A Florida Retiree's Uncut Lawn May Cost Him His House
Jim Ficken was fined $29,000 for violations of his town's tall grass ordinance.
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At Vegas Gun Forum, Democrat Presidential Candidates Agree on Universal Background Checks, Spar Over Mandatory Assault Weapon Buyback
But none seem curious about how America gun homicide rates fell nearly in half from 1990s to early 2010s.
Ohio Police Fired Blanks During School Shooter Drill, Needlessly Terrifying Students
Increasingly theatrical and frightening active shooter drills are surprisingly common, even though school shootings are not.
Naloxone Can Prevent Opioid Overdose Deaths. Why Isn't the FDA Allowing Over-the-Counter Sales?
Federal drug prohibition played a big role in creating the opioid crisis. Unfortunately, the government is also slowing the spread of one possible solution to it.
Defending San Francisco's Anti-NRA Resolution, City Officials Say It Was Nothing but Meaningless Bluster
Although San Francisco's supervisors urged city officials to punish contractors with ties to this "domestic terrorist organization," they say they did not really mean it.
Elizabeth Warren's Lobbying Tax Is Anti-Constitutional Pseudo-Policy
The Massachusetts senator's respect for the Constitution knows many bounds.
How To Fix Social Media and Democracy
The creator of "Godwin's law" about Hitler analogies has a bold new vision for free expression, online and off.
Federal Judge Says California Can't Force Trump To Release His Tax Returns in Exchange for Ballot Access
Written ruling says the state is violating the rights of voters as well as the presidential candidates.
Joe Biden Plans To Ban and Register 'Assault Weapons' but Won't Say What They Are
The presidential contender says the 1994 ban made mass shootings less lethal, even though the guns it tolerated were "just as deadly."
Trump Is the Problem, With or Without Twitter
If people think cancel culture sucks now, just wait until the government gets involved.
Trump Wanted Snipers and Electrified Spikes to Defend Border Moat Full of Alligators and Snakes, Says New Report
Plus: Rudy Giuliani threatens to sue The Swamp, UPS gets approval for delivery drones, and more...
Everyone Dares Call It Treason
Both the president and his critics casually deploy the once-incendiary charge to discredit their opponents.
Joker Director Todd Phillips Says Woke Scolds and Twitter Mobs Killed Comedy
"Go try to be funny nowadays with this woke culture."
Federal Court Upholds FCC Decision to Roll Back Obama-Era Net Neutrality Rules
Deregulation didn't end the internet as we know it.
Ex-Cop, Who Killed Her Neighbor After Accidentally Entering His Apartment, Convicted of Murder
Jury rejects attempt to claim she feared for her life and acted in self-defense.
The Latest Fight Over Eating Meat Ignores These 4 Essential Nutrition Truths
Don't let the lack of consensus on nutrition keep you from striving for a better way to eat.
Brickbats: October 2019
News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world
A Second Whistleblower Complaint Is Targeting Trump's Tax Returns
The House Ways and Means Committee is investigating evidence that Trump may have attempted to influence the mandatory IRS audit conducted on sitting presidents.
Mark Sanford Still Cares About Spending
The Republican presidential candidate sells his fiscal conservatism to Trevor Noah.
Unable To Let 2016 Go, Trump Asks World Leaders To Stay Obsessed, Too
Plus: the case for trading with corrupt countries, the problem with current criminal justice reformers, and more...
Stossel: Glenn Beck vs. Big Tech
Glenn Beck says social media outlets are biased against conservatives.
In Today's America, Everybody Who Disagrees With You Is a Traitor
Throwing the word treason around, unmoored from its actual meaning, is a weapon for delegitimizing political opposition and dissent.
Trump, Not the Whistleblower, Has Acted Illegally
The president's threats might prevent future whistleblowers from coming forward to expose executive abuse.
Indianapolis' Top Prosecutor Says He'll Stop Charging Simple Marijuana Possession
Marion County, Indiana, joins a growing list of jurisdictions where prosecutors are refusing to file charges for petty marijuana offenses.
Elizabeth Warren's 'Wealth Tax' Is Punishment, Not Taxation
Does economic success deserve to be punished? The Democratic Party will have to answer in the coming primaries. Joe Biden is on the correct side of it.
Who's Right on Impeachment: Rand Paul, Justin Amash, or Jeff Flake?
Libertarian-leaning legislators have markedly different ideas about the I-word. What say the Reason editors?
Why Is the Colorado Governor's Office Trying to Censor Rural News Outlets?
A spokesman for Gov. Jared Polis objects to a news story not because it’s wrong, but because of who wrote it.
New York City Declares Using the Term 'Illegal Alien' Can Result in a $250,000 Fine
The Commission on Human Rights is likely running afoul of the First Amendment.
The World Needs Innovators, Not Lectures From Teens, to Solve Climate Change
Finger-wagging won't overcome the collective action problems preventing action.
Maybe the Media Mishandled the New Brett Kavanaugh Book Because It's Mostly a Dud
The Education of Brett Kavanaugh: An Investigation doesn't shed much light on the Supreme Court justice or the allegations against him.
Trump's Civil War Tweet Is Bad. This Other Tweet May Be Unconstitutional.
Plus: newspapers vs. Google, The Federalist vs. the National Labor Relations Board, and more...
College Campus Food Policy Restricts Bake Sale Fundraisers
Campus food police are making inroads all over America
CDC Confirms That the Vast Majority of Vaping-Related Lung Disease Cases Involve THC Products
The latest findings highlight the irrationality of banning legal e-cigarettes that deliver nicotine.
Denver's Proposed $15.87 Minimum Wage Hike 'Hurts the People It's Trying To Help'
The restaurant industry would likely suffer under the legislation.
Beto Goes to Kent State, Argues Only the Government Can Be Trusted With Guns
Someone should tell Beto who did the killing at Kent State.
Prisons Are the Hardest Places to Read About Mass Incarceration
If you think a map of the moon might help an inmate escape, you might be a prison censor.
Can a Federal Judge Sentence You for a Crime Your Jury Says You Didn't Commit? The Answer May Terrify You
Congress takes up the issue of "acquitted conduct."
Almost Family Wrings Good Drama Out of Fertility Clinic Scandal
Network primetime premiere week ends with a jump in quality.
No Charges for Off-Duty Cop Who Killed Man in a California Costco
Would that outcome have been the same for those of us who aren't in law enforcement?
