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Why Millennials Hate Free Speech and What To Do About It
The creator of ultra-woke poet Titania McGrath makes the case against cancel culture.
Stanford Law Dean: 'I Would Never Have Approved' Investigating a Student for Mocking the Federalist Society
"Stanford Law School is strongly committed to free speech," says Dean Jenny S. Martinez, who wants to "ensure that something like this does not happen again."
Lingering COVID Requirements for NYC Bars and Restaurants Amount to Pointless Hygiene Theater
Theatrical safety checks don't keep people safe—vaccines do.
The One Where Friends Has a Reunion Episode
Also: A strange, 50-year-old George Romero public service movie is unearthed.
New York Will Put To-Go Cocktails on Ice
Special interests are trying to stuff newfound alcohol freedom back in the bottle as the pandemic ends.
United Airlines Wants To Bring Back Supersonic Air Travel. Will the FAA Let It?
The company has agreed to purchase 15 supersonic airliners from Denver-based aerospace startup Boom.
Get Ready for Another Big Deplatforming Debate, Because Facebook Is Tweaking Its Rules Again
Plus: Prosecutors are big lobbyists for new crime bills, Biden floats compromise on corporate taxes, and more...
Conservative Attacks on 'Big Tech' Are Turning the Constitution on Its Head
No, states can't use the 10th Amendment to overturn the First Amendment.
The Media's Lab Leak Debacle Shows Why Banning 'Misinformation' Is a Terrible Idea
How a debate about COVID-19's origins exposed a dangerous hubris
Performative Pandemic Panic
Officials’ cynical manipulation of the public damaged their own credibility as well as the world at large.
Barely Legal Strippers Now Fully Illegal in Texas
The penalty for employing 18- to 20-year-olds to work nude, topless, or "in a sexually oriented commercial activity" is now 2 to 20 years in prison.
Supreme Court Places Limits on What Actions Violate Federal Hacking Law
Prosecutors like to use the law against people who clearly weren't engaged in hacking. The Court is trying to rein them in.
Why Did It Take Stanford So Long To Recognize This Satirical Flyer As Protected Speech?
The university investigated a law school student for mocking the Federalist Society, putting his diploma on hold until yesterday.
Abolish ICE? Actually, Biden's Budget Proposal Hikes Spending on America's Immigration Cops.
More spending on more intrusive government is the Biden agenda all the way down.
Employers Can Require Workers To Get COVID-19 Vaccine, Says EEOC
Plus: The best International Whores' Day writing, FIRE fights expansive interpretation of critical race theory law, and more...
Wittgenstein vs. the Woke
A generation of activists has imbued words and sounds with superstition.
Biden's Astronomical Budget Proposal Even Has Some Democrats Worried
The spending plan demonstrates an unwillingness to govern and a preference for pandering to special interests.
U.S. Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan Almost Halfway Done, but Full Exit Isn't Assured
Even as U.S. troops come home, ongoing operations could allow a covert conflict to continue.
Andrew Doyle: Free Speech and Why It Matters
The creator of Titania McGrath on cancel culture, government overreach, and younger generations' willingness to censor
Neighbors Won't Let Decaying L.A. French Restaurant Die, Despite Owner's Wishes
Cruel NIMBYism hides in call for historic preservation.
New Border Migration Trends Cast Doubt on Biden's Approach
Migrants from over 160 countries have arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border in recent months.
Biden's $6 Trillion Budget Plan Is Even More Expensive Than It Looks
The White House chose not to include cost estimates for a number of big-ticket health care policies—while still expressing support for them.
A Pennsylvania Police Chief Resigns After Pleading Guilty to Threatening a Facebook Critic With a False Arrest
Perhaps the ignominious end to Brian Buglio's career will alert thin-skinned cops to the perils of trying to punish people for constitutionally protected speech.
There's Never Been a Better Time To Be LGBT in America
We've come a long way, baby. Don't let anybody try to convince you otherwise.
Lumber Is Crazy Expensive Right Now. Biden Is About To Make It Worse.
The Commerce Department is planning to hike tariffs on Canadian lumber from about 9 percent to more than 18 percent.
Texas Will Revoke Licenses for Child Care Facilities That House Refugee Children
Plus: International Sex Workers' Day, vaccines and HIPAA, and more...
Joe Biden's Fragile Global Minimum Tax Cartel
The Biden administration is expending a lot of time and energy to make the country more uncompetitive than ever.
The 'One-Child' Policy Was Tyrannical in Theory and Brutally Oppressive in Practice
For decades, Western apologists downplayed the horrific consequences of China’s reproductive restrictions..
Big Government Is Back, Baby!
And hope for the future (still) lies outside of the state.
Autonomous 'Slaughterbot' Drones Reportedly Attack Libyans Using Facial Recognition Tech
Should they be banned?
The Bipartisan War on Work
Urban Democrats may be leading the charge, but Republicans, too, have enlisted.
Biden Wants To Track Cryptocurrency, but Bitcoin Seems Safe (for Now)
There are any number of ways regulators may seek to clamp down on cryptocurrencies.
Why Is the TSA Making Vaccinated Air Travelers Wear Masks?
The agency's rule, which it recently extended until mid-September, makes no sense as a safety measure.
Public University Threatens To Monitor and Punish Off-Campus Student Behavior
Doing the wrong thing at an off-campus party could lead to on-campus consequences.
The U.K. Is Accelerating Resettlement Efforts for Afghan Interpreters. The U.S. Should Do the Same.
Time is running out for Afghan personnel who have aided U.S. troops.
Liberal Media Coverage Is Boosting Conservative Nationalists
Plus: Supreme Court to rule on Catholic foster agencies, tech associations sue over social media law in Florida, and more…
Sports Betting Pays Off
The first major intersection of college basketball and legal sports betting seems to have been a completely clean affair.
On Memorial Day, Remember Skepticism Toward a Large, Standing Military
Thank the troops, but question the uses to which they’re put.
Afghan Interpreters Risked Everything To Help American Soldiers. Now They Might Be Left Behind.
"I am currently very afraid," an interpreter tells Reason. "I...have no doubt that I will be targeted and get killed."
On Pot Legalization, Biden Offers Only Inaction
The new administration does not appear to be interested in addressing the conflict between state and federal marijuana laws.
