'Public Health' Has Become a Catchall Excuse for Bad Ideas
From to-go cocktail bans to Neil Young to teachers unions, the pandemic has provided a convenient pretext for selfish advancement.
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This Texas Town Rejected Stimulus Money to Avoid Vaccine Mandates
"Obviously we could have used the money, but at what cost?,” says Sheila Hemphill, an activist and lobbyist from Brady, Texas
The U.S. Needs To Rethink Its Approach to Ukraine and Russia
“One of the problems in this crisis is that people have tried to find the magic bullet that explains everything,” says Rajan Menon of Defense Priorities.
The Biggest NFT Video Game's Economy Is Collapsing Because NFT Games Don't Work
Some NFT assets held their value during January's crypto crash, but not the video game monsters in Axie Infinity.
Pennsylvania's Fuel Tax Is Supposed To Fund Bridge Repair. Billions Went to Cops Instead.
Pennsylvania has one of the nation's highest gas taxes, but those user fees haven't helped fix the state's poor roads and bridges.
The EARN IT Act Is Back. Here's What People Are Saying.
Plus: The #OldProProject, food truck police, and more...
How To Talk About Racism
Linguist John McWhorter on the ways social justice activists have betrayed black Americans.
Colorado State University Sign Directs Students 'Affected By a Free Speech Event' To Seek Help
"If you (or someone you know) are affected by a free speech event on campus, here are some resources..."
This Program Aims to Correct the Culture of Acquiescence That Allowed Derek Chauvin to Kill George Floyd
"Active bystandership" training encourages officers to stop their colleagues from violating people's rights.
The Media's Censorial Freakout Over Joe Rogan
Plus, Supreme Court nominations and affirmative action in schools
This Libertarian Won His Local Election, but the Politicians He'd Audit Refuse To Seat Him
A Pennsylvania township's board of supervisors is refusing to seat elected auditors.
State Lawmakers Can't Ban Critical Race Theory on College Campuses
State legislatures have leeway to regulate K-12 curriculum, but attempting the same on college campuses is a violation of academic freedom.
New York Restricts Free Legal Advice. Now It Faces a First Amendment Lawsuit
A pastor and a nonprofit challenge occupational licensing rules.
Telehealth Beams In the Sunshine State
According to a recent report published by the Reason Foundation, the Pioneer Insitute, and the Cicero Institute, Florida offers telehealth options that far exceed other states.
Donald Trump Just Showed Why Reforming the Electoral Count Act Is Essential
By saying the quiet part loud, the former president should spur Congress into action.
The Campaign To Force Joe Rogan Off Spotify Is Already Backfiring
You're talking about him, aren't you?
Lawsuit: Crackdown on Church Soup Kitchens Violates the First Amendment
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church says that a Brookings, Oregon, law limiting its "benevolent meal service" to two days a week unconstitutionally restricts its religious mission to feed the hungry.
U.S. Rhetoric Is Making Ukrainians Uneasy
Putin is the chief provocateur, but Washington isn't innocent when it comes to unnecessary escalation.
Kamala Harris Spreads Misinformation on Human Trafficking
Plus: Texas attacks TikTok, Neil Young's anti-science past, IRS reconsidering face scans, and more...
Hispanic Students Were Forced To Learn Critical Race Theory. They Hated It.
Kali Fontanilla discovered that not only was CRT being taught in the classroom—her minority students were failing it.
San Jose's Insurance Requirement Is Privatized Gun Control
Politicians deputize the private sector to restrict rights protected from the government.
Maria Montessori's 'Libertarian View of Children'
The education pioneer’s authoritarian personality was at odds with her commitment to children’s independence.
How COVID-19 Supercharged School Choice: Corey DeAngelis
From school shutdowns to insane teachers union demands to frustrated parents, the pandemic has made radical education reform a reality.
It's Time for New York City To Scrap Its Cap on Street-Food Permits
Despite shifting enforcement away from cops, NYC is still ticketing the dickens out of New York's street-food sellers.
A Border Patrol Agent Assaulted Him and Violated His First Amendment Rights. He May Never Get To Sue.
It is almost impossible to hold a rogue federal officer accountable. The Supreme Court may make it even harder.
Why Can't the CDC Admit There Is No Solid Evidence To Support 'Universal Masking' in Schools?
Supporters of that policy assume it works, then desperately search for evidence to validate that conviction.
Georgetown Should Not Fire Ilya Shapiro for a Bad Tweet
“I regret my poor choice of words, which undermine my message that no one should be discriminated against for his or her gender or skin color,” Shapiro tells Reason.
Massive Subsidies Won't Solve the Semiconductor Supply Chain Crisis
Chipmakers don't need the money, and they won't get it until after the current mess has been resolved.
An LGBT-Friendly Charter School in the Heart of Alabama Shows the Power and Flexibility of School Choice
But culture war political fights over race and sex education threaten their educational freedom.
Are Oregonians Ready To Pump Their Own Gas?
A bill would let Oregon gas stations turn their customers loose on a limited number of self-service pumps. Some drivers fear the freedom.
Florida Parents Take Back the Classroom
But parental rights laws and anti–critical race theory bills can’t end the curriculum wars. Only school choice can.
Will 2022 Be the Year of the School Board Recall?
The 2021 pushback was about more than just the Virginia gubernatorial election, as the February 15 San Francisco recall will soon attest.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper's School Choice Declaration Draws Mixed Reactions
The governor's recognition of North Carolina School Choice Week is a welcome gesture, but school choice advocates say his words don't match his actions.
Hong Kong's Politicians and Cops Use Pandemic Justifications To Do Beijing's Bidding
What happens in places where the pandemic is a transparent guise for seizing more state power?
A Hero Is a Movie in Which Everyone Both Is and Isn't a Hero
A new Iranian thriller is both an elaborate social parable and an extended advertisement for the U.S. bankruptcy system.
The Pandemic Set Off a Homeschooling Boom. Don't Be So Sure That a Bust Is Coming.
In a new poll, more than two-thirds of parents say they have favorable views about homeschooling, and those numbers are on the rise.
This L.A. School Called the Cops on Unvaccinated Teens Who Showed Up for Class
The students' negative COVID tests weren't good enough for school administrators.
Democrats Still Have a Way To Pass Their Voting Rights Legislation
Not by changing the filibuster rules, but by stressing them.
Instagram Bans Healthy Eating Ads for Promoting 'Negative Self-Perception'
Plus: The ERA returns (again), Rep. Nancy Mace's marijuana mission, and more...
Imposing Virtue by Government Edict Is Impossible
If you want to abstain from drinking or observe the Sabbath, then abstain from drinking and observe the Sabbath.
Microschools Have a Big Future
Small-is-beautiful education avoids conflicts that plague larger one-size-fits-few institutions.
Once a Bitcoin Miner
Crypto was a scene where people without proper credentials and connections in the world of high finance could strike it swiftly rich.
Trade Talks
A new podcast reminds us that even complicated macroeconomic issues can be fruitfully reduced to the sum of individual action.
Tennessee School Board Pulls Maus From Eighth-Grade Curriculum
A grim sign of the bureaucratic mentality controlling public education
