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Increasing Top Tax Brackets Is Easier Than Increasing Revenue Over Time
Proponents of jacking top marginal income tax rates such as AOC ignore how hard it is to actually boost revenue over the long haul.
If Even Utah Has Gone Soft on Pot, Can the Nation Be Far Behind?
Nearly a quarter of the U.S. population lives in a jurisdiction where recreational use is legal.
Video: Arkansas Cop Casually Shoots a 9-pound Dog
"OK, I'm going to come to you, and if your dog gets aggressive, I'm going to shoot it."
Some Male College Students Want Campuses to Censor Porn
Notre Dame student bravely responds, "Give Me Pornhub or Give Me Death."
Will 'Frenzied Hectoring' by British Food Nannies Never End?
British health officials are ready to tax tasty food out off shelves.
Supreme Court Will Hear Two New Gerrymandering Challenges
A Republican gerrymander in North Carolina and a Democratic gerrymander in Maryland give the court another chance to set some rules for redistricting.
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
A blind websurfer, an accidental No Fly List designation, and a threat-inducing photocopy.
Tucker Carlson Thinks the Problem With America Is Market Capitalism
The populist pundit couldn't be more wrong.
Can New Jersey Ban the Distribution of Computer Files That Can Help Make Guns?
Defense Distributed and the Second Amendment Foundation insist that law violates the First Amendment, Commerce Clause, and Supremacy Clause.
Washington Offenders Could See Clemency for Pot Convictions
Gov. Jay Inslee, who intends to run for president, made the announcement on Friday.
What the Hell Is the 'Military Version of Eminent Domain'?
Whatever it is, it can't be good.
'America Really Was the First Country Founded on Individualism': Podcast
Jonathan Hoenig, a devotee of Ayn Rand, founder of Capitalist Pig investments, and editor of The New Textbook of Americanism, isn't pulling any punches.
Libertarian Party Presidential Hopeful Adam Kokesh Arrested in New Orleans for Failing to Show I.D.
The interaction began when he was stopped by the side of the road trying to power-wash stenciled messages on a dirty concrete barrier.
A Colorado Man Wins $175,000 After His 'Fuck Bad Cops' Sign Prompts a Tasing
Body cam footage shows the officer getting chewed out by his supervisor shortly afterward.
Life Will Go on if Trump Keeps the Government Shut Down for 'Years'
The world will keep spinning, no matter how long the government shutdown lasts.
Trump's Trade War Is Harming the Craft Booze Business—and Dragging Down the Rest of the Economy in the Process
Catoctin Creek Distillery's tariff woes show that no one wins a trade war.
Judge Blocks New York City Law Demanding Airbnb Share Reams of Private Host Data
Online room-sharing services had no avenue to legally challenge demands for private info.
Bioengineering Photosynthesis Boosts Crop Growth by 40 Percent
Malthusian predictions of global famines keep receding.
Thanks to Heavy Taxes and Regulations, California's Legal Cannabis Sales Fell After Recreational Stores Opened
The market's performance is falling far short of predictions.
Leave the Strand Alone! Iconic Bookstore Owner Pleads With NYC: Don't Landmark My Property
Nancy Bass Wyden says historic designation would compromise her ownership rights and mean dealing with bureaucrats who "do not know how to run a bookstore."
Justin Amash: Say You're Not 'OK' With the Wall
You should call for a guest worker program to solve the problem of unauthorized immigration.
Most Americans Want Congress to Fix Budget Crisis, Increase Spending. Huh?
You can't have it both ways.
Philadelphia's Soda Tax Just Killed a Grocery Store
Shoprite owner says he's lost 25 percent of his business since the soda tax made sugary drinks significantly more expensive.
RIP Herb Kelleher, the Man Who Democratized Air Travel
The swashbuckling Southwest Airlines honcho is dead at 87.
Bring the Syrian Kurds With You, America
They have been loyal allies and need an exit strategy too
With Pelosi Back in Power, Impasse Over Border Wall Drags On: Reason Roundup
Plus: Democrats divided on deficit-neutral spending and an autopsy of The Weekly Standard.
First on Nancy Pelosi's Agenda: Attacking Free Expression
Campaign finance legislation is always about inhibiting someone's speech.
The Last Adult in Sacramento
Making sense of the complicated and contradictory legacy of California Gov. Jerry Brown.
Movie Review: Stan & Ollie
John C. Reilly and Steve Coogan capture Laurel and Hardy toward the end of their days.
Good News, Ladies! The Military-Industrial Complex Is Ours Now!
No one wants to consider if casually blowing things up is a good idea in the first place.
The National Debt Hit $22 Trillion at the End of 2018
Growth alone won't get us out of this mess.
Criticize Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Socialist Policies, Not Her Extremely Likable Dance Video
Conservatives who attack AOC's style, youth, and dance video are just going to make her more popular.
After Being Sent Back to Federal Prison Because of an 'Error,' Matthew Charles Will Be Freed Again
Charles may be the first person to benefit from the sentencing reductions in the FIRST STEP Act.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wants Democrats to Drop the Pretense of Fiscal Responsibility
The fight over PAYGO is about whether Democrats will pretend to care about the deficit.
Despite Climate Change, There Will Be Enough Food for 10 Billion in 2050
Food security is not the problem, but nutrition security could be.
The Trump Administration Has Issued the Fewest New Regulations In Decades. Does That Matter?
Raw counts of new rules added or pages in the Federal Register are a poor measure of deregulatory efforts.
Florida State Commission Recommends Arming Teachers to Keep Schools Safe
Currently, most Florida public school teachers can't carry in the classroom.
Washington Redefines All Semi-Automatic Rifles As 'Assault Weapons'
A ballot initiative that took effect this week bans sales to adults younger than 21.
Ex-Sheriff David Clarke, Defender of Harsh Prisons, Whines about Manafort's Jail Treatment
Meanwhile, meet a psychologically scarred man who disfigured himself while serving 22 years in solitary in Illinois.
Mitt Romney Says that Presidential Character Matters. But Policy Is Far More Important.
Donald Trump is not the personification of America.
You Might Not Get Your Tax Refund If the Government Stays Shut Down
But don't worry! You can still pay the government.
Resolved: The Supreme Court Should Overrule Qualified Immunity
A debate today with Professor Chris Walker
GOP Congressman Bucks Party on Dems' House Rule Changes
Rep. Tom Reed says he was threatened with "consequences" as a result.
Warren Endorses Afghanistan Withdrawal As Trump Spews Soviet Propaganda About the Country: Reason Roundup
Plus: a public domain bonanza, Khashoggi killers on trial, and Super Bowl sex-trafficking panic starts early
