You don't have to like the Muslim Brotherhood or the Council on American-Islamic Relations to think the government should be required to prove accusations before punishing people.
Without federal preemption, a regulatory thicket of state AI laws threatens to slow the technology's development.
The accidental death of one cat in San Francisco is triggering calls for banning Waymo. That would be a huge mistake.
It didn't meaningfully cut spending or reduce the size of government, but the DOGE project proved that politicians shouldn't be scared of doing those things.
Federal gas taxes no longer cover the cost of highways, leaving taxpayers to fill a growing multibillion-dollar gap.
Even after the Prop 22 rebuke, California is pushing a system that could standardize schedules and undermine gig work.
Dozens of "shaken baby syndrome" convictions have been overturned over the years, but until now, no state court system has limited its use in criminal prosecutions.
You can’t legislate your way to prosperity.
Overly strict or poorly designed rules could slow beneficial uses of AI in healthcare, education, infrastructure, and public safety.
Olympia residents apparently learned from Seattle’s experience that minimum wage hikes do not improve the welfare of the worst off in society.
"I don't care that much about what happens in the city of New York," Spanberger said on the campaign trail. Other Democrats should listen.
These lawmakers expect local authorities to ban "obscenity" before it happens—a recipe for chilling a wide variety of legal speech.
The best way to ensure healthy outcomes and protect children from the partisan crossfire of D.C. politicking is to break the federal grip on nutrition programs.
The federal cuts amount to little more than a rounding error in most state or big city budgets.
Remembering a monstrous era of American history
It is possible to be both skeptical of the supposed effectiveness of AI therapy and wary of sweeping state regulations.
The Drug Policy Institute's Kevin Sabet debates Reason's Zach Weissmueller.
Lawmakers passed sweeping limits on public sector union power, but opponents have gathered record-breaking signatures to attempt to overturn it in 2026.
Some blue states are trying to set up their own versions of the NLRB, and Hawley is inadvertently (or deliberately) helping the cause.
Don't believe the GOP's 'principled' opposition to Prop. 50
Lawmakers made an exception for smaller restaurant chains, implicitly acknowledging that the law would come with costs.
"By [activists'] own measurements, these bans aren't successful," says lobbyist Alyssa Miller-Hurley. "What they are successful at is fundraising."
Shadowy deals and unilateral powers created Florida's notorious immigration detention camp.
U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut concluded that the president's description of "War ravaged Portland" was "simply untethered to the facts."
Ohio lawmakers set out to block minors from viewing online porn. They messed up.
A new law hands hemp distribution to the same powerful middlemen who dominate liquor sales and block out-of-state suppliers.
The law is one of several attempts to override the right to bear arms by making it impractical to exercise.
The lesson isn’t that decriminalization can’t work. It’s that Portland-style governance is broken.
Gloria Gaynor had almost finished paying off her house in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. But she will not see a dime in equity.
Federalism works best when state-level policy experiments stay contained.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis promised that the federal government would reimburse the state for the costs of "Alligator Alcatraz," but doing so would make the detention facility subject to environmental reviews Florida ignored.
Selling just a fraction of the land would reduce our enormous debt.
Federal rules under the Endangered Species Act often treat landowners as adversaries. Recent court victories suggest a better way forward.
Two years after the state attorney general charged dozens of protesters with racketeering, a judge found the case unconvincing.
Minnesota's proposed firearm restrictions raise serious constitutional questions—and offer little in return.
Florida officials can’t agree on whether unpasteurized milk is a health threat or benefit, leaving consumers more confused than if they were left to decide for themselves.
Despite improvement, significant barriers remain to working many jobs.
When children are abused, we want government to step in. But Child Protective Services sometimes goes too far.
Perversely, distrust may encourage the government to grow bigger and more intrusive.
A rushed attempt to regulate artificial intelligence has left lawmakers scrambling to fix their own mistakes.
A mom who trusted her kids to play outside ended up under repeated investigation.
Using the FBI to track down AWOL Texas Democrats is an unnecessary expansion of federal law enforcement authority.
The Commerce Clause protects free trade between the states.
A costly lease for the Maryland Department of Health, along with other findings in a state audit, raises questions about the millions in savings touted by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore.
Websites are being told to create "Material Harmful to Minors tax accounts."
Federal overspending is squeezing states and cities, forcing them to raise taxes, slash services, or pile on more debt.
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