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McConnell Won't Block Debt Ceiling Increase, Says He Wants Democrats To 'Proudly Own It'
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Ohio Prosecuted a Taxidermist for Asking an Inspector to Come Back Later
Regulators insist Fourth Amendment protections don’t apply to administrative searches.
Crisis at Rikers Island
In 2021, the institutional rot and dysfunction at Rikers Island cascaded into a full-blown catastrophe.
She Got Her Car Back 6 Years After Police Seized It
Malinda Harris’ ordeal shows how easily the government can take innocent people’s property under civil forfeiture laws.
De Blasio's New York Shouldn't Treat Unvaccinated Kids as Second-Class Citizens
Requiring kids as young as 5 to either get vaccinated or stay home is not as smart or as necessary as de Blasio claims.
Jen Psaki's Snarky Comments Can't Cover for the FDA's Rapid Testing Approval Failures
Plus: RIP to sex entrepreneur Phil Harvey, Elon Musk says Congress should can Biden's spending plan, and more....
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Secret Documents Show Which Message Apps Are the Most FBI-Proof
WhatsApp and iMessage are not as private as you might think.
Vaping Regulation Threatens a Lifesaving Smoking Alternative
Policy makers are acting as if saving the lives of smokers via harm-reducing alternatives counts for nothing.
Jussie Smollett Tries To Convince the Court 'There Was No Hoax'
Accused of orchestrating a hate crime hoax, the former actor took the stand at his trial on Monday.
Police Tase Man in His Home After Relative Calls Fire and Rescue for a Drug-Related Emergency
The victim denied police permission to search his home. Cop shouted, "I don't need your permission!"
A New Opportunity for the Government To Screw Up Abortion Law
Plus: A reminder to Bill de Blasio of what "incentive" really means
Maryland Democrats Hate Gerrymandering So Much, They're Trying To Eliminate the State's Lone Republican District
When it comes to drawing congressional districts, concerns about the legitimacy of democracy seemingly go out the window.
RIP Phil Harvey, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Who Expanded Human Pleasure and Human Choice
Harvey, who died last week, dedicated his life to supporting human pleasure along with the power to manage it responsibly.
5th Circuit Temporarily Restores Greg Abbott's Ban on School Mask Mandates
The appeals court is skeptical of the claim that the Texas governor's order illegally discriminates against people with disabilities.
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Imposes Vaccine Mandate for all Private Employers
The mayor also said that children aged 5–11 will have to be vaccinated in order to go to restaurants or engage in "high-risk" extracurricular activities.
After Avoiding a Government Shutdown, What Will Congress Do With the Waning Days of 2021?
Plus: Formerly imprisoned NSA contractor Reality Winner gets interviewed by 60 Minutes, San Francisco tries the novel approach of not taxing businesses to death, and more...
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Public Schools Are Causing Irreparable Harm to Themselves
As public schools push them out the door, many families are embracing change in how they educate children.
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While the press and politicians try to make the virus a political morality play, Reason keeps its head even while screaming at anti-scientific restrictionism.
False Nostalgia
The "good old days" weren't all that good—but they're still messing with politics.
Where's My Stuff?
Supply chains are struggling, but they're not as fragile as you think.
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Mexico's 'Junk Food' Warning Labels Are Junk
Government mandates have not resulted in a drop in sales of unhealthy snacks.
A Big, Dumb Machine
The problem in Afghanistan wasn't mere incompetence. The problem was a broken system.
How Did Ahmaud Arbery's 3 Assailants End Up With 12 Murder Convictions?
The felony murder rule is a perversion of justice—even when used against unsympathetic defendants.
School Districts Are Using Their COVID-19 Relief Money on Vape Detectors, Tennis Courts
"Some districts are investing big money in initiatives that don't appear at first glance strictly COVID-related."
Here Is Why a Federal Judge Blocked Enforcement of the Texas Social Media Law
Gov. Greg Abbott attacks First Amendment rights in the name of defending them.
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Joe Biden Puts a Happy Gloss on Disappointing Jobs Report
Economists predicted that we'd see 575,000 new jobs in November. A new Bureau of Labor Statistics report says only 210,000 were created.
Familiar School Comedy Hijinks Updated for Today in Abbott Elementary
Also intact: The whipsawing between cynicism and earnestness
Germany Bans the Unvaccinated from Restaurants, Shops, and Public Venues
Plus: Texas' social media censorship law is blocked by a federal judge on First Amendment grounds, federal lawmakers avoid a government shutdown, and more...
Politics Has Too Much Posturing and Not Enough Problem-Solving
During a speech to a conservative group this month, Hawley depicted a decline in masculinity as one of the nation's foremost problems. Really?
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Omicron Brings Another Round of Pointless Travel Restrictions
Instead of impoverishing the world, we have to learn to live with COVID-19.
How COVID-19 Changed Alcohol Forever
At least 20 states will permanently allow to-go cocktails, and more may be coming.
Beautiful World, Where Are You
Sally Rooney's books mix moderately annoying Marxism with moderately depressing sex and produce results much better than you'd expect.
Is Dr. Oz Fit To Join the U.S. Senate?
The TV personality's extensive history of promoting dubious nostrums suggests that he isn't.
Twitter's New 'Privacy' Policy Could Destroy Its Value for Decentralized Citizen Journalism
Why give legacy media a stranglehold over information that Twitter at its best is great for sharing?
The Michigan School Shooter Can Be a Murderer Without Also Being a Terrorist
The shooting was horrific, and the shooter deserves prosecution. But the charges should fit the crimes.
Judge Orders Massachusetts Prisons To Stop Using 'Highly Unreliable' Drug Field Tests To Punish Inmates
Although the tests are used by prison systems and police departments across the country, a judge found they have an error rate "only marginally better than a coin-flip."
