Biden Can't Fix High Beef Prices With $500 Million
But spending more would be a bigger mistake. Sometimes, there simply isn't a government solution to a problem.
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A New Lawsuit Says Wilmington Is Running an Unconstitutional Towing and Impound Racket
Residents say their cars were improperly ticketed, then impounded and scrapped after they couldn't pay off their debts soon enough.
The Houston Chronicle Cites Iffy Data To Make the Case for Mask Mandates in Schools
When you are already convinced a policy makes sense, any evidence will do.
China Expands Crypto Crackdown, Targeting Mining and Overseas Platforms
Though domestic crypto transactions were banned back in 2017, today's move signals that Chinese authorities are making good on their threats from earlier this year.
La Brea Is a Sucking Sinkhole of a Sci-Fi Mystery Show
Both literally and in terms of quality
House Votes To Make Your Daughters Eligible for the Military Draft
With minimal debate, Selective Service was doubled in a "must-pass" $778 billion defense bill.
San Francisco's Chain Store Restrictions Targeted Starbucks. They're Now Screwing Over a Local Burrito Joint.
Family-owned burrito chain El Farolito will have to change its branding or pick a new neighborhood to open up its 12th location if it wants to avoid being ensnared in the city's restrictions on "formula retail."
Biden: You Will Get a Booster Shot When the CDC Says So
If the government is going to approve them for everyone eventually, why wait?
Trump's 'Eastman Memo' Proposed an Unconstitutional Power Grab by the Vice President
A conservative law professor advised Donald Trump that Mike Pence could unilaterally overturn the 2020 election.
U.S. To Continue Cruel Treatment of Haitian Refugees—But Not on Horseback
Plus: Debt myopia, tech trade groups sue over Texas social media law, abortion providers ask SCOTUS to reconsider, and more...
Mass Student Loan Forgiveness Is Already Happening
Biden is using executive authority to write off debts for some borrowers, while a Bush-era law could have even bigger implications.
Republicans Got What They Deserved in California Recall
Doubling down on stridently conservative messaging in a state where conservatives are a dwindling and fleeing minority doesn't seem like a winning strategy.
Brutal Treatment of Asylum-Seekers Is the Reality of Government
That’s why its role in our lives should be reduced to the minimum.
Project Hail Mary
In the new sci-fi novel, humanity manages to save itself not with social revolution but through reason, technology, and innovation.
From Russiagate to the MyPillow Guy, Let's Stop With Electoral Conspiracy Theories
Before Mike Lindell's lunatic claims and Donald Trump's sour grapes over 2020, there was Hillary Clinton and the media's false insistence on Kremlin interference.
Regulators Threaten Coinbase and Cryptocurrency Innovation
Innovation should be more important than regulation.
Progressive Democrats Propose Eviction Moratorium Far More Sweeping Than the One the Supreme Court Struck Down
The Keeping Renters Safe Act would give bureaucrats a blank check to ban evictions during future outbreaks.
Could Classical Liberalism Win Big in Germany?
In the country’s first post-Merkel election, Germany’s Free Democratic Party could once again be a "kingmaker."
Has the Pandemic Finally Peaked in the U.S.?
Recent modeling scenarios cautiously suggest yes.
The CDC Made America's Pandemic Worse
The agency didn't just botch the initial test. It resisted mass testing.
Now That Opponents of the Texas Abortion Ban Are Using Its Provisions To Defeat It, Pro-Life Activists Are Crying Foul
In the first two lawsuits filed under S.B. 8, all of the parties seem to think enforcement of the law should be blocked.
New York City's Jails See Two Deaths in Single Week
One at Rikers, one at a nearby jail barge, marking 12 deaths this year
ACLU Thinks the Second Amendment Is a Threat to the First Amendment
"Restrictions on guns in public spaces are appropriate to make public spaces safe for democratic participation."
Blame Both Parties if the Federal Government Shuts Down in December
Democrats want to raise the debt ceiling, while Republicans occasionally remember they're against big government spending.
21 Federal Agencies Manage 200 Different Diet-Related Programs, Leading to Overlap and Chaos
"There really is no overarching federal strategy to guide the government’s efforts to improve Americans’ diets," says a new government report, which indicates that overlap in initiatives is creating waste.
Tariffs on Chinese Imports Have Accomplished Approximately Nothing
A new study shows that former President Donald Trump's tariffs did little to push American companies out of China.
Oregon Legalizes a Breakthrough Treatment: Magic Mushrooms
Oregon will license and regulate psilocybin-assisted therapy by 2023. Some health care professionals aren't willing to wait.
Proposed Local Facial Recognition Technology Ban Draws Fire
Protecting citizens from intrusive government surveillance is a virtue well worth signaling.
Whoops—No Gun Rights for Adults Under 21 After All, Says Court
Plus: ACLU rewrites Ruth Bader Ginsburg, theaters sue over NYC vaccine passports, and more...
Supreme Court Dodges Another Religious Liberty Fight
Justices have mostly demurred on the question of whether anti-discrimination laws trump religious freedom.
Robby Soave: Today's Bipartisan Tech Panic Is Yesteryear's Freakout Over Video Games
The Reason senior editor argues that attempts to break up tech giants and rein in social media are based on flawed arguments.
The DHS Agent Who Tried To Kill Kevin Byrd Can't Be Sued—Because He Works for the Federal Government
It's almost impossible to hold federal officers to account.
NYC Theaters Sue Bill de Blasio, Claiming Vaccine Mandate Obstructs Free Speech
The lawsuit argues the mandate leads to discrimination based on content of speech and type of speaker.
Excessive Bureaucracy Is Making America's Broken Immigration System Worse
A new Government Accountability Office report offers a useful lesson about the often unseen, human costs of making forms more difficult to fill out.
'Domestic Terrorism' Fears Will Be Used To Justify Increased Snooping and Harassment
The Biden administration is greatly increasing FBI caseloads and agents. That's bad news for anybody who is worried about federal overreach.
School Choice Helped a Homeless Teen Grow Up To Run a Nonprofit. Now She Wants To Help Others.
"If you would have told me when I was 12 years old, I would run this organization, I would have said you were crazy."
The Wonder Years Is a Remake Actually Worth Your Attention
In an era of cynical nostalgia-fueled reboots, a racial reframing creates a new experience.
Oberlin College Will Require Students To Be Masked Indoors and Outdoors, Unless Eating Alone
There is one positive case of COVID-19 on campus.
No, Tennessee Isn't Hoarding Monoclonal Antibody Treatment for the Unvaccinated
Plus: Internet freedom at 11-year low, charter school enrollment up 7 percent, lawyer behind abortion lawsuit speaks up, and more...
Don't Import Vaccine Mandates for Domestic Travel
We’re on our way to having to ask for permission to go about our daily lives.
Bureaucrats and Politicians Seem Determined To Cripple a Lifesaving Alternative to Smoking
E-cigarette regulations and taxes threaten an industry that could prevent millions of premature deaths.
In U.N. Speech, Biden Says America Is Not at War for First Time in 20 Years. That's Just Not True.
Multiple military authorizations are still intact and we've still got troops in Iraq and elsewhere. And that's not even counting the drone strikes.
George Will vs. 1619 Project: The U.S. Founding Is 'the Best Thing That Ever Happened'
The Washington Post columnist says President Joe Biden isn't a progressive but "will go where the [Democratic] party goes, and the party is being driven by other people."
