Parades Are Great, but We Shouldn't Venerate the Military
America’s founders were deeply suspicious of a standing army.
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Trump's Immigrant Removals Aren't Technically Deportations. So What Are They?
Deportation means expelling an alien back to their home country for violating immigration law. Many of the Trump administration's actions don't meet that definition.
How Freedom Lovers Can Reckon with Addicts and Addiction
A new book looks at addiction through the lens of choice and responsibility.
Ross Douthat on Digital Alienation, Birth Rates, and Demographic Collapse
"I like Italy. I like South Korea. I enjoy the existence of distinctive human cultures. I would prefer that these cultures and countries not disappear," the New York Times columnist tells Reason.
More Than 1,800 'No Kings' Protests Aim for Nonviolent Pushback Against Trump Policies
The coalition’s national press coordinator says, “We’re all dedicated to championing the cause of nonviolence—not just because it’s moral, but because it’s more effective.”
Have Presidents Grown Too Powerful To Be Removed From Office?
Joe Biden showed that the 25th Amendment doesn't work. Donald Trump showed that impeachment is broken too.
Some Federal Agencies Are Actually Getting More Efficient
Downsizing pushed the Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau to adopt tech solutions that it could have tried years ago.
Trad Wives and Tallow Fries: How the Wellness Wars Flipped Health and Food Politics Upside Down
Does RFK Jr.'s MAHA movement want to loosen the government's grasp on food and medicine—or use government power to impose blueberries on everyone else?
The Trump Administration Just Created Hundreds of Thousands of Illegal Immigrants
A blow to recent arrivals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela
Trump's 'Big, Beautiful' Military Parade Is a Big, Ugly Waste of Millions of Dollars
Most Americans, it turns out, do not think it is a good use of taxpayer money, according to a recent poll.
Neighbors React to ICE Raid at San Diego Italian Restaurant: 'It Could Happen Anywhere'
"I think it just puts a lot of fear in people—especially the hard-working people who are doing nothing wrong."
Masked ICE Agents Are a Danger to Both the Public and Themselves
When cops don't look like cops, they run a greater risk their target will fight back.
Tariffs on Chinese Goods Drop to 55%, but That's Cold Comfort for Consumers
Triple-digit bilateral tariffs have been brought down to double digits. Negotiations on semiconductors and rare earth elements will continue.
A Judge Said the Excuse for Arresting Mahmoud Khalil Was Unconstitutionally Vague. Why Isn't Khalil Free?
U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz highlights the chilling impact of Marco Rubio's dubious rationale for deporting students whose views offend him.
The Restraining Order Against Federalizing the California National Guard Highlights Trump's Lawlessness
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer concluded that the president failed to comply with the statute he cited—and violated the 10th Amendment too.
Sen. Padilla Forcibly Removed From Kristi Noem's L.A. Press Conference
The California senator was trying to ask about immigration enforcement when federal agents handcuffed and ejected him.
Israel Attacks Iran—and Burns Down the Off-Ramp With America
The Trump administration, which was ready to negotiate on Sunday, is now gambling on an all-out war.
Donald Trump Sounds Like a Democrat From the 1980s
It's a return to the Reagan era, but not in the way that should make conservatives happy.
The Trump Administration Needs Better Opposition
And Americans deserve dissenting voices that aren’t inept and crazy.
Supreme Court Rules, Again, That Different Standards for Discrimination Plaintiffs Are Unconstitutional
The Court ruled unanimously in favor of a disabled teenage girl and her family, who faced a higher bar to prove that her school discriminated against her.
Review: YouTuber Max Miller Is Recreating Historical Recipes
From parmesan ice cream to pumpkin spice lasagna
Review: Schedule I Is a Multiplayer Co-op Black Market Econ Simulator
A spiritual successor to the Drug Wars game that proliferated on high school graphing calculators
Under RFK Jr., Vaccine Approval Is Getting More Politicized, Not Less
The Health and Human Services secretary appointed several anti-vaxxer-adjacent members to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
The FBI Raided This Innocent Georgia Family's Home. The Supreme Court Just Revived Their Lawsuit.
Agents detonated a grenade and broke into the house, guns drawn. But while the decision is good news for Curtrina Martin and Toi Cliatt, their legal battle is far from over.
California Immigration Raids Are Hurting American Citizens Too
Cary López Alvarado, a U.S. citizen who is nine months pregnant, was detained after blocking immigration agents from entering what she believed to be private property.
Police Target Dozens of Reporters During L.A. Anti-ICE Protests
Press freedom groups say they're alarmed by the dozens of clearly identified cases of reporters being targeted by police during the protests.
Rand Paul Blasts 'Knucklehead' Stephen Miller
The Kentucky senator is also not a big fan of military parades, populist economics, or shredding due process.
17 Years Ago, She Lost Her Gun Rights for Passing a Bad Check. She Wants SCOTUS To Rectify That Injustice.
Melynda Vincent is asking the justices to decide whether it's constitutional to disarm people based on nothing more than a nonviolent criminal conviction.
Los Angeles Is Not Burning: Dispatch from L.A.
The truth is less dramatic—and more important.
Illinois' Sports Betting Tax Means All Bets Are Off
Does Gov. J.B. Pritzker think this helps his presidential profile?
The FTC Risks Chilling Speech With Its Advertising Boycott Investigation
The FTC’s investigation into advocacy groups like Media Matters and advertisers is an indefensible assault on the First Amendment.
Are We Going to War With Iran or Not?
Americans shouldn’t have to read the tea leaves to know about life-and-death decisions made by their government.
New Jersey Business Owners Sue City of Perth Amboy Over Bogus Blight Designation
Two business owners are suing the city of Perth Amboy for using eminent domain to seize their property based on unsubstantiated allegations of blight.
Not That Kind of Introspection!
Plus: Tensions in the Middle East, another terrible Boeing crash, intimacy coordinators, and more...
Trump's L.A. National Guard Deployment Stands on Shaky Legal Ground
Plus: When Stalin Meets Star Wars.
What Happens if the Department of Education Goes Away?
Most of what the department does would likely stick around, for better or for worse.
Extending the Trump Tax Cuts Is a Good Idea. But It Won't Deliver 'Big, Beautiful' Economic Growth.
The budget legislation is full of other expensive provisions that will add trillions to our sky-high national debt.
Brian Wilson Was an Exemplary American
The leader of the Beach Boys is dead, but what he did for his country will resound in our history forever.
'Don't You Want To Confirm Who I Am?' a Mistakenly Arrested Grandmother Asked the Marshals. They Did Not.
Penny McCarthy is suing the federal agents who insisted she was a fugitive despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
Farmworkers Panic as ICE Raids California Fields
Agents were chasing and apprehending workers in the early hours of the morning.
Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' Would Boost Subsidies for Rich Farmers
Subsidies inherently skew the market, and farm subsidies are no different.
