business as usual.
Desperate Mayors React to Coronavirus: A Timeline
When social distancing means no gatherings larger than a reelection donor dinner.
The First Federal Female Inmate To Die of COVID-19
Andrea Circle Bear was serving a 2-year sentence for a nonviolent drug crime.
The Executive Order on Meat Processing Doesn't Compel Companies With Sick Workers to Stay Open
Plus: Justin Amash seeking L.P. nomination, pandemic hasn't halted FDA war on vaping, and more
A Virus Makes the Supreme Court More Transparent
Unprecedented live audio streaming of oral arguments could signal more openness.
Trump's COVID-19 Testing Blueprint Is Another Attempt to Avoid Responsibility
Also included is an "alternative facts" narrative of federal government testing screw-ups since January.
A Kentucky Family of 7 Didn't Practice Social Distancing. Now Child Services Is Investigating the Parents for Abuse.
A Home School legal defense group calls it "a terrible thing and a waste of time."
'Why Is a Liquor Store Essential and I'm Not?' Asks Store Owner During N.Y.C. Coronavirus Lockdown
It's time to push back on arbitrary classifications that punish businesses and customers alike without clearly helping public health.
William Barr Orders Federal Prosecutors to Look Out for Civil Rights Violations During Coronavirus Lockdowns
Barr: "The Constitution is not suspended in times of crisis."
'We Have Flattened That Curve': Some States Move Forward With Reopening Their Economies
But testing remains a key issue in some of those states.
The Myth of the Bleach-Drinking Masses
Plus: states start opening up, Libertarian Party nominating convention on hold, and more...
Hawaiian Brewery Under Investigation for Hand Sanitizer Giveaway
Absurd enforcement of liquor regulations harms public health efforts.
How the Coronavirus Bailout Is Like the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Yes, the Reason Roundtable podcast has gone quarantine-crazy.
Let Healthy Young Americans Go To College and Work
Younger people aren't immune to the coronavirus but they are less likely to die or be hospitalized because of it. Let them choose their own risk.
Supreme Court Orders Government To Fund $12 Billion Obamacare Bailout
The ruling says health insurers are owed money that Congress never appropriated.
Latin America's COVID-19 Dilemma: Pestilence or Famine?
Amid growing unrest, oil-dependent nations may have no choice but to open their economies.
20 Years After Its Release, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Is Eerily Relevant
Link's adventure in a doomed world of masks and sorrows will resonate with gamers currently under coronavirus lockdown.
When It Comes to Covering Trump, The New York Times Has Abandoned Any Distinction Between Reporting and Opinion
Readers may be better served by a newspaper that is open about its reporters' opinions. But then it can hardly object when Trump publicly describes them as political opponents.
Undercover Cops Arrest 2 Women for Operating Home Beauty Businesses In Violation of Coronavirus Lockdown Order
Lockdown enforcement is becoming more authoritarian.
For Better Health, Find a Cure for Government
In a time of health crisis, government has proven to be a crippling underlying condition.
Deaths Spike in New York City and Around the World
Plus: WHO tweet misleads about COVID-19 immunity, inside the #FreeTN movement, and more...
Miami-Dade Antibody Tests Suggest Local COVID-19 Infections Exceed Confirmed Cases by a Factor of 16
The preliminary results imply an infection fatality rate of 0.2 percent, similar to estimates from two California studies.
WHO Deletes Misleading Tweet That Spread Paranoia About COVID-19 Reinfection
"The thread caused some concern & we would like to clarify."
No, Poison Control Calls Aren't Suddenly Spiking After Trump's Disinfectant Comments
Calls to U.S. poison control centers are up. They have been since March.
COVID-19 Highlights the Harms of Bad Food Regulations and the Benefits of Lifting Them
People need to eat. Governments shouldn't make that harder than it has to be.
Michigan Gov. Rolls Back Some of State's More Insane Coronavirus Restrictions
The strict stay-at-home order received a great deal of backlash for its more arbitrary prohibitions.
