Giant Inflatable Chicken Appears in D.C., and It's Not Happy About Tax Cuts
"Chicken Don" is gearing up for a fight over tax reform.
Law & Government
Trump Needs Congressional Authorization for Pre-Emptive Strike on North Korea
But Congress has to assert its role if that's to mean anything.
Forced Coal Divestment Robs California Pension Fund of Revenue
Millions lost when political influence overrules financial acumen.
Local Governments Spend Big On Lobbyists
In many states, local governments spend more on lobbyists than both business and unions.
They Won't Stop at Backpage
The "Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act" would not stop sexual exploitation. But it could blow up the legal framework that supports the internet as we know it.
From Bork to Willett: Is the Conservative Legal Movement Going Libertarian?
Libertarian legal ideas are gaining ground.
Professor Bret Weinstein Files $3.8 Million Claim Against Evergreen State College
Weinstein was berated by student demonstrators and forced to leave campus last May over an innocuous email he wrote to a student group.
This One Chart Will Fill You With Despair for Chicago
But it doesn't say what you think it says.
Regular Cars Didn't Need Federal Regulation; Neither Do Driverless Vehicles
New federal legislation is more likely to hinder rather than help the development of autonomous vehicles.
State Licensing Laws Are Mostly Awful; Sen. Mike Lee Might Have a Solution
Licensing laws are mostly a state issue, but a 2014 Supreme Court decision gives the federal government a role to play too. Lee is seizing the opportunity.
Six Republicans Who Voted for Obamacare Repeal in 2015 Sank the 'Clean Repeal' Bill Today
Another day, another defeat for the Senate's health care effort
Health Care Bill's Senate Defeat Paves Way For Rand Paul's 'Clean Repeal' Bill; Vote Expected Soon
Paul: "If every Republican that voted for the clean repeal in the past votes for it again, it would pass."
With Rand Paul's Support (For Now), Republican Health Care Bill Survives First Senate Vote
They had to pass the motion to proceed to the bill to find out what's in the bill.
Lawmakers Demand Sessions Investigate Backpage's 'Criminal Role in Sex Trafficking' in Wake of Misleading Washington Post Article
Post says Backpage hired a contractor that catfished on foreign competitors' sites.
Congress Wants to Make It Harder for Trump to Pursue Peace, Easy as Ever for Trump to Pursue War
Congress limiting president's power to loosen sanctions, but not to pursue military adventurism.
Chicago to Give Back Millions in Traffic Camera Fines
The latest setback for one of the most corrupt citation systems in the country
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Senate Republicans Aim to Block New Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Rule
It's the latest effort to use the Congressional Review Act to assert the authority of elected lawmakers over appointed bureaucrats.
Why Did the IRS Seize this Wedding Boutique and Sell Everything for Next to Nothing?
Former owners are suing for $2 million, accusing agency of violating the rules.
This Poconos Property Manager Helped My Family Keep Our Vacation Home—Until Pennsylvania Shut Her Down
Licensing laws are putting 61-year-old Sally Ladd out of work. Together, we're suing.
Open the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository
The Washington Post is right: "Put Yucca Mountain to work. The nation needs it."
California Still Facing Pension Crisis Even With Good Stock Market Returns
Unions try to use good years to deflect attention from a growing problem.
Impeach Eisenhower!
Friday A/V Club: A beatnik, a president, and a radio station that the FCC wouldn't license
Read Austin Petersen's Goodbye Note to the Libertarian Party
Second-place finisher in 2016 presidential primary will run for Missouri Senate seat as a Republican.
Exclusive: Libertarian Activist Austin Petersen Is Running for U.S. Senate…as a Republican! [Reason Podcast]
Second-place finisher in 2016 LP presidential primary aims to take on Democrat Claire McCaskill in home state of Missouri.
Lawsuit: Californians Need More Representation, Not More Taxation
Instead of splitting the state into six parts, lawsuit proposes increasing number of state lawmakers to give voice to rural residents of the state.
GOP Pushes Bad, Punitive Anti-Federalist Immigration Bills Through the House
Rep. Justin Amash breaks from party and rejects both bills, citing constitutional violations.
Michigan's Pension Reforms Are Kind of a Big Deal
All that's missing is Gov. Rick Snyder's signature.
Michigan College Arrests Kids for Handing Out Constitutions, Whines About Being 'Vilified' When Students Sue
Don't want to be portrayed as a villain? Stop restricting free speech.
Airport Scrutiny to Get Worse as House Moves to Mandate Sex-Trafficking Training
FAA reauthorization bill would require airline ticket-counter and gate agents to be trained on reporting "potential human trafficking victims."
Trump's Travel Ban Is Legal but Dumb
Irrational, half-baked anti-terrorist policies are not necessarily unconstitutional.
Democrats Accuse Republicans of Mass Murder
The argument carries a powerful emotional charge but it isn't a particularly constructive or clear-minded way to think or talk about writing laws.
The Illusory Savings From Cutting Medicaid
Congressional Republicans promise to achieve greater frugality in Medicaid without inflicting more hardship. It's not gonna happen.
Are Terrible State Alcohol Laws on the Way Out?
A South Carolina Supreme Court decision rejects rules based on economic protectionism.
Gawker Documentary Fails to Make Case for Publishing Sex Tape
Film favors martyrdom over careful analysis.
Frustrated with Secretive Health Care Bill, Rand Paul Proposes Giving Senators Time to Read It
Paul's "Read the Bills" resolution would change Senate rules to allow one day of transparency for every 20 pages of a bill's length.
Dropping the BAT Is Key to Passing Tax Reform This Year
Paul Ryan is needlessly holding up tax reform by pushing a harmful Border Adjustment Tax.
New York City's Slowly Sinking Pensions Are Taking on More Water
Just because you haven't heard about New York City's pension problems doesn't mean they don't exist.
Politicians Choosing Their Voters vs. Voters Choosing Their Politicians
The Supreme Court to decide if gerrymandering is unconstitutional
Cindy McCain: Crony Philanthropist
From pill theft to cozying up to authoritarians, Trump's pick for U.S. ambassador on human rights has a long history of abusing the system.
Kansas' Tax Cut Experiment Was A Predictable Failure
People like lower taxes, just not lower spending. Kansas is a lesson that you can't have the former without the latter.
In Major Free Speech Victory, SCOTUS Rules for 'The Slants' and Strikes Down Federal Trademark Restriction
"Speech may not be banned on the ground that it expresses ideas that offend."
Overpopulation Scaremongering Never Gets Old
Neo-Malthusianism in the Sunday New York Times
Freedom Caucus Conservatives Break from Trump, Want More Surveillance Reform
Some legislators want more privacy protections from unwarranted snooping of U.S. citizens.
