Congress Should Be in No Rush To Renew FISA's Section 702 Surveillance Powers
It’s long past time to open federal surveillance powers to scrutiny and reform.
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Comic: It's America's Founding Fake News Terrorist, Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams sets his sights on Tory lackeys.
The White House UFC Fight Is the Perfect Event for the Present, Not the Past
A cage fight on the South Lawn may be an unusual choice to celebrate the Founding. But it is a mirror of our political moment.
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Two Potential Upcoming Canadian Secession Referenda and the Broader Issues they Raise
Two Canadian provinces - Alberta and Quebec - may hold secession referenda in the near future. The issues at stake have broader implications for the morality of secession and other matters.
Disillusioned Revolutionaries: Many Founders Died in Despair About the American Experiment
America's Founders helped create a world they were not yet ready to live in.
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Assessing Non-Packing Rationales For Increasing the Size of the Supreme Court
These arguments are relatively weak. And to the extent they are valid, they can be addressed without changing the Court's ideological balance.
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
Righteous gaolers, crooked feds, and interlocutory appeals.
Elon Musk Becomes the World's First Trillionaire. Is That Such a Bad Thing?
Growing economies benefit all people, not just the uberwealthy.
'VERY HARD'
Plus: SpaceX's initial public offering, L.A. taking S.F.'s place, matchmaking reinvented, and more...
Graham Platner Signals a Problem for Democrats, and the Rest of Us
Platner is too typical of a wave of radical and unprepared Democrats who seem poised to take power.
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1776 All-Stars: Why Thomas Jefferson Is the Most Fascinating Founder
The author of the Declaration of Independence may have written "the greatest sentence ever."
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A DOJ Brief Preposterously Insists That Trump's 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' Was Politically Neutral
The president himself has repeatedly contradicted that claim.
Why Are Republicans and Democrats Abandoning Economic Freedom?
"It's really important that people step back, look at economic history," says economist Donald Boudreaux. "They'll see that we prosper more the more economically free we are."
Graham Platner Wins, Backrooms, and Church and State
Politics, religion, movies, and generational gripes collide in a wide-ranging conversation that ends with Robby Soave preparing for his trip to Ukraine.
The Next AI Success Story Might Be Nepal
A market-friendly ruling party, abundant energy, and ample talent could jumpstart a new tech hub in the Himalayas.
My New Lawfare Article on "Why Callais Doesn't Justify Court-Packing"
Court-packing would cause great harm, including by boosting power-grabbing presidents like Trump. Callais's flaws are better addressed by other means.
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J.D. Vance and Mike Johnson Slam L.A. Mayoral Primary Outcome
Robby Soave and Amber Duke discuss renewed Republican criticism of California's slow election results.
The World Cup Isn't the Best Soccer Has To Offer, but the World Loves It Anyway
Plus: Should politicians talk more sports on the campaign trail, Formula 1’s Monaco mess, and who people are rooting for in the NBA and NHL finals
Israel Tests Iran
Plus: Trump watches the Knicks, H-1B fee ruling, Mormons off the list, and more...
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The Best Way To Keep Data Centers From Driving Up Electricity Costs
Don't impose a moratorium. Produce more energy.
Trump and Bibi Are Fighting
Plus: L.A. mayoral race updates, stabbing at Penn, Jon Ossoff thirst, and more...
Neil Gorsuch on the Declaration of Independence, Originalism, and Separation of Powers
"There was nothing inevitable about it. Absolutely nothing," the Supreme Court justice tells Reason's Nick Gillespie.
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1776 All-Stars: Samuel Adams Was the Most Libertarian Founder
The libertarian rabble-rouser who helped ignite the American Revolution
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Native Americans Taught Colonists How To Fight—and To Live Without Kings
Unlike in Europe, native rulers had little formal authority; they had to persuade others to follow their ideas.
