Judge: Trump Administration's Steel Tariff Rationale 'Makes Me Scratch My Head'
The Trump administration's response to a lawsuit challenging steel tariffs is a deeply un-conservative argument for greater executive power.
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Congress Passes FIRST STEP Act, Sending Criminal Justice Reform to Trump's Desk
"The most significant efforts the federal government will take to date to reduce federal prison populations after decades and decades of doing the opposite."
Gun Owners Don't Seem Eager to Comply With New Jersey's New Magazine Ban
Police officers, who can now charge people who own 15-round magazines with a felony, were outraged when it looked like they might receive equal treatment.
Illinois Bleeds Population for Fifth Year in a Row
Skyrocketing debt and pension obligations make for a tough labor environment.
Christian O'Brien on the Future of the Right
Tune in to Reason's livestream with the co-creator of the YouTube channel 1791.
Stop Lumping Aziz Ansari in With the Bad Men of #MeToo
The comedian was smeared. He's not a sexual predator.
Trump Doubles Down on Withdrawing Troops From Syria Despite Freakout From Warmongering Establishment: Reason Roundup
"Does the USA want to be the Policeman of the Middle East?" the president asks-and gets a resounding yes from Republicans and Democrats.
Mary Washington Ruling Threatens Free Speech on Campus
Dissenting judge warns of "Catch-22 Title IX liability."
'We've Beaten [ISIS]…Now, It's Time for our Troops To Come Back Home'
Donald Trump explains his decision to withdraw from Syria directly to the American people.
Gorsuch Challenges Blank Check for the U.S. Attorney General
A case to watch for both criminal justice reformers and for critics of executive overreach.
A Deficit-Happy Government May Lead to a Debt-Driven Financial Crisis
Get ready for permanent low growth, a stifled entrepreneurial spirit, and high unemployment.
If You Support Democracy and the Rule of Law, You Should Applaud Trump Getting the Hell Out of Syria
Rep. Justin Amash: "U.S. forces should not be engaged in Syria...without legitimate military justification AND proper congressional authorization."
Universities May Have Duty to Block Students' Access to Sites That Carry Supposedly "Harassing" Statements About Students
A bad decision from the Fourth Circuit, aptly criticized by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education.
A GoFundMe Has Raised More Than $1 Million for Trump's Border Wall
It's a bad idea in more ways than one.
Syracuse Cops Force Doctors to Probe a Man's Rectum for Drugs, Then Bill the Man For It
Similar cases have resulted in huge lawsuits against hospitals and police departments.
The Past and Future of Psychedelics with Rick Doblin
Reason's livestream with the founder of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), Rick Doblin.
D.C. Bans Plastic Straws, and One Local Bar Celebrates With a Straw-Ban Themed Pop-Up Bar
DC9's Garbage BARge touts straw bans, sea turtles, and a few inaccurate statistics.
Does a State Law That Bars Newcomers From Selling Liquor Violate Their 'Privileges or Immunities'?
In a case SCOTUS will hear next month, victims of Tennessee's protectionism argue that it flouts the 14th Amendment as well as the Commerce Clause.
Report: Imprisoning People Who Can't Pay Bail Costs America $15 Billion a Year
Taxpayers shell out big time to keep poor folks who haven't even been convicted of crimes behind bars.
NPR Poll: Most Americans Hate Political Correctness, At Least If You Don't Define It
Call it the "Baby, It's Cold Outside" backlash.
Go Ahead, President Trump, Please Withdraw from Syria Already!
We shouldn't have been there (or Iraq) in the first place.
What Does Purported Trump Challenger Larry Hogan Actually Believe?
NeverTrump conservatives flock to 62-year-old Maryland governor whose foreign policy views are a blank slate.
New York Officials Threaten Private Schools
Once again, politicians in the Empire State want to leave nowhere to hide from their control.
Remy: It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
Government plays Santa Claus with your tax money.
A Man Accused of Sex Abuse is Free Due to the Prosecutor's Drinking Problem
Elected officials must be mindful that their indiscretions can have very public consequences.
Ohio Police Handcuff Black Man for Trying to Cash His Paycheck
In the absence of evidence, an innocent man was treated like a criminal.
Finding a Cure for Our Fiscal Insanity: Podcast
Peter Suderman, Len Gilroy, and C. Boyden Gray diagnose the country's many fiscal woes, and offer some solutions, at Reason's 50th anniversary celebration.
This Lawsuit Could Sink Trump's Steel Tariffs
Today, the U.S. Court for International Trade will hear a challenge to the "national security" rationale Trump used to impose those tariffs in June.
Baltimore Woman Says She'll Use Gun Buyback Cash to Pay for an Even Bigger Gun
This might not be what lawmakers had in mind when they created this program.
Go Ahead, President Trump, Shut Down the Government
And then watch your poll numbers tank
FIRST STEP Orders Federal Prisons to Stop Shackling Pregnant Women While They're In Labor: Reason Roundup
Plus: Russian propaganda almost as laughable as U.S. response to it and the "party of the 2nd Amendment" just banned bump stocks.
New York's Public Transit Head Says the Subway Needs $40 Billion to Save it From a Death Spiral
The nation's most transit-dependent city has one of its worst performing transit systems.
You Can't Use FOIA to Get Someone's Tax Returns
A court rejects a clever effort to obtain President Trump's tax records
Economists Love Carbon Taxes. Lots of Regular Folks Don't.
Raising the price of gasoline, heat, and electricity is a steep political hill to climb.
Punishing Patients Won't Reduce Opioid Deaths
A new Medicare prescription rule will aggravate undertreatment of pain.
Capitalists vs. Capitalism
Sometimes business owners are the worst enemies of the free market.
ACLU (N.H.) Challenging Criminal Libel Statute
The Supreme Court, though, has suggested that such laws, if narrow enough, are constitutional.
Senate Passes White House-Backed Criminal Justice Bill by Wide Margin
After weeks of work from advocates and a bipartisan group of lawmakers, the Senate voted to pass the FIRST STEP Act.
Freeing Your Kids (and Yourself) in the 21st Century with Lenore Skenazy
Reason's livestream conversation with Lenore Skenazy.
Everyone is Misreporting the Texas BDS Lawsuit
No, a Texas school district did not require speech pathologist Bahia Amawi to sign a "pro-Israel oath," nor even to promise not to personally boycott Israel.
Drunk Sheriff: 'I'm a Constitutional Fucking Officer. You Can't Take Me to Fucking Jail'
Spoiler alert: It didn't work.
Trump's Bump Stock Ban Shows Once Again He Is Happy to Ignore Inconvenient Laws
The administration usurps Congress by redefining machine guns.
Kentucky Launches Special Session to Deal With State's Public Pension Crisis
"We have a legal and moral obligation to provide and deliver on the promises that have been made," says Gov. Matt Bevin, who called the session Monday.
Yes, Russian Trolls Tried To Influence the 2016 Election. No, They Didn't Win It for Trump.
Are we really going to shut down the internet because Hillary Clinton ran a bad campaign and blew an easy win?
