Trump's Executive Order on Sanctuary Cities Flunks the Constitutional Test
Why the Trump administration lost in federal court.
Law & Government
13 Non-Pedophile Reasons Why You Can Hate Roy Moore
Just when you thought you couldn't like Moore any less.
Jerry Brown Finally Spends Political Capital to Fix Pension Crisis
The California governor is starting to take on the public-sector unions he has spent his career empowering.
Texas Justice Don Willett Is One Step Closer to Being Confirmed to the Federal Bench
Senate Judiciary Committee votes 11-9 to advance Willett's nomination to the Senate floor.
Mitch McConnell Says Caring About Legislative Process is For Losers. He's Wrong.
Rushing a bill to a vote makes for messy legislation that comes apart over time.
Hillbilly Hotties Win First Round in Bikini-Barista Battle
"Bikinis can convey the very type of political speech that lies at the core of the First Amendment," writes federal judge.
The Harder It Is to Believe Roy Moore, the Cozier He Gets With the GOP
Trump's endorsement and the RNC's renewed support coincide with a crescendo of self-contradiction.
Can States Compel You to Bake a Cake Against Your Will? The Supreme Court Will Decide.
Masterpiece is the first such case to make it to the justices.
Tax Bill Mixes Very Encouraging Developments With Very Disappointing Ones
The GOP would be on higher ground if it stood on principle for a tax code that treats everyone the same.
Is Libertarian Nihilism Partly to Blame for Washington Getting Worse and Worse?: Podcast
Reason Podcast tackles tax reform, Trump's Roy Moore endorsement, the Flynn flip, and more.
The GOP Senate Tax Bill Takes Two Rights and Makes a Wrong
Big Insurance will be the chief beneficiary of scrapping the Obamacare mandate
Today at SCOTUS: Does the Federal Ban on Sports Gambling Violate the 10th Amendment?
The Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Christie v. N.C.A.A.
Senate Republicans Just Took a Big Step Toward Permanently Overhauling the Tax Code
The bill advances lowers corporate and individual tax rates while setting the stage for large increases in the deficit.
Goat Yoga Gets Baaaaaa-nned
The D.C. Department of Health wants to protect farm animals from the ancient Hindu practice.
Roy Moore Sees Restoration of Voting Rights of Felons as a Plot Against Him
A law signed by Alabama's Republican governor allows many ex-cons to return to the ballot box.
Tax Reform Is on Track to Add $1 Trillion to the National Debt, Even After Accounting for Economic Growth
The GOP tax plan looks like it could pass, but should it?
CIA Director Tom Cotton: A Disaster for Foreign Policy or a Boon for Better Lawmaking?
The Senate would lose an authoritarian who wants to crack down on immigrants and fight the drug war. But he's also a hawk in favor of foreign interventions.
Former Penn State VP Jailed for Sandusky Child Sex Scandal Gets $300K Annual Pension
One of the highest retirement payouts in the state. Pennsylvania is dealing with $70 billion in pension debt.
Are Dry Stream Beds Navigable Waters of the United States?
According to federal regulations, they are. But Congress is now subjecting that rule to scrutiny.
No, Chief Justice John Roberts Is Not a 'Secret Liberal'
The chief justice is a legal conservative who sometimes practices judicial deference.
Will This Awful Bill Allowing Warrantless Domestic Snooping Get Shoved Into an End-of-Year Spending Plan?
Congress might quietly expand the feds' surveillance powers without any actual debate.
Maybe Not Libertarian, But There Are Some Things to Like in This Tax Reform
The House and Senate still refuse to consider cutting government spending.
Harvey Weinstein Sued for Sex Trafficking by British Actress Kadian Noble
Weinstein Company staff aided in the trafficking by arranging auditions for young female actors "using the code FOH"-for "Friend of Harvey"-the suit states.
CalPERS Is Shocked—Just Shocked—To Find Cities Reeling Under Growing Pension Debt
California's pension fund looks to shift blame and avoid responsibility.
Trump Tacitly Endorses Roy Moore, Noting His Denials 12 Times
The president says he may campaign for the Republican Senate candidate, notwithstanding credible allegations of sexual assault.
Tax Reform Would Make Getting Trashed Cheaper
The Senate's tax proposal would cut federal excise taxes on beer, wine, and spirits.
How Congress Keeps Its Sexual Harassment Hush Money Secret
Documents from a $27,000 harassment settlement from Rep. John Conyers' office show how Congress keeps its tax-funded settlements secret.
The Good, the Bad, and the Unspeakably Ugly: A Reason Surveillance Reform Bill Primer
Congress must make a choice before the end of the year on the level of protections Americans get from unwarranted snooping.
Tax Reform Fight Shows Why Subsidies Never Die
The House wanted to scale back an expensive wind energy subsidy, but the Senate prefers to preserve the status quo.
Is Donald Trump, of All Presidents, Devolving Power Back to the Legislative Branch?
Contrary to his reputation (and Twitter feed), the president has been selectively trimming executive power.
Sex, Jobs, and Smoking: What's Legal for Teens in Your State?
A state-by-state look at America's paternalistic patchwork of laws
The Cops Were Chasing a Shoplifter. They Ended Up Destroying an Innocent Man's Home.
The outcome of this case may bring clarity to the property rights of Americans living in the shadow of police militarization.
Current Farm Bill Waste Targeted as Congress Moves Toward Next Farm Bill
Two new efforts in Washington seek to rein in the subsidies.
Thomas Massie on Tax Reform: "It's highly likely that we pass whatever the Senate comes up with"
Libertarian Republican congressman admits that an already-worrisome debt will increase, and that the Senate may well disregard the House's framework, but "just because my colleagues don't believe that we have to cut spending doesn't mean I can't vote to cut taxes"
House Republicans Just Passed a Major Tax Reform Bill
The process of passing tax reform will only become more difficult from here.
Thomas Massie on Tax Reform, Shikha Dalmia on Deporting Americans
Listen to SiriusXM Insight (channel 121) from 9-12 AM ET as Matt Welch interviews Massie, Dalmia, Kevin Williamson, Bethany Mandel, and LSD enthusiast Daniel Miller
The Senate Intelligence Committee Really Wants to Secretly Snoop on Americans
Every attempt to restrain and reform unwarranted domestic surveillance batted away.
Tax Reform and the Deficit: 1.7 Quadrillion Pennies, and Growing by the Minute
Senate version shies away from mortgage-interest cap, which will likely make fiscal hawks even more anxious.
Why the Senate Tax Reform Bill Is a Big Deal for Gig Economy Workers
The newly released bill would clarify Uber drivers' and Airbnb hosts' status as independent contractors but would require tax withholding.
A Professor Whose Renewable Energy Claims Are Challenged Sues For Libel
Is there no more room for scientific skepticism and debate?
Showdown Looming over Reform of Federal Surveillance Laws
House leadership rejects stronger protections shielding Americans from unwarranted snooping.
Senators Push To Defund Jeff Sessions' Civil Asset Forfeiture Expansion
The House passed amendments this fall blocking Jeff Sessions' asset forfeiture directive. Now senators want to make it stick.
Law Enforcement Groups Oppose Senate Sentencing Reform Bill, Again
Hardline prosecutors continue to beat the drum against any reduction in mandatory minimums.
