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Florida House Passes 'Don't Say Gay' Bill Without Amendment Requiring Principals To Out Students
Problems with the legislation remain, including vague prohibitions that will likely bury schools in lawsuits.
Biden Is Right To Keep U.S. Troops Out of Ukraine
But there are still constitutionality questions surrounding his troop deployments to NATO's eastern flank.
Kansas House Considers Major Asset Forfeiture Reforms
A new bill in Kansas seeks to make it harder for cops to seize assets without a criminal conviction.
If Moldova Can Welcome Ukrainian Refugees, the U.S. Can Too
Europe's poorest country is stepping up to help Ukrainians. Time for the U.S. to do the same.
NATO Was Never Actually Willing To Defend Ukraine. Pretending Otherwise Was Dangerous.
Closing the door to Ukrainian membership in NATO would have allayed Russian security concerns and maybe preserved the peace.
Putin's War Spikes Oil and Natural Gas Prices
Gasoline may reach an average of $4 per gallon.
Brett Hankison Is Not the Only Cop Who Acted Recklessly the Night Breonna Taylor Was Killed
The former detective's trial should not obscure the responsibility of the drug warriors who authorized, planned, and executed the deadly raid.
There Are Few Good Options in Ukraine Crisis
Western governments made promises they didn’t keep and offered assurances they can’t fulfill.
How Russia Got Leverage Over Europe's Energy
Supplying the power gives you power.
Former NYPD Union President Charged With Stealing Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars of Members' Dues
Ed Mullins, known for combatively defending bad police behavior and the drug war, charged with wire fraud by the Department of Justice.
The Government's Coronavirus Response Was a Complete Failure. Who Will Be Held Accountable?
From the CDC to the FDA, there are too many missteps to list.
Missouri Marijuana Legalization Bill Aims High but Expectations Remain Low
Previous efforts languished in committees.
Regulate Social Media? Jonathan Haidt Debates Robby Soave
Professor Jonathan Haidt of NYU and Reason's Robby Soave debate the harms of social media and what the government should do about it.
Does the Government Need To Fix Social Media? A Soho Forum Debate
Professor Jonathan Haidt of NYU debates Reason's Robby Soave.
By Forcing U.C. Berkeley To Cut Enrollment, Have California's NIMBYs Finally Gone Too Far?
Lawmakers are proposing to strip neighborhood activists of the legal tools they've used to freeze the university's student population.
'Full-Scale War' Begins as Russia Attacks Cities Around Ukraine
Plus: American trucker convoys, tech restrictions for sex offenders, and more...
Secret Surveillance Warrants Remain Secret
In November, the Supreme Court declined to consider an ACLU petition arguing that the public has a First Amendment right to see the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court's classified decisions.
Stephanie Slade: What Kind of Libertarian Are You?
Figuring out the limits of big-tent libertarianism is no easy matter, but it's central to the movement's success.
Anti-Crime Checkpoints in Jackson, Mississippi, Blatantly Violate the Fourth Amendment
To "get wanted individuals off the streets," police are stopping drivers without any evidence that they have broken the law.
The American Medical Association Should Help Patients. Instead, It's Policing Language.
Protectionist policies are why the U.S. has few physicians and high prices.
Hey, Nancy Pelosi: 'National Debt Should Be a Top Priority'
A bipartisan group of lawmakers are calling for two deficit reduction ideas to be included in this year's federal budget bill.
Texas Classifies Medical Treatment of Trans Minors as Abuse, Threatens Parents, Orders Caregivers To Snitch
These orders aren’t about safety. They’re a complete rejection of the legitimacy of these procedures, and a denial of individual liberty.
Questionable SWAT Raid Leaves a Toddler Injured and His Father Facing Attempted Murder Charges
The Pensacola Police Department has launched an internal investigation into how a 1-year-old boy was injured in police custody following the pre-dawn raid.
Flight Attendant Unions Want Passengers To Wear Masks Forever
The unions' support for hygiene theater is of a piece with their support for security theater.
Forget the Great Reset. The Great Escape is Here.
The authors of COVID-19: The Great Reset and their most conspiratorial critics share an unfounded faith in the competence of central planners.
Young Americans More Supportive of Cancel Culture, Also More Afraid of It
A plurality of young people think their fear of losing job opportunities is a price worth paying to remedy past injustices.
No Troops in Ukraine Without Congressional Approval, Say Lawmakers
Plus: Republican policy priorities, SCOTUS to take same-sex wedding website refusal case, and more...
Justin Trudeau's Crackdown Will Make Bitcoin and Cash More Popular
There’s no freedom if the state can separate us from our money.
Grabbing Guns Won't Reduce Urban Violence
Firearm seizures are ineffective, and gun possession arrests are frequently unjust.
What Ukraine and Joe Rogan Have in Common
Also, Democrats show they can read the polls on mask mandates.
If You Want To Help Ukrainians, Welcome Them to the U.S.
Now is the time for immigration relief, not military involvement on Ukraine’s behalf.
Banning Lawmakers From Trading Stocks Won't Fix Congress
But it will make the market worse.
The Verdict Against Ahmaud Arbery's Killers Highlights the Problems With Federal Hate Crime Statutes
Such laws, which allow redundant prosecutions based on defendants' bigoted beliefs, supposedly are authorized by the amendment that banned slavery.
Can a Web Designer Be Forced To Make Gay Wedding Pages? The Supreme Court Will Decide
Will this follow-up to the famous wedding cake case finally decide if this is mandated speech violating the First Amendment?
Voting Out Incumbents Boosts Economic Growth, Decreases Corruption
A new paper makes the economic case for throwing the bums out as often as possible.
Arizona House Committee Approves Bill To Criminalize Filming Cops on the Job
"You'll have a bunch of people who plead to avoid trial or go broke trying to vindicate their rights."
Has the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Already Begun?
Plus: CDC withholds data, court upholds nutritionist licensing, Ottawa police break up Freedom Convoy, and more...
Bitcoin Can Fix Financial Deplatforming of Canada's Truckers—But It Won't Be Easy
The government controls on the traditional banking system also apply to custodial cryptocurrency services.
Pandemic Restrictions Extra Painful for Businesses Owned by Minorities, Women, and Veterans
Limited resources create enormous vulnerability.
Stephen Breyer Makes the Liberal Case Against Court Packing
"Think long and hard," Breyer warns would-be court packers, "before embodying those changes in law."
First World Problems
Asian-American communities are full of stark divisions—including splits over whether to see themselves as "Asian Americans" in the first place.
How Anti-Smut Activists Made 'Louie, Louie' Famous
Censors wore out their welcome during the 20th century's indecency wars.