College Still Has a Future, but It's No Longer the Default Choice
High costs and political bias have eroded higher education’s standing.
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Other Courts Should Heed a Federal Judge's Warning About Flock-Enabled Mass Surveillance
Car-tracking cameras, like cellphones, generate vast amounts of sensitive data.
Will Pennsylvania's Vape Ban Create More Cigarette Smokers?
Starting next week, retailers will face steep fines for selling unapproved e-cigarettes, potentially pushing consumers back toward smoking or into illicit markets.
The Shane Gillis SNL Backlash Is Really Stupid
"It's complacency that has created the environment in which women are sexually assaulted," said Dan Levy.
Trump Fired Kimberly Guilfoyle for Influence Peddling That Pales Next to His Presidential Profiteering
If the former ambassador tried to use her office for personal gain, she was only imitating her boss.
Code Games 2.0
The Trump administration begins the implementation of manufactured housing deregulation.
No, Giving Immigrants Research Jobs Is Not Fraud
J.D. Vance says he's probing universities for visa fraud, but the investigation is really about protectionism.
An Illinois College Tried To Cancel Its Flock Contract. Flock Refused.
Elgin Community College even tied garbage bags over the cameras, but Flock technicians just cut them down.
MLB's Salary Cap Fight Isn't About Competitive Balance, It's About Limiting Labor Costs
Even if a small market team wins the World Series, it won’t stop the owners from wanting a salary cap.
Aaron Sorkin's New Anti-Facebook Movie Is a Stunning Act of Self-Satisfied Cowardice
This smug, simplistic film blames Facebook for all that's wrong with the world, ignoring the messy reality of humans and politics.
Settling the School Wars
Plus: Objecting to the execution livestream, Ilhan Omar's house gets searched, Bulgarian attack, and more...
A New Supreme Court Case Tests the Limits of Judicial Deference to Federal Agencies
What’s at stake in Beaird v. United States.
FBI Foils Plot To Attack Mall of America With FBI-Provided AK-47
Remember, it's (almost) always the feds.
J.D. Vance Is Playing Dumb About Socialism
Plus: America's growing deficit, youth protests in France, and Kimberly Guilfoyle's corruption scandal
Thinking of Sending a Nude Shrek Pic to an Ohio Official? You Could Be Found Guilty of Harassment.
D.J. Byrnes was found guilty of telecommunications harassment after sending a risqué ogre image to a public official.
Release the Kelly Clarkson Tapes
The pop star's feud with Art of Play—a Brooklyn toy store—shows how quickly personal beefs can become a national emergency. In this case, there's only one way out.
DHS Searched Ilhan Omar's Home as Part of Immigration Fraud Investigation
Top administration officials have all but pronounced her guilty in an ongoing investigation.
Are Warrantless Phone Searches at the Border Constitutional? The Supreme Court May Soon Decide.
The case of George Anibowei, a U.S. citizen who has had his phone searched at least five times at the border, shows just how invasive border agents have become.
TV Networks Protested Press Bans by Declining To Cover Trump. That Might Have Been Illegal, the DOJ Says.
The antitrust investigation adds another layer of bullying to Trump's vendetta against "Fake News Media Outlets."
Michigan Congressman Proposes Using Tariff Revenue for Tariff Relief Fund
Rep. John James admits that Trump's tariffs are hurting Michigan businesses. His solution? Make them fill out more paperwork.
The Government Doesn't Know What's Best for You. Why Let It Decide What You Should Eat?
Governments are moving beyond mere advice and trying to regulate people's diets more directly.
Cambridge Decriminalizes Sex Work—Sort Of
Harvard's hometown just adopted a new policy against arresting or prosecuting sex workers. But what the policy means in practice—including for sex buyers—is debatable.
The Anti-Government Rebel Who Turned Against MAGA
Once a leading figure in the anti-government militia movement, Ammon Bundy is now speaking out against President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, arguing that the same federal overreach he spent years fighting is now being directed at immigrants.
Protesters in France and Spain Are Angry at Government Failure—and Demanding More Government
France’s education crisis and Spain’s housing shortage will not be solved with yet more government intervention.
Inside the Trump Administration's War on The Hague
In the name of national sovereignty, the U.S. government is trying to ban foreign governments—and American citizens—from voluntarily working with a war crimes tribunal.
Europe Grapples With 'Hybrid Warfare' While Rebuilding Its Defense Capabilities
Russia is targeting western nations with arson, bombings, assassination plots, and cyber-attacks.
Photo: Fighting Flock From a Lawn Chair
"I'm not a lawbreaker," the Florida man known as the "flock blocker" told local media.
Trump Has Been Trampling Free Speech for More Than 40 Years—and It Keeps Getting Worse
The president stands out from his modern predecessors by openly displaying his contempt for the First Amendment.
Canada's First Nations Are Using Their Land To Build Dense Housing
Exempt from Vancouver's building restrictions, Squamish Nation is constructing a 6,000-unit residential high-rise.
New York's Controversial Anti-Swastika Law Turns Prosecutors Into Speech Police
Graffiti vandals are now being investigated for hate crimes.
SpaceX Found a Way Around the FCC
The company’s spectacular IPO obscured a quieter breakthrough that could transform satellite communications.
Mamdani's $131.5 Million DoorDash Settlement Is Not What He Says It Is
The mayor characterized it as a victory against corporate greed. Meanwhile, 65 percent of affected drivers were underpaid by $1 or less, and the average underpayment was $7.70.
The Great British Exodus: Taxes, Housing Costs, and Terrible Healthcare Are Driving Young Brits Away
More than 1.2 million British nationals have left the United Kingdom since 2021.
Don't Blame AI Labs for What Hackers Do With Their Tools
AI executives are planning for a public revolt after a major attack. A federal power grab is the wrong response.
Will Mamdani Make Housing More Affordable?
Emily Eisner and Kenny Burgos debate Zohran Mamdani's housing policies.
Anthropic Is Banning 'Cruel Behavior' Toward Claude. Chatbots Are Still Not Your Friends.
The AI company's decision might be a justifiable idea. But it appears it was made for the wrong reason.
Despite a Notable Victory in Oklahoma, Legal Challenges to Flock Cameras Still Face Long Odds
State and federal courts have almost uniformly ruled that searches of ALPR databases do not implicate the Fourth Amendment.
The Federal Government Just Posted the Largest Annual Budget Deficit Since COVID
Tax revenue increased by about 3 percent last year, but spending increased twice as fast. And interest payments on the debt cost more than $1.1 trillion.
Live Reason Roundtable 10th Anniversary Show!
Join Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, and Matt Welch as they celebrate a decade of the show with a special live taping.
The NIH Plan To Strengthen 'Replication and Reproducibility' Will Not Check Anything
The world’s largest research funder asked its grantees whether it should audit them. Guess what they said.
Treasury Backs Down on Biden-Era Cryptocurrency Surveillance Proposal
It’s a small victory for financial privacy against escalating surveillance.
Let Charter Schools Be as Flexible as Microschools
Universal education savings accounts are giving families unprecedented choice in education. Now let's give charters a chance to catch up with the marketplace.
Livestreaming an Execution
Plus: Tariffs and Michigan, LGBT teens, Stewart Brand fanfare, and more...
