What Inmates, the Amish, and Imperial Chinese Law Teach Us About Relying on the State
David Friedman’s Legal Systems Very Different from Ours explores the costs and benefits of various legal systems across time.
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‘It Is Better To Work for Yourself Than Sit and Wait for Aid’
Kenya needs workers. Kenya has Somali refugees who want to work. If only the government would get out of the way.
CBD Is Still Banned in States With Legal Weed
California Public Health officials confiscated $140,000 worth of cannabidiol-infused beverages from an LA warehouse.
The Future of Marijuana Expungements is Automation
Experiments in California show that the government can quickly and efficiently expunge thousands of marijuana convictions. There's no reason it shouldn't.
All the Top Democrats Running for President Favor Legalizing Marijuana
The one potential holdout? Joe "gateway drug" Biden.
Ontario’s Glacial Booze Reforms Aren’t Enough
It's hard to undo decades of bad policy with a single bill
Foggy Sex Trafficking Stats Pop Up in the Bay Area
Did San Francisco really see a 170 percent "spike in human trafficking" last year?
Elizabeth Warren Demands Trump’s Impeachment in Wake of Mueller Report
Calling for impeachment is likely a publicity stunt for the Massachusetts senator's flagging presidential campaign.
Harvey Weinstein Is Terrible. Calling Him a Sex Trafficker Is Absurd
Nonetheless, a judge will let a sex trafficking complaint against Weinstein proceed.
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Andrew Yang: The Capitalist Candidate Championing a Universal Basic Income
The 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful is running on a "Freedom Dividend" plan which promises a $1,000 per month UBI.
New Federal Immigration Guidance Says Stoners Lack ‘Good Moral Character’
A policy alert from the USCIS agency clarifies that smoking weed, even in states that've legalized it, can still be grounds for denying citizenship applications.
Simon Abundance Index Launch on Monday at the Cato Institute
Mark the 49th anniversary of Earth Day by celebrating human ingenuity.
It’s Problematic to Accuse Ancestry’s Interracial Ad of Whitewashing Slavery
The existence of one story does not discount terrible atrocities.
The Abortion Divide Shows a Fight Growing Ever More Bitter
PBS documentary illustrates two sides pushing even further apart.
In Defense of Trump Obstructing Justice (When There’s No Underlying Crime)
Forget about Donald Trump and the Mueller report and think about all the little (and not-so-little) people who get crushed by the feds.
California’s Sanctuary Laws Survive Another Trump Challenge
Federal judges rule state cannot be forced to assist immigration officials.
Is Nationwide Marijuana Legalization Just Around the Corner?
Erik Altieri of NORML sees a bright future for American pot.
Watch Broward County Sheriff’s Deputies Slam a 14-Year-Old Boy’s Head Into the Pavement
The cops were there to break up a fight, not start one.
New NAFTA Would Boost U.S. Economy, but Fewer Cars Would Be Built Here
And they'll cost more to buy
What Will Post-Prohibition Drug Culture Look Like?
Sarah Rose Siskind's monthly show Drug Test is creating a world of educated psychonauts one trip at a time.
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What To Do If You’re Way Too Stoned and Freaking Out
As 4/20 approaches, we share tips for dealing with a bad high (and avoiding one).
Is Marginally Loosening California’s Zoning Restrictions Racist?
A new mailer from the AIDS Healthcare Foundation argues that allowing the construction of apartment buildings near transit stops is tantamount to "negro removal."
Senate Bill Would Ban Smoking and Vaping for Americans Under Age 21: Reason Roundup
Plus: Six-week abortion bans are proliferating, extremism as excuse for censorhip, Soylent made a snack bar
How Trump Went from Appointing Jeff Sessions to Signing the FIRST STEP Act
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin gives advice for changing hearts on criminal justice reform.
These Positions Place Pete Buttigieg at Odds With Libertarians
The Indiana mayor has some policy preferences that don't square with personal freedom or limited government
The Hunt for Stoned Drivers
What sort of danger does marijuana pose on the road, and what should police do about it?
Researchers Restored Biological Function In Dead Pig Brains—and Raised Some Interesting Ethics Questions
That said, should we worry about disembodied pig consciousness?
California’s Unfixable Housing Mess Is Years in the Making
At least now we're arguing over the right thing: the need to hike housing supply.
What’s Really in the Mueller Report
Mueller won't decide on obstruction charges, but a close read reveals he likely thinks there's something there.
Middlebury College Disinvites Polish Politician Ryszard Legutko, Fails Free Speech Test Yet Again
Protesters said it was "absolutely, unequivocally" not their intention to shut down Legutko. The administration panicked anyway.
If Either Party Cared About Limiting Executive Power, Trump’s Presidency Would Be Toast
Extreme partisanship and the desire for power will play as big a role in saving Trump's presidency as his aides did by ignoring his orders.
President Trump’s Post-Mueller Report Tweets, Scored
The Mueller report drops and Trump tweets.
Trump May Not Be Guilty of Obstruction, but He Is Guilty of Arrogant Stupidity
The president heedlessly created the appearance that he was trying hard, though ineptly, to hide something.
Trump May Not Have Obstructed the Mueller Investigation, but It Sure Looks Like He Tried
Was the president saved by the swamp he campaigned against?
Here’s a Searchable Version of the Mueller Report
Because unsearchable PDFs are for assholes.
Could This California Environmental Law Be the Cannabis Industry’s ‘Silent Killer’?
The California Environmental Quality Act is empowering anti-cannabis NIMBYs and causing regulatory chaos
The Mueller Report Just Dropped. Cue the Hot Takes!
More thorough coverage to come later.
Bill Barr ‘Disagreed’ with Some of Robert Mueller’s ‘Legal Theories’ on Obstruction
In a press conference shortly before Mueller's report was released to the public
The Mueller Report Isn’t Out Yet, but the Spin War Has Already Begun: Reason Roundup
Plus: E.U. authorities terrorize the internet (again) and "memers of the world unite."
I Gave My Dog CBD Oil To Calm Him Down and Help His Separation Anxiety
Spoiler alert: He's still a rowdy boy.
Return of the Reefer-Crazed Killer
"The black tide of psychosis and the red tide of violence are rising together on a green wave."
Donald Trump, Scaredy-Cat
Why is the president rigging a primary fight he's leading by 70 percentage points?
Bipartisan Support for Electric Vehicle Handouts Betrays Taxpayers
Corporate welfare raises its ugly head again.
Would You Eat a CBD Burger? Carl’s Jr. Wants to Find Out.
The burger chain plans to flout FDA regulations with special 4/20 offering