Exactly What You'd Think
Plus: Charter cities, bitcoin, nuclear energy, San Francisco, and more...
Plus: Charter cities, bitcoin, nuclear energy, San Francisco, and more...
In California, which has a slew of renewable energy regulations, the cost of electricity increased three times faster than in the rest of the U.S.—and the state still doesn't even get reliable energy.
Charlie Lynch’s ordeal is a vivid reminder of a senseless prohibition policy that persists thanks to political inertia.
Despite voters' continued disgust at the idea of a Trump/Biden rematch, the former president is poised to carry nearly every state.
There is nothing in the Constitution that prevents an inmate from winning the presidency.
Anatomy of a budget gimmick.
And it isn't the first time.
A new report from the Government Accountability Office finds that two-thirds of government-owned buildings haven't been inspected for asbestos in at least five years.
Abundant, emissions-free energy was once the promise of a nuclear-powered future. What happened?
Plus: An interview with Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte, Minnesota lawmakers try to save Minneapolis zoning reform from excess environmental review, and the White House's new housing supply action plan.
Plus: More reactions to the Supreme Court's other decision in the Trump ballot disqualification case, D.C.'s continued minimum wage confusion, California's primary elections, and more...
Marijuana's classification has always been a political question, not a medical one.
Jack Teixeira shared documents on the war in Ukraine to a gamer group on Discord.
A law forcing kids off social media sites is still likely coming to Florida.
Plus: A listener asks the editors for short quotes from fictional works that are representative of libertarian ideas.
The reversal of a landmark reform was driven by unrealistic expectations and unproven assertions.
It can certainly be true that Peter Cichuniec made an egregious professional misjudgment. And it can also be true that punishing him criminally makes little sense.
"It is immoral that in a poor country like ours," the Argentine president said, "the government spends the people's money to buy the will of journalists."
Virginia’s barrier crime law limits employment prospects for ex-offenders, who often find their way back into the penal system when they can’t find work.
Three justices who concurred in that judgment accuse the majority of trying to "insulate all alleged insurrectionists from future challenges" by going further than necessary.
Allowing surrogacy brokers to be paid is good. Allowing surrogates themselves to be paid would be better.
Plus: A partial budget deal, Super Tuesday, the State of the Union, Harris calls for a cease-fire, and more...
The Beehive State joins a growing wave of defiance aimed at Washington, D.C.
No matter who wins between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, chaos is likely to ensue.
President Javier Milei's adversaries are wealthy Argentines who have benefited from government largesse.
"I have a history of being the only vote that was a 'no,'" the Kentucky Republican tells Reason.
Decades of protectionism have led to the film industry’s decline, but a free market can make it bloom.
There is nothing in the Constitution that prevents an inmate from winning the presidency.
The airlift avoids the real problems causing starvation.
Iran’s leaders wanted to show the world a high voter turnout. Instead, people stayed home for the "sham" elections.
The "data that exist for this year show consistent declines in major crimes in major cities."
Gov. Gavin Newsom's response to allegations of favoritism only serve to underline how the entire fast food minimum wage law was a giveaway to his buddies.
Salina, Kansas, restaurant owner Steve Howard argues in a new lawsuit that the city's sign regulations violate the First Amendment.
Rather than destruction of property, Wendell Goney was convicted of possession of a firearm as a felon.
Eli Lake of The Free Press debates author Jeremy Hammond at The Soho Forum.
A federal judge ruled that three men who committed nonviolent felonies decades ago are entitled to buy, own, and possess guns.
The sequel is about ecology, politics, economics, imperialism, and much more. But mostly it's about worms.
Plus: Putin threatens nukes, D.C. mulls a crackdown on theft, Bloomberg blames right-wingers, and more...
California's poorly served public school students need more than a few more dollars diverted to tutoring programs. They need an escape hatch.
One in five national governments tried to intimidate or kill exiles in recent years.
Critics are misreading the movie. The wealthy are not the villains in this story.
What if Russia had landed on the moon before the United States?
Students should be able to peacefully protest events, but they shouldn't disrupt a speaker or assault attendees.