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Justin Wolfers Recognizes His "Libertarian Friends Were Right" About Government Power
Wolfers is the latest of several prominent left-liberals to make similar admissions.
The Cornell Rape Lawsuit Is Fueling a Deranged Social Media Mob
Crazy internet sleuths are doxing, threatening, and harassing the accused fraternity brothers—and also totally unrelated people.
Will Texas Turn Blue?
Plus: Flydubai details, botched execution, Warsh criticism, and more...
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Your Right to Privacy Doesn't Disappear When You're in Public
Defenders of Flock-style surveillance systems argue that people “have no reasonable expectation of privacy in public.” They're wrong.
Department of Homeland Security
Homeland Security Admits To Watchlisting Americans Based on 'Potential Inaccuracies'
The feds’ response to a lawsuit over their voter fraud investigation program is an admission that their approach didn’t work. But some questions are still unanswered.
AI-Powered Concierge Government
Plus: FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv forced to emergency-land, ICE hiring surge, and more...
Filing Taxes Will Cost Americans $544 Billion This Year
The complexity and burden of the tax code add insult to injury.
Nancy Pelosi Championed a Hong Kong Dissident. She May Have Doomed Him.
American politicians who cooperate with foreign activists, whether individual or institutional, often do more harm than good.
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Were the Nazis Socialist? Only in Part
The Nazis were similar to socialists in supporting economic statism, but different in other key aspects of their ideology.
The Turnout Race
Plus: Alaska's blue-collar jobs, SpaceX success, grade inflation, and more...
A Limited Supreme Court Win for Trump's Voter Database
Department of Homeland Security v. League of Women Voters won’t really impact the 2026 election. But 2028 is a different story.
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Trump's Iran War Is Losing With Everyone (Even Republicans)
Plus: rising debt and mortgage rates, whether AI will make government obsolete, and how to pitch Reason to your friends
Trump's New Ads Look Like Campaign Spots. Taxpayers Are Paying for Them.
With midterm voting underway, the distinction between public service announcements and campaign ads blurs.
Obama Claims Government Is 'Less Corrupt' and Women Are Better Leaders. There's a Problem With Both Ideas.
There's a lot of flaws in both sweeping claims—and one that they have in common.
Data Centers and Their Discontents
Plus: Talarico and black turnout, an artist trial at the Vatican, hospitals use AI (for ill), and more...
Once Recession-Proof, D.C. Feels the Pain From Federal Workforce Reductions
Formerly tax-supported workers are discovering the uncertainties the private sector faces every day.
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Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
Bogus traffic stops, cell-site simulating, and chain refoulment.
Renée Good's Mom Wanted Trump to Protect Her Family. Her Daughter Was Killed by ICE.
Donna Ganger's heartbreaking testimony to a Senate committee offers a vital insight into the vicious politics of authoritarianism.
Hinojosa Hates the Culture War
Plus: Decline in gubernatorial debates, thin-skinned commies, and more...
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Journalists Still Barred From White House
Plus: Manhole climbers, Beshear mulling 2028 run, God bless the commenters, and more...
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'Bro We Need Your Vote': Matt Gaetz and a Desperate GOP Wrestle With Trump's Unpopularity
The disgraced former congressman is imploring voters not to abandon Republicans over gas prices and war with Iran.
3 Mistakes That Made Donald Trump
In an exclusive interview with Reason, Anthony Scaramucci identifies three Washington decisions that helped fuel the anger that Trump harnessed.
Anthony Scaramucci: How America Got Trump
Anthony Scaramucci discusses how China’s rise, the War on Terror, and the 2008 financial crisis fueled populist anger.
What's Going on in North Carolina?
Plus: Playboy's Gen Z sex survey, toy sales spike among childless adults, lesbian mask feuds, communism, and more...
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The 'Strange Death' of Libertarianism Is Greatly Exaggerated
On some of the key policy questions of the second Trump administration, libertarians are clearly punching above their weight.
AOC's World
Plus: Detroit and the midterms, Amazon bans certain AI agents, and more...
