Why Aren't More Doctors Helping People Addicted to Opioids?
Philadelphia's innovative treatment program for incarcerated opioid users is failing. Is it because doctors don't want to treat opioid addicts?
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Foxconn Is 'Not Building a Factory' in Wisconsin Despite Billions in Taxpayer Subsidies
Foxconn is reconsidering its plans to build a manufacturing facility that was supposed to create 13,000 blue collar jobs.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Call To Abolish ICE Does Not Mean She Supports Sex Trafficking
The Super Bowl is around the corner and a popular sex trafficking myth is back.
The Cops Were the Aggressors in This Week's Deadly Houston Drug Raid
Even if Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas were selling heroin out of their house, the government's violent response cannot be morally justified.
Pete Davidson Accused Police of 'Hunting' Him. The Syracuse D.A. Wasn't Pleased.
It all seems rather petty.
Two Lawsuits Show What a Hot Mess California Housing Politics Is Right Now
How much power does the state of California have to force NIMBY localities to build more housing?
Kamala Harris Just Showed Why Bernie Sanders' Medicare for All Plan Won't Work
Transitioning to a fully government-run system would require eliminating private health insurance for nearly 180 million Americans.
Florida Man Jailed 41 Days Over 92 Grams of…Laundry Detergent
Spoiler alert: It wasn't heroin.
Howard Schultz Exposes the Ugly Entitlement Driving Democrats: Reason Roundup
Plus: Another way the E.U. "right to be forgotten" is risky, and Baltimore cuts back on pot prohibition
Food Trucks Are Illegal on 97 Percent of Chicago Downtown Business District Curbs. The Court Could Fix That.
City regulations have driven nearly 50 percent of licensed food trucks out of business, but Courageous Cupcakes is fighting back.
Have Gun, Can't Travel
New York City's arbitrary restrictions on transporting firearms give SCOTUS a chance to curtail rampant disrespect for the Second Amendment.
The Super Bowl of Corporate Welfare
Football is popular enough to thrive without politicians subsidizing it.
Baltimore's Top Prosecutor Will Stop Prosecuting Marijuana Possession Cases
Whether the police will stop arresting people is another question.
South Carolina Police Hauled in $17 Million Through Civil Asset Forfeiture Over Three Years
"The robber didn't get anything, but the police got everything."
Disappointed by Marijuana Tax Revenue, California Legislators Propose Rate Cuts
The reduction will not be enough to displace the black market.
Chicago Police Deny Claim That Jussie Smollett Identified Attackers as White, Can't Get Their Story Straight About Whether He Heard Them Say 'MAGA'
Empire star attacked on streets of Chicago late last night.
Lawsuit Challenges St. Louis Bail System That Keeps Poor People Trapped Behind Bars
Class action claim contends 85 percent of people jailed before trial simply cannot afford to pay and aren't offered alternatives.
Kamala Harris: Under Medicare for All, If You Like Your Insurance Plan, You Can't Keep It
The 2020 contender's single-payer pitch is all about disruption.
Who's Afraid of Howard Schultz? Just About Everyone, and They're Right To Be
The former Starbucks CEO is getting dragged by liberals and progressives because he is talking about debt and spending in ways they don't like.
Baltimore Scrambles to Remove Criminal Penalties for Riders From Dockless Scooter Regs
The accidental criminal penalties in Baltimore's proposed scooter bill reveal the problems with the default criminalization of code violations.
It's Time For Trump to Tell Stephen Miller 'You're Fired' and Chart a New Course On Immigration
Miller's enforcement-plus agenda is destroying Trump's presidency.
Teachers' Strike Blew Another $500 Million Hole in L.A. Schools' Budget
That's on top of massive long-term debts for retiree health care benefits.
Super Bowl of Welfare: New on Reason
Sports stadiums get billions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies.
Kamala Harris Builds Anti-Prosecutor Strawman at CNN Townhall
Unsurprisingly, a lot of Democrats and media lapped it up.
Stossel: Super Bowl of Welfare
Sports stadiums get billions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies.
Portland Community College Cancels Leftist Event Due to Safety Concerns
"PCC Public Safety was made aware of a possible planned disruption to tonight's event."
Why Do So Many Modern Jobs Seem Pointless?
An investigation into why people are working more without accomplishing more
John Althouse Cohen on the Covington Boys
"The encounter was so mundane that you have to wonder what other non-events will be used to try to destroy you or me."
U.S. Likely To Settle for Afghan Withdrawal Deal It Could Have Got 15 Years Ago
Early progress in U.S.-Taliban peace talks are a reminder of how little we're fighting for in Afghanistan.
The Shutdown Was a Failure on Its Own Terms
It will leave us with a bigger, more powerful, and more fragile federal government.
Are Billionaires Immoral? Democrats Are Staking Out Aggressive Anti-Wealth Platforms Ahead of 2020.
Is it moral to blame a country's problems on a handful of wealthy individuals? Is it a wise political strategy?
America's Stubborn Left Clings to Nicolas Maduro Despite All Evidence
It's time to admit that Venezuela's "21st century socialism" failed.
Straw Ban Bills Migrate From Progressive Cities to Purple State Legislatures
Bills introduced in Montana, Florida, and Washington would either ban or restrict plastic straws.
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When Reason Requested the New L.A. Sheriff's Disciplinary Records, the Deputies Union Got an Injunction to Block Us
A newly passed police transparency bill is under attack across the state. The latest tactic: insisting it's not retroactive.
Are Billionaires a Policy Failure?: Podcast
Assessing Elizabeth Warren's "tippy-top" tax, Howard Schultz's presidential candidacy, Donald Trump's shutdown-shutdown, and more
CBO: Budget Deficit Numbers Are Better Than Expected, but We're Still Screwed
Unless we make some big changes, things won't get much better.
Attempted Vanishing of Online Posts, All the Way Down
Don Lichterman was convicted of forgery; I wrote about it. Someone using his name tried to get Google to vanish my article; I wrote about that. Now someone is trying to get Google to vanish that later article -- and to vanish online court records that refer to Mr. Lichterman's case.
Will Twitter Punish Users Who Tweet 'Learn to Code' at Laid-Off Journalists? Maybe.
"Twitter is responding to a targeted harassment campaign against specific individuals-a policy that's long been against the Twitter Rules."
Virginia Alcohol Regulators Said Ending Ban on Happy Hour Ads Would Literally Kill People, Then Supported Ending the Ban
This is a clear victory for freedom, but the way it went down might make you scratch your head a little.
Florida Bans Greyhound Racing After State Law Kept It Going for Years
It would have been better to let the sport fail on its own.
My talks on "The Myth of Substantive Due Process" [UPDATED]
Why both progressives and conservatives are wrong about "the due process of law."
If You Still Think the Shutdown Proves Government Is Important, You're Seeing What You Want to See
A lot of what government does is better done by somebody else-or not at all.
Rep. Walter Jones, Who Supported and Then Denounced Iraq War, Is Dying
The second-generation congressman from North Carolina is a profile in principle and courage.
Media Suddenly Eager to Fact Check Outrageous Human Trafficking Claims Under Trump: Reason Roundup
Plus: the futility of "fetal heartbeat" bills and Under Armour going to outer space.
