Rep. Ilhan Omar Recklessly Accuses Lindsey Graham of Being 'Compromised'
People are losing their damn fool minds in the midst of Putin paranoia.
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Oregon Considers Toughest Gun Restrictions in the Country
Five-round magazines and background checks for ammo purchases
California Voters to Decide the Future of Their State's Bail System
Industry representatives succeed in forcing a referendum on reforms passed by lawmakers.
The Trump Administration Separated Thousands More Families Than We Thought
We don't even know exactly how many.
Roku Bans Alex Jones, InfoWars from Streaming Platform
Yes, the paranoid lunatic is a mega-troll, but the beauty of new media means never having to engage stuff you find awful or offensive.
2 Big Reasons We Don't Need a Border Wall
The supposed border "crisis" is already solving itself.
D.C. Mayor Says New Airbnb Regs Are Unconstitutional, But She Won't Veto Them
The most remarkable thing about the new rules: Hotel lobbyists managed to convince the city council to give up $100 million in tax revenue.
Oklahoma Cops Jail Four Men for Transporting Legal Hemp
The first wrinkle in the era of legal hemp comes into focus: Police officers do not appear capable of distinguishing hemp from marijuana.
Once Again, ICE Detained an American Citizen
The ACLU blames local law enforcement after ICE detains an American-born veteran with the intent to deport him.
Is Climate Change Making Hurricanes More Destructive?
Not yet in the United States, new studies suggest
No, Gov. Cuomo, Journalists Shouldn't Be an Extra-Protected Class: Reason Roundup
Plus: Rand Paul has "never been prouder" of Trump, the Women's March clashes with the Park Service, and Vegas' first Stripper Parade & Expo is coming soon.
Are You More Likely to Be Killed by Opioids Than a Car Crash?
Only if you are using heroin, fentanyl, or dangerous drug mixtures
Trump Paving the Road to Overtime Pay With Good Intentions
Raising the cost of employing workers is never a recipe for increasing employment.
Red Dead Redemption 2 Has First Amendment Right to Use Pinkertons As Villains
Popular video game should prevail in lawsuit over its depiction of the infamous detective agency.
Washington Lt. Gov. Skips Governor's Speech Because People with Concealed Carry Permits Could Attend
Shouldn't he be avoiding most of the whole state of Washington?
The Shutdown and the First Amendment
What happens if a commercial speech licensing scheme is on hold -- and thus the speakers can't speak -- because of the federal government shutdown?
City Officials Ordered San Francisco Man To Rebuild Exact Replica of Demolished Home. Now He's Fighting Back.
City officials determined years ago that the home was of no historic value.
Try Common Sense and Dump Old Right-Left Ideologies, Says Philip K. Howard in New Book: Podcast
He also offers up concrete proposals not just to reform government but to route around it and get on with our lives already.
At Least Trump's Dumb Space Force Is Giving Us a Steve Carrell Show
"Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica" goes intergalactic?
The 100th Anniversary of the Ratification of the Amendment That Led to Prohibition Is a Reminder of the Lasting Damage Bad Policy Can Do
The outlaw of the production and sale of alcohol was a racist policy that failed on its own terms.
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L.A.'s New Sheriff Rehires Deputy Fired for Alleged Stalking, Abuse
Out with the old cronies. In with the new ones?
Why It's Time To Disband the Women's March
The infighting shows that feminism might be a distraction to crafting a real social justice agenda
Did SCOTUS Just Rule That Pickpocketing Is a 'Violent Felony'?
Justice Sonia Sotomayor has some concerns.
The Next Attorney General Says He Won't Go After State-Licensed Marijuana Suppliers
William Barr does not like legalization but says Congress has to resolve the "untenable" conflict between state and federal law.
Pelosi Moves to Cancel Trump's State of the Union Speech. Good Riddance.
The shutdown may force the government to cancel the State of the Union.
How Is It OK for CNN to Hire Possible Presidential Contender John Kasich?
"This is not me promoting anything, including myself," the former Ohio governor says, while promoting himself.
Do You Believe in Educational Pluralism? Come Out to This Reason Event in D.C. on 1/23!
Lisa Snell interviews Johns Hopkins' Ashley Berner, author of Pluralism and American Public Education: No One Way to School.
Judge Rules Police Cannot Require People to Unlock Their Own iPhones With Thumb or Iris
Compelled use of facial and finger recognition features runs afoul of the Fifth Amendment.
The 7 Most Insane Licensing Proposals of 2019 (So Far)
State lawmakers target pet groomers, drain cleaners, interior designers, pecan buyers, athletic trainers, antler dealers, and....art therapists?
Private Companies and State Governments Fight for Local News
Facebook is the latest to announce its intentions to save local media.
Over-the-Counter Contraception Is Immensely Popular. But Democrats Have Doomed It.
In 2019, it's liberals, not conservatives, who are holding the pill hostage for political gain.
Kirsten Gillibrand Announces Presidential Candidacy, Gets Slammed for Al Franken's Political Demise: Reason Roundup
Plus: optimism about the end of liberalism and Marco Rubio's new tech bill.
How Scientology Recruits Inside Florida Prisons
Criminon says it's a secular program to rehabilitate inmates, but critics say it's a recruiting pitch for Scientology.
The Whimsical Illogic of 'Assault Weapon' Bans
The category is defined by politicians, who focus on looks rather than function.
The Lessons of the Government Shutdown
Private citizens often step in to do what government officials say only the government can do.
Survey Shows Most Extreme Opponents of GMO Foods Know the Least - Yet Think They Know the Most
The result is consistent with lots of other evidence of widespread ignorance and bias influencing public opinion on political and scientific issues.
Alabama Judge Strikes Down State Law Protecting Confederate Monuments
But the decision seems wrong as a matter of federal constitutional law, because the law regulates only local governments -- and local governments lack any federal constitutional rights against their states.
N.Y. Bill Would Violate Gun Rights, Free Speech Rights, and Privacy
Among other things, it would call for investigators to review three years' worth of a would-be gun buyer's social media postings for "excessive discriminatory content."
Attorney General Nominee William Barr Defends Long Prison Sentences, But Says He's Open to Reforms
"As a system, it's working," Barr says of the criminal justice system. "It's not predicated on racism."
Atlas Brew Works' Beer Is About To Go Bad Thanks to the Shutdown
The bureaucracy-beleagured beermakers are suing the feds.
Green New Deal Will Try Anything Except Nukes, Hydro, Markets…
Using climate change as an excuse to pursue other social and economic goals.
Trial Begins for Aid Workers Accused of Leaving Food, Water in Desert for Migrants
Federal officials are doing their best to criminalize No More Death's efforts to stop immigrants from dying while crossing into the U.S.
The Gillette Ad Tells Men Not to Hurt People. Why Is This Offensive?
"Toxic masculinity" is sometimes a scapegoat for the left, but this particular commercial makes no grand anti-male claims.
'Extreme opponents of genetically modified foods know the least but think they know the most'
Title of the Nature Human Behavior article cited above sadly says it all.
Federal Judge: Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross 'Violated the Public Trust' with Census Citizenship Question
The Trump administration can't ask about citizenship on the 2020 census, Judge Jesse Furman ruled.
