From 'Fetus' to 'Unborn Child': Ohio Adopts Biased Ballot Summary of Abortion Amendment
Plus: First Amendment experts talk about age verification laws, fentanyl fact check, and more…
Politics
Don't Bring Back COVID Authoritarianism
People should be free to choose how cautious to be. Mask mandates, lockdowns, and closing schools won't stop the virus.
The Fifth Circuit on the "Trump Train" / Biden-Harris Bus Lawsuit
The lawyer's true superpower is to turn every case into a case about procedure.
Google Isn't Intentionally Biased Against Republicans, Says Court
Plus: The real message behind DeSantis' abortion anecdote, midwives sue over Alabama regulations, and more…
GOP Debate Stuff We Didn't Hate
Plus: A listener question about the continued absurdity of sports stadium subsidies
Bipartisan Boom in Trump Mug Shot Merchandise Demonstrates the Healing Power of Commerce
Haters and lovers of the former president can both express their diametrically opposed views with a Trump mug-shot mug.
Arkansas Business Owner Sues Over Government Garbage Monopoly
X-Dumpsters owner Steven Hedrick rents roll-away dumpsters to people, but now his city forces residents to contract with the county.
Martin Luther King's Lofty Dream Turns 60
Is our country getting closer to living out the true meaning of its creed, "All men are created equal"?
Should 'Sensitivity Training' Be Forced on Southwest Airlines?
A Texas judge ordered that the airline submit to training on the rights of religious believers after losing a religious discrimination lawsuit.
Gloria Álvarez and Eduardo Marty: The Potential for a Libertarian President in Argentina
A self-described "anarcho-capitalist" leads in the polls ahead of Argentina's upcoming presidential election.
The Washington Post Says Democracy Demands Less Freedom of Speech
The paper worries that "social media companies are receding from their role as watchdogs against political misinformation."
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Zombie jokes, perplexing paths, and a handsy officer.
Stop Publishing Mug Shots—Even Donald Trump's
Mug shots are not taken to humiliate a defendant before they've been convicted. But that's the purpose they widely serve now.
TikTok Woos Republicans With Debate Commercials
The video site took out ads touting social media's benefits.
Nikki Haley Slams Biden's 'Green Subsidies'
The GOP presidential candidate also definitively said climate change is real.
A GOP Consensus Emerges: Militarize the Border
In last night's Republican presidential debate, candidates floated various forms of military action against drug cartels.
Candidates Spar Over National Abortion Ban in First Republican Debate
Plus: Invade Mexico?!, "Trump added $8 trillion to our debt," and more...
Politicians Continue To Make a Mockery of 'Emergency Spending'
Legislators abuse the emergency label to push through spending that would otherwise violate budget constraints.
Tucker Carlson's Sycophantic Interview With Trump Illustrates the Advantages of Skipping the Debates
It's no mystery why the former president preferred a forum in which his record and positions would face no serious challenge.
There Were No Anti-Interventionist Candidates at the GOP Debate
Only Vivek Ramaswamy and Gov. Ron DeSantis said they wouldn't support additional aid to Ukraine. But both argued we should be more militarily engaged against China and Mexico.
Vivek Ramaswamy: 'The Only War I Will Declare…Is on the Administrative State'
The surging candidate, a political unknown, articulated a foreign policy that was somewhat more libertarian than his rivals.
Vivek Ramaswamy's Popular Incoherence
Accusing competitors of being "super PAC puppets," just asking questions about conspiracies, and lying about the media is all of the same successful populist piece.
Nikki Haley Burned Trump and Her Fellow Republicans for Blowing Up the Debt. She's Right.
"Donald Trump added $8 trillion to our debt," Haley said during the opening moments of Wednesday's first Republican primary debate.
A Libertarian President in Argentina?
Join Reason on YouTube at 1 p.m. Eastern for a discussion about the rise of Argentina's Javier Milei with Latin American libertarian activist Gloria Álvarez and Argentine economist Eduardo Marty.
The GOP Primary Debates Are Starting Way Too Early
At best, tonight's debate is a glorified preseason football game—an unwatchable spectacle that no one ought to enjoy.
Both Biden and Trump Are Bad Candidates
The next presidential election may be between the two men. Can't we do better?
Donald Trump Has a Wild New Immigration Plan
A report reveals new draconian restrictions the 2024 frontrunner wants to implement, such as sea blockades in Latin America and "ideological screening" for migrants.
U.S. Emulates Communist China in New TikTok Draft Agreement
Plus: Americans vote too much, Indiana abortion ban to take effect, and more...
The Argentine Libertarian Dog-Friendly Darling?
Plus: Libertarian lessons in the wake of the Maui wildfires
Most Republican Voters Aren't Loyal Trumpists, Suggests Survey
Plus: Kansans fight over driver's license gender markers, chain restaurants bridge social divides, and more...
American Bar Association Committee Proposes New Protections for "Free Expression of Ideas"
"A law school shall adopt, publish, and adhere to written policies that encourage and support the free expression of ideas" that "[p]rotect the rights of faculty, students, and staff to communicate ideas that may be controversial or unpopular," and "[p]roscribe disruptive conduct that hinders free expression by preventing or substantially interfering with ... classes, meetings, interviews, ceremonies, and public events."
Brickbats: August/September 2023
News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world.
