Politics
Biden Exaggerates His Work To Reform Marijuana Policy
Biden has not delivered on his promise to decriminalize marijuana.
Trump Promises To Give Police 'Immunity From Prosecution'
The pledge, while mostly legally illiterate, offers a reminder of the former president's outlook on government accountability.
The New York Case Against Trump Relies on a 'Twisty' Legal Theory That Reeks of Desperation
To convert a hush money payment into 34 felonies, prosecutors are invoking an obscure state election law that experts say has never been used before.
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
River rides, purple robes, and aesthetic injuries.
Argentina's Congress Passes Some of Milei's Deregulation Reforms. Will the Senate Support Them?
With only a minority of support in Congress, the president had to make concessions to secure the passage of his sweeping reform bill.
Americans Are Still Really Worried About Inflation
And for good reason: Even at 3.5 percent, inflation is running higher than it did in almost every year for three decades before 2021.
Dental Dams for Palestine
Plus: San Francisco can't fix homelessness, future lawyers can't handle cops, and more...
New Article on "Brown, Democracy, and Foot Voting"
My contribution to the American Journal of Law and Equality symposium on the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education.
L.A. Beats NYC?
Plus: Trump speaks at L.P. convention, Bill Ackman buys Zyn for the frat bros, Ukraine flagging, and more...
How California's Ban on Diesel Locomotives Could Have Major National Repercussions
No technology exists today to enable railroads to comply with the state's diktat, which villainizes a mode of transportation that is actually quite energy efficient.
This Elderly Man Was Arrested After Shooting a Burglar in Self-Defense—for Carrying the Gun Without a License
Vincent Yakaitis is unfortunately not the first such defendant. He will also not be the last.
Rescheduling Marijuana Does Not Address Today's Central Cannabis Issue
Moving marijuana to Schedule III, as the DEA plans to do, leaves federal pot prohibition essentially untouched.
DeSantis Frets About Florida 'Reeking of Marijuana,' Says He'll Oppose Legalization
Once again, DeSantis is a guy who claims to love freedom—until he disagrees with the choices some adults make.
Victims of Communism Day— 2024
May Day should be a day to honor victims of an ideology that took tens of millions of lives. But we should also be open to alternative dates if they can attract broad enough support.
Weaponized Bananas
Plus: Ceasefire negotiations, Chinese regulators, American crime, and more...
Feds Worried About Anarchists Gluing the Locks to a Government Facility
A FOIA request reveals what the FBI and Homeland Security had to say about anarchist activities on May Day 2015.
No One Can Make Government Work
If businesses don't serve customers well, they go out of business. Government, on the other hand, is a monopoly.
The Genocide Question
Plus: College protest follow-up, AI and powerlifting, tools for evading internet censorship, and more...
Where Do Libertarians Stand on the Campus Wars?
Plus: A listener asks the editors about the magical thinking behind the economic ideas of Modern Monetary Theory.
Don't Fall For RFK Jr.'s Home Loan Scheme
Kennedy’s plan for government-backed mortgage bonds will do to housing what federal student loans have done to college tuition.
Seriousness Crisis
Plus: NatalCon, Cuban economics, AI priest defrocked, and more...
Americans Favor Freedom of the Press, Sort Of
Half the country says suppressing “false information” is more important than press freedom.
Justin Amash on Why Congress Is Broken
"Today it is highly centralized, where a few people at the top control everything," the former five-term congressman tells Reason's Nick Gillespie.
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Reasonable SWAT mistakes, lying forensic pathologists, and de minimis injuries.
School's Out
Plus: Campus echoes of Occupy Wall Street, Trump's presidential immunity claims, plans to undo the Fed's independence, and more...
SCOTUS Weighs the Risk of Presidential Timidity Against the Risk of Presidential Impunity
Most of the justices seem skeptical of granting Donald Trump complete immunity from criminal prosecution for "official acts."
David Beito: Was FDR a Tyrant?
David Beito discusses his new book The New Deal’s War on the Bill of Rights: The Untold Story of FDR’s Concentration Camps, Censorship, and Mass Surveillance.
The Kentucky Legislature Removed The Governor's Power To Temporarily Appoint A Senator
Would the Governor's veto of the bill have even been effective?
Ford Fischer: Why You Should Surveil the State
The News2Share cofounder is revolutionizing news coverage.
TikTok Gets 9 Months
Plus: Masking protesters, how Google Search got so bad, Columbia's anti-apartheid protests of the '80s, and more...
