Politics
Dallas Voters Nix an All-Purpose Excuse for Police Harassment: 'I Smelled Marijuana'
The ballot initiative says a whiff of weed does not establish probable cause for a search or seizure, which was already doubtful in light of hemp legalization.
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Appeals Court Decisions
Pole cameras, hand grenades, and the debt limit apocalypse.
Want To Lower the Political Temperature? Make the Presidency Less Important
Congress needs to reassert its powers and bring the imperial presidency back down to earth.
How the GOP Became a (More) Multicultural Party
Neither Democrats nor Republicans seem fully able to wrap their minds around what's happening.
Was 2024 the Gender Gap Election?
Men and women vote differently, but 2024's gender gap was far from unique.
Part VI: Slavery and the Reconstruction Amendments
An Introduction To Constitutional Law Video Library: Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857), The Slaughter-House Cases (1873), Bradwell v. Illinois (1873), U.S. v. Cruikshank (1876), Strauder v. West Virginia (1880), The Civil Rights Case (1883), Yick Wo v. Hopkins (1886), Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
The Supreme Court After The 2024 Election
The more things change, the more things stay the same.
Arizona Voters Keep Libertarian Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick
He’ll be around to protect our freedom for a few more years.
Patrick Ruffini: Why Did Trump Win?
Author and GOP strategist Patrick Ruffini discusses Trump's re-election and the ways in which the party is changing.
What, If Anything, Will Democrats Learn From This Election?
The party put little effort into understanding the 2016 and 2020 elections, and now it's reaping the consequences.
Throw the Bums Out
A wave of anti-incumbent sentiment is sweeping major democracies, as establishment parties run out of ideas that voters like.
Most People Support School Choice. Why Won't They Vote For It?
School choice advocates work hard, but public school interest groups work harder.
November 7 as Victims of Communism Day - 2024
I have long advocated using May 1 for this purpose. But November 7 is a worthy alternative candidate, which I am happy to adopt if it can attract a broad consensus.
Arizona Rejects Restrictions on Governor's Emergency Powers
The ballot initiative would have put guardrails on the abuse of power from governors who declared states of emergency.
Did Trump Run an Actually Good Campaign?
Plus: New Jersey the swing state, Dick Cheney isn't brat, and more...
Part V: The Separation of Powers
An Introduction To Constitutional Law Video Library: Morrison v. Olson (1988), NLRB v. Noel Canning (2014)
The Next President Should Abolish Everything
In the Abolish Everything issue, Reason writers make the case for ending the Fed, the Army, Social Security, and everything else.
Central Planning Won Big on Election Night
The bipartisan embrace of industrial policy represents one of the most dangerous economic illusions of our time.
In Michigan, the CIA Beat the FBI
Michiganders had to choose between a hawkish Democrat with an intelligence background and a hawkish Republican with an intelligence background for Senate.
This Week's Election Results Are a Discouraging Sign for Drug Policy Reformers
Despite a few bright spots, the disappointing returns suggest that the road to pharmacological freedom will be rockier than activists hoped.
Missouri Voters Reject Court Fee Hike for Police Pensions
Voters rejected Amendment 6, keeping court costs low and pushing lawmakers to fund law enforcement pensions responsibly.
The House Is Democrats' Best Chance To Check Trump's Executive Powers
With control of the House still undecided, a Democratic majority could serve as the strongest check on Trump's worst impulses.
Colorado Might Allow More People To Provide Veterinary Care
A ballot initiative to create a new category of medical providers for animals is winning approval, though votes are still being counted.
Harris' Career As Prosecutor Left Her Totally Unprepared for a Fair Fight
Coercing defendants into plea deals is poor training for convincing people to vote for you.
Ranked Choice Voting Initiatives Massively Fail
Majorities in nine states vote to maintain partisan elections.
Arizonans Approve Life in Prison for Sex Trafficking a Minor
This isn't a policy that corrects for injustice but one that increases it.
California's Rent Control Initiative Goes Down in Flames
A related initiative preventing the state's most prolific rent control–supporting nonprofit from funding future initiatives is headed for a narrow victory.
Democratic Hubris Blows Up in Michigan
Democrats assumed they could campaign as neoconservatives while keeping Middle Eastern votes. They were wrong.
Trump Has Many Grudges. Now He Has a Chance To Act on Them.
In his second term, the former and future president will have more freedom to follow his worst instincts.
Pro-Choice Abortion Initiatives Pass in Seven Out of Ten States
Most of these weren't close calls at all.
Part IV: The Executive Power
An Introduction To Constitutional Law Video Library: Ex Parte Merryman (1861), Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer (1952), Korematsu v. U.S. (1944)
Chase Oliver Calls Libertarian Party Presidential Run 'Honor of My Lifetime'
The candidate also offered some choice words for his party.
Donald Trump Won Because Kamala Harris Is Joe Biden but Worse
It's no mystery: Harris declined to run away from Biden's disastrous and unpopular policies.
Voters Didn't Reject Women, They Rejected Kamala Harris
Harris was a weak candidate who struggled to define herself or explain how a Harris administration would differ from the Biden years.
Voters Reject Marijuana Legalization in North Dakota and South Dakota
Residents of the two deep-red states have approved medical use of cannabis but remain leery of going further.
Massachusetts Voters Reject Decriminalization of 5 Natural Psychedelics
The initiative also would have authorized state-licensed "psychedelic therapy centers."
Arizona Passes Immigration Crackdown Measure That Will Invite Unaccountable Policing
Proposition 314 will allow state and local police to enforce immigration law—and shield them from lawsuits over misconduct related to that enforcement.
Massachusetts Voters Protect the Right To Work for Tips
The tug-of-war over what role the government should play in regulating compensation for tipped workers has subverted typical partisan lines.
